Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Uday B.Garudachar of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Chickpet Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Karnataka in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 57,312 votes (44.90% vote share). The runner-up was R.V.Devraj (Indian National Congress) with 49,378 votes.
A total of 27 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uday B.Garudachar | 57312 | 44.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | R.V.Devraj | 49378 | 38.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Mujahid Pasha.A | 11700 | 9.20% | Social Democratic Party Of India |
| 4 | Dr D.Hemachandra Sagar | 6286 | 4.90% | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 5 | Bharat Sanghvi | 487 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 6 | Rakesh Kumar Shukla | 442 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 7 | Basavaraj Vaijanath Jemshetty | 261 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 8 | R.Shekar | 213 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 9 | Afsar Khan. R.K | 171 | 0.10% | All India Mahila Empowerment Party |
| 10 | Praveen.V.K | 140 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Rajendra Kumar M. Solanki | 136 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 12 | Thyagaraj | 115 | 0.10% | Republican Sena |
| 13 | M.Srinivasa Murthy | 94 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Syed Shazad Ahmed | 88 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Purandara Upadhyaya G | 87 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Syed Iqbal | 81 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | N. Kishore Kumar | 78 | 0.10% | Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |
| 18 | Arun Prasad. A | 66 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | Sadat Ali | 65 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | Syed Riyaz | 64 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | N.Muniyppa | 56 | 0.00% | Republican Party Of India |
| 22 | Asgar A Mohin S M | 53 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 23 | Shivakumar.K.S | 51 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 24 | Shafiulla Shariff | 46 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 25 | B. Chikkanagesha | 43 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 26 | C.Nanjundappa | 36 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 27 | P. Amarnath | 31 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Chickpet constituency is part of the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 27 candidates contested for this seat. Uday B.Garudachar (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 57,312 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.