Khanapur Assembly seat is one of the 224 assembly constituencies in the state of
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
in India. It is one of the eight constituencies which make up
Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency
Uttara Kannada (formerly known as Canara), sometimes called Karwar, is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. Following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, the constituency was renamed ...
. It has been a stronghold of
Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) whose candidates tend to contest as independents because it is not officially recognized as a party. In 1962, MES contested the election under its own official name.
Members of Assembly
Election results
2023
2018
2013
1978
* Sirdesai Nilkanthrao Bhagawantrao (IND/MES): 16,610 votes
* Babshet Krishna Ji Ramchandra (JNP) 13,595 votes
1972
* Sardesai N B (IND/MES): 23,081 votes
* B. B. Veerabhadrappa (NCO): 10,674 votes
1967
* Sardesai, Nilkanth Bhagwantrao (IND): 21,281 votes
* T. K. Ningappa (INC): 14,490 votes
1962
* Laxman Balaji Birje (MES): 25,162 votes
* Rohinibai Pandurang Wagale (INC): 14,614 votes
See also
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Belagavi district
Belagavi district, formerly also known as Belgaum district, is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The district is known as the sugar bowl of Karnataka with hectares being used for commercial production. It has overtaken Mandya distri ...
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List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka state in India. Karnataka is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses. The two houses are the ...
References
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Assembly constituencies of Karnataka
Politics of Karnataka
Belagavi district
Constituencies established in 1956
1956 establishments in Mysore State