In
2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In
2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the
2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
Dharwad Parliamentary Constituency (General) Election Results 2019
| Candidate | Party | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|
| Pralhad Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 684837 | 56.43 | Winner |
| Vinay Kulkarni | Indian National Congress | 479765 | 39.54 | 1st Runner-up |
| Irappa Madar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 6344 | 0.52 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Somashekhar. Peeraji. Yadav. | Independent | 5400 | 0.44 | 3rd Runner-up |
Dharwad Parliamentary Constituency (General) Election Results 2014
| Candidate Name | Party | No. of Votes | Result |
|---|
| Pralhad Joshi | BJP | 545395 | Winner |
| Vinay Kulkarni | INC | 431738 | 1st Runner Up |
| Bankapur. Hanumanthappa Mallappa | JD(S) | 8836 | 2nd Runner Up |
| Irappa Bharamappa Madar | BSP | 6858 | 3rd Runner Up |
Electoral Data for 2014 General Elections in Dharwad Constituency, Karnataka
| Total no. of voters | Voters who polled | Percentage voting |
|---|
| 1579024 | 1041226 | 0.6594 |
Dharwad Assembly Election Results
| Assembly Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Party | Votes | 2nd Runner Up | Party | Votes |
|---|
| Dharwad | VINAY KULKARNI | INC | 53453 | AMRUT AYYAPPA DESAI | JD(S) | 35133 | ASHTAGI TAVANAPPA PAYAPPA | KJP | 21589 |
| Hubli-Dharwad-Central | JAGADISH SHETTAR | BJP | 58201 | DR. MAHESH NALWAD | INC | 40447 | SHAMS TABREZ SAMSI | JD(S) | 7898 |
| Hubli-Dharwad-East (SC) | ABBAYYA PRASAD | INC | 42353 | VEERABHADRAPPA HALAHARAVI | BJP | 28831 | BIJAWAD SHANKARAPPA KASHAPPA | KJP | 26312 |
| Hubli-Dharwad-West | ARAVIND CHANDRAKANT BELLAD | BJP | 42003 | S. R. MOREY | INC | 30821 | ISMAIL TAMATGAR | JD(S) | 30312 |
| Kalghatgi | SANTHOSH S LAD | INC | 76802 | NIMBANNAVAR CHANNAPPA MALLAPPA | KJP | 31141 | P C SIDDANAGOUDAR | JD(S) | 12300 |
| Kundgol | CHANNABASAPPA SATYAPPA SHIVALLI | INC | 52690 | CHIKKANGOUDRA SIDDANGOUDA ISHWARGOUD | KJP | 31618 | M R PATIL | BJP | 23641 |
| Navalgund | N.H.KONARADDI | JD(S) | 44448 | PATIL MUNENAKOPPA SHANKAR | BJP | 41779 | GADDI KALLAPPA NAGAPPA | INC | 30780 |
| Shiggaon | BASAVARAJ BOMMAI | BJP | 73007 | KHADRI SAYED AZIMPEER SAYED KADERBASHA | INC | 63504 | BAPUGOUDRA KASHINATHGOUDRA PATIL | KJP | 7810 |
Dharwad Parliamentary Constituency (General) Election Results 2009
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|
| Pralhad Joshi | BJP | 446786 | Winner |
| Kunnur Manjunath Channappa | INC | 309123 | 1st Runner Up |
| Talakallamath Mahesh Gurupadayya | NCP | 7176 | 2nd Runner Up |
Electoral Data for 2009 General Elections in Dharwad Constituency, Karnataka
| Total no. of Voters | Voters Polled | Percentage |
|---|
| 1411500 | 798214 | 0.56550761 |
Last Updated on June 11, 2019