# Khanapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency

Khanapur Assembly seat is one of the 224 assembly constituencies in the state of Karnataka in India. It is one of the eight constituencies which make up Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency. It has been a stronghold of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) whose candidates tend to contest as independents because it is not officially recognized as a party. In 1962, MES contested the election under its own official name.

## Members of Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1957 | Laxman Balaji Birje | Independent |
| 1962 | Laxman Balaji Birje | Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti |
| 1967 | Nilkanthrao Sardesai | Independent |
| 1972 | Nilkanthrao Sardesai | Independent |
| 1978 | Nilkanthrao Sardesai | Independent |
| 1983 | Vasantrao Patil | Independent |
| 1985 | Vasantrao Patil | Independent |
| 1989 | Vithalrao Chavan | Independent |
| 1994 | Ashok Narayan Patil | Independent |
| 1999 | Ashok Narayan Patil | Independent |
| 2004 | Digambar Patil | Independent |
| 2008 | Pralhad Remani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2013 | Arvind Chandrakant Patil | Independent |
| 2018 | Anjali Nimbalkar | Indian National Congress |
| 2023 | Vithal Somanna Halagekar | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Khanapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Vithal Somanna Halagekar | 91,834 | 57.04 | +36.60 |
| | INC | Anjali Nimbalkar | 37,205 | 23.11 | −0.65 |
| | JD(S) | Nasir Papulsab Bagawan | 15,600 | 9.69 | −7.99 |
| | Independent | Muralidhar Ganapati Patil | 9,671 | 6.01 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,236 | 0.77 | −0.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54,629 | 33.93 | +30.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161,013 | 75.08 | +0.43 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Khanapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Anjali Nimbalkar | 36,649 | 23.76 |
| | BJP | Vithal Somanna Halagekar | 31,516 | 20.44 |
| | JD(S) | Bagwan Nasir Papulsab | 27,272 | 17.68 |
| | Independent | Arvind Chandrakant Patil | 26,613 | 17.26 |
| | Independent | Vilas Krishna Belgaonkar | 17,851 | 11.58 |
| | Independent | Jothiba Pralhad Remani | 5,898 | 3.82 |
| | Independent | Krishnaji Pundalik Patil | 2,153 | 1.4 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,561 | 1.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,133 | 3.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,219 | 74.65 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Khanapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Arvind Chandrakant Patil | 37,055 | 27.47 |
| | INC | Rafique Khatalsab Khanapuri | 20,903 | 15.50 |
| | Independent | Anjali Nimbalkar | 17,686 | 13.11 |
| | BJP | Pralhad Kallappa Remani | 16,021 | 11.88 |
| | JD(S) | Bagwan Nasir Papulsab | 15,052 | 11.16 |
| | KJP | Baburao Govind Desai | 14,502 | 10.75 |
| | Independent | Vithal Somanna Halagekar | 3,087 | 2.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,152 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,34,890 | 72.76 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1978

* Sirdesai Nilkanthrao Bhagawantrao (IND/MES): 16,610 votes
* Babshet Krishna Ji Ramchandra (JNP) 13,595 votes

### 1972

* Sardesai N B (IND/MES): 23,081 votes
* B. B. Veerabhadrappa (NCO): 10,674 votes

### 1967

* Sardesai, Nilkanth Bhagwantrao (IND): 21,281 votes
* T. K. Ningappa (INC): 14,490 votes

### 1962

* Laxman Balaji Birje (MES): 25,162 votes
* Rohinibai Pandurang Wagale (INC): 14,614 votes