Arabhavi Assembly constituency

Arabhavi
Constituency No. 8 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Belgaum
LS constituency	Belgaum
Established	1967
Total electors	248,632[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Balachandra Jarkiholi
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2018

Arabhavi Assembly constituency seat is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. It is a segment of Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency.^[2][3][4] It is in Belgaum district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Name	Party
1967	A. R. Panchaganvi		Indian National Congress
1972	Veeranna Koujalgi
1978			Indian National Congress (I)
1983			Indian National Congress
1985	R. M. Patil		Janata Party
1989	Veeranna Koujalgi		Indian National Congress
1994
1999
2004	Balachandra Jarkiholi		Janata Dal (Secular)
2008
2009^			Bharatiya Janata Party
2013
2018
2023

Election results

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Arabhavi^[5]^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Balachandra Jarkiholi	96,144	54.34
	JD(S)	Bhimappa Gundappa Gadad	48,816	27.59
	INC	Aravind Dalawai	23,523	13.14
	Independent	Chunappa Uddappa Pujeri	2,962	1.67
	SJPA	Ashok P. Hanaji	1,745	0.99
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,398	0.79
Majority			47,328	26.75
Turnout			1,76,936	76.31
	BJP hold		Swing

See also

• Arabhavi
• Belagavi district
• List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
2. Sitting and previous MLAs from Arabhavi Assembly constituency
3. List of elected members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
4. DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008
5. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election -2018". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
6. "Karnataka 2018 - Candidate-wise Votes Details" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Chief Election Office - Karnataka. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

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