Challakere Assembly constituency

Challakere
Challakere
Constituency No. 98 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Lok Sabha constituency	Chitradurga
Established	1956
Total electors	220,968
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent T. Raghumurthy
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2023
Preceded by	Thippeswamy

Challakere Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.^[2]

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It is part of Chitradurga district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. Raghumurthy	67,952	38.16%	4.96
	JD(S)	Ravish Kumar. M	51,502	28.92%	6.19
	Independent	K. T. Kumar Swamy	29,148	16.37%	New
	BJP	Anil Kumar. R	22,894	12.86%	6.95
	AAP	Marakka	3,072	1.73%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	1,639	0.92%	0.10
	Kranti Sabha	C. Bhojaraja	1,139	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			16,450	9.24%	1.23
Turnout			178,308	80.69%	0.34
Total valid votes			178,061
Registered electors			220,968		5.76
	INC hold		Swing	4.96

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. Raghumurthy	72,874	43.12%	6.27
	JD(S)	Raveesh Kumar	59,335	35.11%	18.35
	BJP	K. T. Kumar Swamy	33,471	19.81%	11.86
	NOTA	None of the above	1,730	1.02%	New
	Swaraj India	K. P. Bhuthaiah	1,590	0.94%	New
Margin of victory			13,539	8.01%	6.14
Turnout			169,310	81.03%	2.64
Total valid votes			169,000
Registered electors			208,942		10.69
	INC hold		Swing	6.27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. Raghumurthy	60,197	36.85%	1.08
	KJP	K. T. Kumar Swamy	37,074	22.69%	New
	JD(S)	P. Thippeswamyp. T	27,373	16.76%	3.34
	BJP	G. P. Jayapalaiah	12,981	7.95%	28.06
	BSRCP	L. Nagarajunaganna	4,233	2.59%	New
	Independent	B. Hanumantharaya	2,568	1.57%	New
	BSP	P. Palaiah	998	0.61%	2.72
Margin of victory			23,123	14.15%	13.91
Turnout			147,968	78.39%	12.70
Total valid votes			163,365
Registered electors			188,758		4.65
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	0.84

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Thippeswamy	42,591	36.01%	19.03
	INC	Shashi Kumar	42,302	35.77%	4.19
	JD(S)	P. Thippeswamy	23,777	20.10%	3.54
	BSP	Dr. Obanna. K. Poojar	3,938	3.33%	2.42
	Independent	Sanna Suraiah	2,672	2.26%	New
	JD(U)	G. Bhagirathi Nayaka	1,804	1.53%	New
	Independent	B. Obanna	1,191	1.01%	New
Margin of victory			289	0.24%	22.75
Turnout			118,476	65.69%	2.92
Total valid votes			118,275
Registered electors			180,369		3.89
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	3.95

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	D. Sudhakar	47,550	39.96%	27.17
	BJP	G. Basavaraja Mandimutt	20,199	16.98%	8.87
	JD(S)	Thippeswamy	19,707	16.56%	0.66
	Independent	Lakshmikanta. N. R	14,074	11.83%	New
	Independent	K. Rangaswamy	10,195	8.57%	New
	JP	H. Jagaluraiah	3,263	2.74%	New
	Kannada Nadu Party	Giriyappa R. (R. G. Master)	1,703	1.43%	New
	BSP	Panduranga. G. R	1,077	0.91%	New
Margin of victory			27,351	22.99%	14.36
Turnout			119,122	68.61%	6.77
Total valid votes			118,991
Registered electors			173,623		17.59
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	14.11

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	G. Basavaraja Mandimutt	26,517	25.85%	5.44
	JD(S)	Thippeswamy	17,665	17.22%	New
	Independent	N. Jayanna	16,922	16.49%	New
	INC	T. Prabhudev	13,121	12.79%	14.52
	Independent	B. L. Gowda	8,116	7.91%	New
	Independent	H. Jagaluraiah	4,200	4.09%	New
	JD(U)	H. C. Shivashankarappa	3,848	3.75%	New
	Independent	Basaiah	3,658	3.57%	New
	Independent	M. Shivamurthy	1,969	1.92%	New
Margin of victory			8,852	8.63%	5.74
Turnout			111,295	75.38%	5.96
Total valid votes			102,594
Rejected ballots			8,662	7.78%	5.71
Registered electors			147,647		5.74
	BJP gain from JD		Swing	15.83

