Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Arvind Bellad of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Hubli-Dharwad-West Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Karnataka in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 96,462 votes (61.90% vote share). The runner-up was Mohammad Ismail Tamatgar (Indian National Congress) with 55,975 votes.
A total of 14 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 | Arvind Bellad | 96462 | 61.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Mohammad Ismail Tamatgar | 55975 | 35.90% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Maktumhuseni Sogalad | 670 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 4 | Rama Ranganath Kulkarni | 441 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 5 | Javeedahamed Belgaumkar | 414 | 0.30% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 6 | Irappa K. Emmi | 389 | 0.30% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 7 | Nagaraj C Badiger | 281 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Latha Nethaji Terdal | 279 | 0.20% | All India Mahila Empowerment Party |
| 9 | Chandrashekhar Anemath | 243 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 10 | Manjunath S. Halagalimath | 193 | 0.10% | Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party |
| 11 | Vinod Ghodke | 114 | 0.10% | Proutist Bloc Of India |
| 12 | Mannari Vadiraj | 108 | 0.10% | All India Hindustan Congress Party |
| 13 | Raju Kamble | 107 | 0.10% | Azad Mazdoor Kissan Party |
| 14 | Revanshiddappa Basavaraj Talawar | 90 | 0.10% | Janahitha Paksha |
The Hubli-Dharwad-West constituency is part of the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Arvind Bellad (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 96,462 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.