Karnataka Assembly Elections, which were held in 2013, served as a turning point in the politics of the state. Congress party emerged as the single largest party and formed its own government in the Karnataka Assembly. The victory was led by party’s Chief Ministerial candidate Siddaramaiah, who was once considered as an outsider in the politics of Karnataka.
However, BJP, which was the single largest party in the previous state assembly election with 110 seats, was not able to win the people’s mandate due to internal differences in the party with the B. S. Yeddyurappa faction. The former Chief Minister of Karnataka did not receive support from the party when he was arrested for his involvement in the illegal land denotification. This led to four BJP politicians losing their seats with one of the highest margins in terms of defeat while Congress had the maximum number of candidates with highest victory margins.
The following list represents the leaders who won their seats comprehensively -
Chikkodi-Sadalga:
In Chikkodi- Sadalga constituency of Karnataka, the winning candidate Prakash Babanna Hukkeri belonged to Congress Party. He was able to secure 102237 votes while the runner-up candidate Basavanni Rudrappa Sangappagol got only 25649 votes. This constituency seat was won with the maximum margin of 76588 votes.
Arabhavi:
Arabhavi constituency displayed different situation in the 2013 elections as Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi of BJP won 99283 seats and defeated Utagi Ramappa Kareppa of INC with a margin of 75221 votes. In 2008, Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi was the Minister for Social Welfare and later in 2013, he became the Minister for Municipalities and Local Bodies.
Hukkeri:
In Hukkeri constituency Umesh Vishwanath Kalti of BJP won 81810 votes and Ravi Basavaraj Karale of INC became the runner-up with 24484 votes. The marginal gap between them was of 57326 votes.
Davanagere North:
Davanagere North constituency’s seat was won by S S Mallikarjuna of INC who secured 88101votes. S A Ravindranath BJP secured 30821 and was defeated by a margin of 57280 votes.
B. T. M Layout:
In B. T. M Layout Ramalingareddy of INC secured 69712 votes while N. Sudhakar of BJP had to face defeat with a margin of 49048 votes as he secured only 20664 votes.
Kudachi:
Kudachi constituency’s seat was won by P.Rajeev of BSRCP as he secured 71057 votes while Ghatage Shama Bhima of INC was the runner-up with 24823 votes. The marginal difference between the two was of 46234 votes.
Kalghatgi:
Kalghatgi constituency’s seat was won by Santhosh S Lad of INC by a margin of 45661 votes. Lad secured 76802 votes while the runner-up candidate Nimbannavar Channappa Mallappa of KJP was able to get only 31141 votes.
Bhadravati:
In Bhadravati constituency Appaji. M.J, who is a member of JD(S) won by securing 78370 votes. The runner-up candidate was B.K.Sangameshwara who got 34271 votes and lost the constituency by a margin of 44099 votes.
Mandya:
Mandya district’s seat was again won by INC candidate M.H. Ambareesh who secured 90329 votes. The marginal difference between M. Srinivas of JD(S) was of 42937 votes. Srinivas got only 47392 votes.
Govindraj Nagar:
In the Govindraj Nagar district, Priyakrishna of INC got 72654 votes and won the seat while H. Ravindra of BJP won 30194. The marginal gap between the two was of 42460 votes.
| S.No | A. C. No. | Assembly Constituency Name | Winner Candidates Name | Sex | Party | Votes | Runner-UP | Sex | Party | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Chikkodi-Sadalga | Prakash Babanna Hukkeri | M | INC | 102237 | Basavanni Rudrappa Sangappagol | M | BJP | 25649 | 76588 |
| 2 | 8 | Arabhavi | Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi | M | BJP | 99283 | Utagi Ramappa Kareppa | M | INC | 24062 | 75221 |
| 3 | 7 | Hukkeri | Umesh Vishwanath Kalti | M | BJP | 81810 | Ravi Basavaraj Karale | M | INC | 24484 | 57326 |
| 4 | 106 | Davanagere North | S S Mallikarjuna | M | INC | 88101 | S A Ravindranath | M | BJP | 30821 | 57280 |
| 5 | 172 | B. T. M Layout | Ramalingareddy | M | INC | 69712 | N. Sudhakar | M | BJP | 20664 | 49048 |
| 6 | 5 | Kudachi | P.Rajeev | M | BSRCP | 71057 | Ghatage Shama Bhima | M | INC | 24823 | 46234 |
| 7 | 75 | Kalghatgi | Santhosh S Lad | M | INC | 76802 | Nimbannavar Channappa Mallappa | M | KJP | 31141 | 45661 |
| 8 | 112 | Bhadravati | Appaji. M.J | M | JD(S) | 78370 | B.K.Sangameshwara | M | IND | 34271 | 44099 |
| 9 | 189 | Mandya | M.H. Ambareesh | M | INC | 90329 | M. Srinivas | M | JD(S) | 47392 | 42937 |
| 10 | 166 | Govindraj Nagar | Priyakrishna | M | INC | 72654 | H. Ravindra | M | BJP | 30194 | 42460 |
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