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Thippeswamy	39,560	41.68%	21.25
	INC	N. Jayanna	25,919	27.31%	13.44
	BJP	G. Basavaraja Mandimutt	19,375	20.41%	New
	INC	T. Thammanna	9,161	9.65%	New
	KRRS	Patel Rajasekharappa	619	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			13,641	14.37%	1.85
Turnout			96,932	69.42%	4.90
Total valid votes			94,913
Rejected ballots			2,011	2.07%	3.66
Registered electors			139,637		7.23
	JD gain from INC		Swing	0.93

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Jayanna	32,274	40.75%	4.04
	JP	Thippeswamy	19,426	24.53%	New
	JD	P. Thimma Reddy	16,178	20.43%	New
	Kranti Sabha	K. Rangaswamy	10,056	12.70%	New
	Independent	B. Hanumanthaiah	831	1.05%	New
Margin of victory			12,848	16.22%	5.94
Turnout			84,017	64.52%	0.49
Total valid votes			79,203
Rejected ballots			4,814	5.73%	4.14
Registered electors			130,221		33.57
	INC gain from JP		Swing	18.12

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Thippeswamy	36,163	58.87%	6.33
	INC	B. L. Gowda	22,551	36.71%	7.40
	BJP	C. P. Thippeswamy	1,106	1.80%	New
	Independent	Srinivasa Reddy	704	1.15%	New
	Independent	D. Hanumanthappa	613	1.00%	New
Margin of victory			13,612	22.16%	13.73
Turnout			62,421	64.03%	3.82
Total valid votes			61,426
Rejected ballots			995	1.59%	0.26
Registered electors			97,490		10.97
	JP hold		Swing	6.33

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	H. C. Shivashankarappa	38,146	65.20%	30.47
	INC	B. K. Seetharamaiah	17,149	29.31%	27.21
	Independent	G. Shivanna	1,605	2.74%	New
	Independent	Neelakanta	1,049	1.79%	New
Margin of victory			20,997	35.89%	7.45
Turnout			59,605	67.85%	8.31
Total valid votes			58,504
Rejected ballots			1,101	1.85%	0.21
Registered electors			87,854		7.78
	JP gain from INC(I)		Swing	2.03

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	N. Jayanna	38,411	63.17%	*New*
	JP	B. L. Gowda	21,120	34.73%	New
	INC	B. Obalappa	1,276	2.10%	53.86
Margin of victory			17,291	28.44%	12.24
Turnout			62,085	76.16%	16.99
Total valid votes			60,807
Rejected ballots			1,278	2.06%	2.06
Registered electors			81,514		11.46
	INC(I) gain from INC		Swing	7.21

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	V. Masiyappa	23,643	55.96%	5.12
	INC(O)	H. C. Shivashankarappa	16,798	39.76%	New
	Independent	D. Hanumanthappa	1,810	4.28%	New
Margin of victory			6,845	16.20%	7.99
Turnout			43,273	59.17%	17.11
Total valid votes			42,251
Registered electors			73,132		20.58
	INC hold		Swing	5.12

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	B. L. Gowda	22,194	50.84%	15.27
	PSP	G. V. Anjanappa	18,609	42.63%	0.51
	Independent	K. S. Eswaraiah	2,498	5.72%	New
	Independent	D. Borappa	352	0.81%	New
Margin of victory			3,585	8.21%	0.65
Turnout			46,265	76.28%	11.12
Total valid votes			43,653
Registered electors			60,649		7.37
	INC gain from PSP		Swing	7.70

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PSP	B. L. Gowda	17,067	43.14%	*New*
	INC	Ratnagiri Venkatarangan	14,075	35.57%	17.84
	ABJS	T. Marappa	6,507	16.45%	New
	CPI	P. Thimma Reddy	1,917	4.85%	New
Margin of victory			2,992	7.56%	3.92
Turnout			42,663	65.16%	7.95
Total valid votes			39,566
Registered electors			65,477		42.14
	PSP gain from INC		Swing	15.43

1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Challakere ^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. Bheemappa Naik	35,883	27.71%	*New*
	INC	T. Hanumaiah	33,283	25.70%	*New*
	Independent	Mulka Govinda Reddy	31,170	24.07%	New
	Independent	Vaddara Yangatappa	29,152	22.51%	New
Margin of victory			4,713	3.64%
Turnout			129,488	57.21%
Total valid votes			129,488
Registered electors			113,172
	INC win (new seat)