Dharwad Rural Assembly constituency
| Dharwad Rural | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 174 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Division | Mysore |
| District | Dharwad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dharwad |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
Dharwad Rural Assembly constituency was one of the constituencies in Karnataka state assembly in India until 2008 when it was made defunct. It was part of Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A. S. Vishwanathaprasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | M. Sumatibalachandra | ||
| 1978 | Madiman Sumati Bhalachandra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1981 By-election | C. V. Pudakalakatti | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | Pudakalakatti Channabasappa Virupaxappa | ||
| 1985 | Desai Ayyappa Basavaraj | Janata Party | |
| 1989 | Patil Babagouda Rudragouda | Kranti Sabha | |
| 1994 | Ambadagatti Shrikant Rudrappa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1999 | Ambadagatti Shivananda Rudrappa | Independent politician | |
| 2004 | Vinay Kulkarni | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Vinay Kulkarni | 33,744 | 32.38% | New | |
| JD(U) | Desai Ayyappa Basavaraj | 30,514 | 29.28% | 28.17 | |
| INC | Ambadagatti Shivananda Rudrappa | 19,342 | 18.56% | 7.07 | |
| Independent | Ilyas Ahmad Siraj Ahmed Mulla | 7,203 | 6.91% | New | |
| JD(S) | Shivananda Holehadagali | 6,357 | 6.10% | 0.10 | |
| JP | Sangamesh Channabasappa Hampannavar | 1,900 | 1.82% | New | |
| Kannada Nadu Party | Malimath Parvatidevi Chandrashekarswamy | 1,362 | 1.31% | New | |
| Independent | Ramesh K. Malledi | 1,355 | 1.30% | New | |
| Independent | Mangaji Sumitra Somaning | 1,291 | 1.24% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,230 | 3.10% | 0.23 | ||
| Turnout | 104,238 | 71.97% | 0.48 | ||
| Total valid votes | 104,206 | ||||
| Registered electors | 144,829 | 9.48 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | 2.50 | |||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ambadagatti Shivananda Rudrappa | 30,375 | 34.88% | New | |
| BJP | Shivanand Shivagoud Holehadagali | 27,473 | 31.54% | 17.72 | |
| INC | Lohit D. Naikar | 22,325 | 25.63% | 4.56 | |
| JD(S) | Parameshwar Siddalingappa Dandin | 5,229 | 6.00% | New | |
| JD(U) | Nadaf Hussain Sab Dasthagirsab | 967 | 1.11% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,902 | 3.33% | 0.58 | ||
| Turnout | 94,568 | 71.49% | 0.62 | ||
| Total valid votes | 87,095 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 7,407 | 7.83% | 5.02 | ||
| Registered electors | 132,289 | 9.81 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 4.69 | |||
Assembly Election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ambadagatti Shrikant Rudrappa | 25,054 | 30.19% | 2.23 | |
| JD | A. B. Desai | 21,812 | 26.28% | 2.62 | |
| KRRS | M. D. Najundaswamy | 20,043 | 24.15% | New | |
| BJP | Yeligar Ravi Ramachandra | 11,472 | 13.82% | New | |
| INC | K. K. Patil | 2,611 | 3.15% | New | |
| Independent | Teragaon Abdussami Huseinsab | 898 | 1.08% | New | |
| Independent | Mahadev Bhimappa Yeligar | 889 | 1.07% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,242 | 3.91% | 13.89 | ||
| Turnout | 85,379 | 70.87% | 2.77 | ||
| Total valid votes | 82,984 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,395 | 2.81% | 2.95 | ||
| Registered electors | 120,471 | 7.78 | |||
| INC gain from Kranti Sabha | Swing | 15.57 | |||
Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kranti Sabha | Patil Babagouda Rudragouda | 35,497 | 45.76% | New | |
| INC | Ambadagatti Shrikant Rudrappa | 21,688 | 27.96% | 13.06 | |
| JD | Desai Ayyappa Basavaraj | 18,353 | 23.66% | New | |
| JP | Kurunakoppa Basappa Kallappa | 869 | 1.12% | New | |
| Independent | Angadi Rudrappa Basavanneppa | 795 | 1.02% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,809 | 17.80% | 1.05 | ||
| Turnout | 82,309 | 73.64% | 1.53 | ||
| Total valid votes | 77,566 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 4,743 | 5.76% | 2.88 | ||
| Registered electors | 111,772 | 27.42 | |||
| Kranti Sabha gain from JP | Swing | 12.01 | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Desai Ayyappa Basavaraj | 35,492 | 57.77% | 17.13 | |
| INC | Pudakalakatti Channabasappa Virupaxappa | 25,199 | 41.02% | 14.98 | |
| Independent | Gudasalamani Davalsab Imamsab | 587 | 0.96% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,293 | 16.75% | 1.39 | ||
| Turnout | 63,256 | 72.11% | 3.03 | ||
| Total valid votes | 61,436 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,820 | 2.88% | 1.84 | ||
| Registered electors | 87,722 | 6.93 | |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | 1.77 | |||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pudakalakatti Channabasappa Virupaxappa | 30,240 | 56.00% | 8.91 | |
| JP | M. A. Contractor | 21,946 | 40.64% | 12.95 | |
| Independent | Ramaswamy Bheemmappa Surpur | 638 | 1.18% | New | |
| Independent | Neelagangayya Basayya Pujar | 606 | 1.12% | New | |
| Independent | Kallappa Irappa Dasankoppa | 567 | 1.05% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,294 | 15.36% | 21.86 | ||
| Turnout | 56,670 | 69.08% | |||
| Total valid votes | 53,997 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,673 | 4.72% | |||
| Registered electors | 82,035 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 8.91 | |||
Assembly By-election 1981
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. V. Pudakalakatti | 27,317 | 64.91% | 62.22 | |
| JP | H. M. Virupazappa | 11,652 | 27.69% | 4.59 | |
| BJP | B. Vibhuti | 2,285 | 5.43% | New | |
| Independent | Shekharappa. B | 450 | 1.07% | New | |
| Independent | H. Rangaswamy | 381 | 0.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,665 | 37.22% | 5.78 | ||
| Total valid votes | 42,085 | ||||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 1.19 | |||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Madiman Sumati Bhalachandra | 30,354 | 63.72% | New | |
| JP | Dasankop Abdul Hamid Hasansab | 15,378 | 32.28% | New | |
| INC | Wai Venkannacharya Vadhirajacharya | 1,279 | 2.69% | 67.68 | |
| Independent | Soppi Chandrashekhar Lingabasappa | 622 | 1.31% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,976 | 31.44% | 16.03 | ||
| Turnout | 49,921 | 68.86% | 11.72 | ||
| Total valid votes | 47,633 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,288 | 4.58% | 4.58 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,498 | 22.35 | |||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 6.65 | |||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Sumatibalachandra | 22,710 | 70.37% | 0.49 | |
| INC(O) | V. L. Patil | 7,392 | 22.91% | New | |
| SSP | B. I. Doddayallappa | 2,170 | 6.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,318 | 47.47% | 5.75 | ||
| Turnout | 33,857 | 57.14% | 5.33 | ||
| Total valid votes | 32,272 | ||||
| Registered electors | 59,257 | 9.30 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.49 | |||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. S. Vishwanathaprasad | 22,267 | 70.86% | New | |
| SWA | S. V. Veerabasayyaswami | 9,157 | 29.14% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,110 | 41.72% | |||
| Turnout | 33,866 | 62.47% | |||
| Total valid votes | 31,424 | ||||
| Registered electors | 54,213 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
- ^ "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.