Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Bagalkot

Assembly constituency 3 (GENERAL) · Karnataka

State boardKarnataka 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#3 · GENERAL

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants9

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled1,77,073

TurnoutNot recorded

NOTANot recorded

WinnerUmesh Hullappa MetiIndian National Congress98,91955.9% of votes

MARGIN22,332 votes · 12.6 pp98,919 − 76,587

Runner-upCharantimath Veerabhadrayya (Veeranna) Bharatiya Janata Party76,58743.3% of votes

INC 56.4% of top-two votesBJP 43.6%

All candidates 9

01 Umesh Hullappa MetiINC98,919 55.9%
02 Charantimath Veerabhadrayya (Veeranna)BJP76,587 43.3%
03 Anthosh SavvaseUPP521 0.3%
04 Ravi Shivappa PadasalagiIND389 0.2%
05 Anand JakatiIND198 0.1%
06 Nagaraj.S.KalakutagarKRS154 0.1%
07 Siddappa GodiAIJP131 0.1%
08 Talawar ShivakumarBIP112 0.1%
09 Thejoramashetty DevangaJCB62 0.0%

Turnout Not recorded

The source carries no turnout for this contest.

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAreported alongside the totalNot recorded
State median turnoutno seat carries a turnoutNot available
ReconciliationΣ 9 candidates = 1,77,073Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
12.6 pp
Umesh Hullappa MetiIndian National Congress
2023
39.8 pp
Laxman. Sangappa. SavadiIndian National Congress
2019
24.1 pp
Mahesh Iranagoud KumatalliBharatiya Janata Party
2018
1.4 pp
Mahesh Iranagouda KumathalliIndian National Congress
2013
16.2 pp
Laxman Sangappa SavadiBharatiya Janata Party
2008
17.5 pp
Laxman Sangappa SavadiBharatiya Janata Party
2004
1.7 pp
Rajendra VarmaBharatiya Janata Party
1999
16.3 pp
Rajendra VermaBharatiya Janata Party
1994
5.9 pp
L.K. ChavanBharatiya Janata Party
1989
1.4 pp
Mahendra Kumar KallappaIndian National Congress
1985
20.0 pp
Shivakantha ChatureJanata Party
1983
15.0 pp
Ramchander VeerappaIndian National Congress
1978
3.7 pp
Madanlal BadeappaIndian National Congress
1972
46.1 pp
Mahendra Kumar KallappaIndian National Congress
1967
9.8 pp
P. R. DhondibhaIndian National Congress
1962
38.6 pp
Maqsood AlikhanIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 46.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 99.1% of votes; the other 7 candidates 0.9% between them.
(98,919 + 76,587) ÷ 1,77,073 = 99.1% · 1,567 ÷ 1,77,073 = 0.9%
The margin narrowed from 39.8 pp in 2023 to 12.6 pp.
12.6 − 39.8 = −27.2 pp
INC held the seat it won in 2023.
2023 INC · 2026 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 9 candidate lines1,77,073
NOTAreported alongside the totalNot recorded
Published totalVotes polled1,77,073
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Karnataka · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates9 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutNo seat on the state board carries a turnout