Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Dattatraya C Patil Revoor Appu Gouda of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Gulbarga Dakshin Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Karnataka in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 64,788 votes (45.20% vote share). The runner-up was Allamprabhu Patil (Indian National Congress) with 59,357 votes.
A total of 15 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 | Dattatraya C Patil Revoor Appu Gouda | 64788 | 45.20% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Allamprabhu Patil | 59357 | 41.40% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Basavaraj Diggavi | 14359 | 10.00% | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 4 | Suryakant Nimbalkar | 1853 | 1.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Rizwan Ur Rahman Siddiqui | 597 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 6 | Maqbool Khan Heerapur | 479 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 7 | M S Udanoor | 288 | 0.20% | Indian New Congress Party |
| 8 | Prahlad Matmari | 259 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 9 | Syed Abdul Bari | 252 | 0.20% | Welfare Party Of India |
| 10 | Jagannath M Chawan | 229 | 0.20% | National Development Party |
| 11 | Ratna Sukhjinder Singh | 184 | 0.10% | All India Mahila Empowerment Party |
| 12 | Viranna Koralli | 179 | 0.10% | Shiv Sena |
| 13 | Dharmaveer S Pujari | 171 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Chandsab Maktumsab Bhimalli | 138 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Ramadevi Rajkumar Madgi | 115 | 0.10% | Shramajeevi Party |
The Gulbarga Dakshin constituency is part of the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Dattatraya C Patil Revoor Appu Gouda (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 64,788 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.