Bhadravati
Part of the Shimoga Lok Sabha seat.
B. K. Sangameshwara (Indian National Congress) won Bhadravati in 2023, 2,705 votes ahead of Sharada Appaji.
Who stood in 2023
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
66,208 votes · 42.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SAJanata Dal (Secular)
63,503 votes · 40.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MRBharatiya Janta Party
21,279 votes · 13.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AMAam Aadmi Party
1,387 votes · 0.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- BPRepublican Party Of India (Karnataka)
426 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SYIndependent
379 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RIndependent
289 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SBKarnataka Rashtra Samithi
239 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- JBIndependent
214 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SSIndependent
145 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SGJanata Dal (United)
135 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AAIndependent
107 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MMIndependent
104 votes · 0.1%
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- BIndependent
93 votes · 0.1%
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112 · Bhadravati
General2,12,359 registered voters · 14 candidates · 2,705 votes between the first two
Elected 2023
B. K. Sangameshwara
INC · Male · 66,208 votes (42.63%) · 2,705 ahead of Sharada Appaji
- 73.22%
- Turnout
- 1,55,480
- Votes cast
- 1,54,508
- Valid votes
- 803
- None of the above
- 1,08,962
- Women electors
75,715 men and 78,184 women voted in person, plus 1,580 postal ballots. 169 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 194.
- INC66,208554 postal42.63%
- Sharada AppajiFemale
JD(S)63,503555 postal40.89% - Mangote RudreshMale
BJP21,279265 postal13.70% 
AAP1,38714 postal0.89%- None of the aboveNOTA8030.52%
- Basavaraja P.e.MaleRPIKGlass tumbler4260.27%
- Shashikumar. YMaleINDDiesel pump3795 postal0.24%
- Rajashekar.sMaleINDCamera2892 postal0.19%
- Sumithra BaiFemaleKRSBattery torch2391 postal0.15%
- John BennyMaleINDGas stove2142 postal0.14%
- S.k. SudheendraMaleINDPressure cooker1451 postal0.09%
JD(U)1351 postal0.09%- Ahamad AliMaleINDTractor chalata kisan1070.07%
- INDComputer1042 postal0.07%
- B.n.rajuMaleINDTelevision930.06%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.