Hassan Elections Result 2023: Hassan seat is one of the 224 seats in Karnataka State Assembly. The seat is one of the eight Assembly segments of the Parliament seat. It is a General category assembly seat. In the run-up to the elections, Hassan Assembly constituency made headlines following disagreements within former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda's family over selecting a candidate for the seat.
As of 2019 General Election, the total number of voters in the Hassan Assembly is 21,6287. According to the 2011 Census, SC voters at the Hassan Assembly are approximately 25,781 which is around 11.92%. Meanwhile, ST voters are approximately 2,725 which is around 1.26%. Muslim voters at the Athani assembly are approximately 35,038 which is around 16.2% as per voter list analysis.
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2023: FULL COVERAGE
JD(S) emerges winner from Hassan seat
Hassan seat witnessed a tough fight this time between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (Secular). After much deliberations, the JD(S) fielded Swaroop HS Prakash, who was up against BJP's Preetham J Gowda. Congress fielded Banavasi Rangaswamy, while the Aam Aadmi Party given a ticket to Agile Yogish.
Major candidates in the fray:
Swaroop HS Prakash - JD(S)
Preetham J Gowda - BJP
Banavasi Rangaswamy - Congress
Agile Yogish - AAP
JD(S) candidate Prakash was declared the winner from this seat by a margin of 7,854 votes. He garnered a total of 85,176 votes whereas his opponent BJP's Preetham Gowda could manage a total of 64,303 votes.
2018 Assembly elections
In the 2018 Assembly elections, BJP's Preetham J Gowda emerged as the winner of the Hassan seat with a vote margin of 13,006 votes. He garnered a total of 63,348 votes, while Congress leader HS Prakash was the runner-up with a total of 50,342 votes. HK Mahesh of Congress was at third position with a total of 38,101 votes.
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023
It should be mentioned here that the state witnessed a single phase of voting on May 10, whereas, results were declared on May 13. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that more than 9.17 lakh first-time voters participated in the elections in Karnataka.
