Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Kalakappa Bandi of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Ron Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Karnataka in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 83,735 votes (49.90% vote share). The runner-up was Gurupadagouda Patil (Indian National Congress) with 76,401 votes.
A total of 13 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 | Kalakappa Bandi | 83735 | 49.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Gurupadagouda Patil | 76401 | 45.50% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Ravindranath Jambunath Doddameti | 3421 | 2.00% | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 4 | Sunilkumar Bahmanapad | 1813 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 5 | Mallikarjun Hadapad | 1177 | 0.70% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
| 6 | Sharanappa Dharmayat | 318 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 7 | G A Laxminarayanagouda | 232 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 8 | Sayyad Khalid Koppal | 226 | 0.10% | All India Mahila Empowerment Party |
| 9 | Ashok Bevinakatti | 170 | 0.10% | Shiv Sena |
| 10 | Pakirappa Tegginamani | 130 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Pramod | 103 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 12 | Basavaraj Desayi | 83 | 0.10% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 13 | Nagaratna Chandrashekar Desayi | 81 | 0.10% | Rani Chennamma Party |
The Ron constituency is part of the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Kalakappa Bandi (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 83,735 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.