Shivamogga Election 2023 Results Highlights: The political landscape in Shivamogga Assembly constituency is heating up as the battle for supremacy intensifies between the three major players. SN Channabasappa, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate, HC Yogesh from the Indian National Congress, and Aynur Manjunath from the Janata Dal (Secular) are set to engage in a high-voltage contest. With 224 seats in the Karnataka Assembly, the party that emerges victorious must secure at least 113 seats in the government.
Shivamogga city, known for frequent communal clashes, has been a stronghold of the BJP’s KS Eshwarappa for a quarter of a century. In 2018, Eshwarappa clinched the seat by defeating KB Prasanna Kumar of the Congress by a whopping margin of 46107 votes. A prominent Kuruba leader and five-time MLA from Shivamogga, Eshwarappa was groomed by the saffron party as the face of Hindutva.
Despite Shivamogga’s volatile history, the constituency saw a healthy turnout of 66.7% in the 2018 Karnataka assembly election.
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BJP candidate SN Channabasappa won the seat with total 96,490 votes. Congress candidate HC Yogesh got 68,816 votes, the ECI declared.
BJP candidate SN Channabasappa is leading on the seat by over 21,600 votes. Congress' HC Yogesh is on the second position in the race.
According to Election Commission of India data, in the Karnataka Assembly elections voting day May 10, the estimated voter turnout in this seat was 66%.
Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate SN Channabasappa is leading with 57.89% votes in his share in the constituency.
Despite Shivamogga’s volatile history, the constituency saw a healthy turnout of 66.7% in the 2018 Karnataka assembly election.
In 2018, Eshwarappa clinched the seat by defeating KB Prasanna Kumar of the Congress by a whopping margin of 46107 votes.
The counting votes has begun for the Shivamogga constituency. Shivamogga residents cast their ballots for the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 on May 10.