# Belagavi City Assembly constituency

Belgaum Vidhana Sabha seat was part of the Karnataka state assembly in India, and part of Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency. The seat ceased to exist after the assembly seats' boundary was redrawn in 2008. Now the city's constituencies are Belgaum Dakshin and Belgaum Uttar.

## Members of Assembly
### Bombay State
#### As Belgaum Urban

* 1952: Dalvi Bhujang Keshav (Independent)

### Mysore State
#### As Belgaum City

* 1957: Balakrishna Sunthankar (Independent)
* 1962: Balkrishna Sunthankar (MES)

#### As Belgaum

* 1967: Balwant Bhimarao Sayanak (Independent)
* 1972: Sw. B. Annappa (Independent)

### Karnataka State

* 1978: Balwant Bhimarao Sayanak (Independent)
* 1983: Rajabhau Mane (Independent)
* 1985: Rajabhau Mane (Independent)
* 1989: Bapusaheb Raosaheb Mahagaonkar (Independent)
* 1992: Arjunrao Laxmanrao Hisobkar (Independent)
* 1994: Narayan Tarale (Independent)
* 1999: Ramesh Kudachi (Congress)
* 2004: Ramesh Kudachi (Congress)
* 2009 onwards : Seat does not exist: See Belgaum Dakshin and Belgaum Uttar

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Belagavi City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kudachi Ramesh Laxman | 32,198 | 32.58% | 8.35 |
| | BJP | Vilas Ramachandra Pawar | 31,181 | 31.55% | 6.12 |
| | Independent | Dalvi Deepak Arjun Rao | 29,051 | 29.40% | New |
| | JD(S) | Madiwale. F. M | 2,213 | 2.24% | New |
| | SHS | Prakash Ramachandra Shirolkar | 1,197 | 1.21% | New |
| | Kannada Nadu Party | Girish Parasharam Balekundri | 1,098 | 1.11% | New |
| | Independent | Satish Neminath Gouragonda | 925 | 0.94% | New |
| | AIML | Sayyed Bande Nawaz Mohammed Hanif | 693 | 0.70% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,017 | 1.03% | 7.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,820 | 53.26% | 4.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,85,703 | | 16.51 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 8.35 | |

### Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Belagavi City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kudachi Ramesh Laxman | 37,664 | 40.93% | 29.11 |
| | Independent | Ashtekar Malojirao Shantaram | 30,004 | 32.61% | New |
| | BJP | Rajpurohit Babulal Achalsingh | 23,405 | 25.44% | 14.67 |
| | SP | Farook Hannan | 617 | 0.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,660 | 8.33% | 5.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,010 | 59.75% | 2.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,59,386 | | 11.93 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | 3.85 | |

### Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Belagavi City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Narayan Rao Tarale | 35,515 | 44.79% | New |
| | Independent | Potdar Anil Mohanrao | 24,689 | 31.13% | New |
| | INC | Chandshawale Sayed Anwarsha Syeed Peer | 9,375 | 11.82% | 2.55 |
| | BJP | Patil Shankarrao Irappa | 8,535 | 10.76% | New |
| | Independent | Doddawani Narayan Krishnayya | 478 | 0.60% | New |
| | Independent | Bagewadi Vishwanath | 406 | 0.51% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,826 | 13.65% | 7.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,297 | 56.47% | 9.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,42,404 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 5.83 | |

### Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Belagavi City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bapusaheb Raosaheb Mahagaonkar | 35,196 | 38.96% | New |
| | JP | Potdar Anil Mohanrao | 29,809 | 32.99% | 24.21 |
| | Independent | Dalvi Deepak Arjun | 10,037 | 11.11% | New |
| | INC | Shobha Anil Herwadkar | 8,382 | 9.28% | 23.41 |
| | JD | Potadar Asha Vasantrao | 3,973 | 4.40% | New |
| | Independent | Mushtaq Hussain Faroqui | 831 | 0.92% | New |
| | Independent | Krishna Shankarrao Mandekar | 703 | 0.78% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,387 | 5.96% | 10.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,350 | 67.27% | 6.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,39,206 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 10.36 | |

### Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Belagavi City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mane Rajabhau Shankar Rao | 32,401 | 49.31% | New |
| | INC | Kakatkar Shivajirao Yallappa | 21,477 | 32.69% | 5.44 |
| | JP | Chindak Rajendra Goverdhan | 5,770 | 8.78% | 3.49 |
| | Independent | Kamble Tukaram Krishnappa | 362 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,924 | 16.63% | 0.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,704 | 59.31% | 20.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,11,931 | | 12.39 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 4.74 | |

### Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Belagavi City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mane Rajabhau Shankar Rao | 42,763 | 54.06% | New |
| | INC | Doddannavar Surendra Alias Komalanna Ramachandra | 30,159 | 38.12% | New |
| | JP | Sirur Chandrashekhar Neelakantappa | 4,183 | 5.29% | New |
| | Independent | Moulvi Farook Ahmed A. Hannan | 1,412 | 1.78% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,604 | 15.93% | 1.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,109 | 80.30% | 0.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 99,592 | | 14.60 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 2.91 | |

### Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Belagavi City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sayanak Balwant Bhimrao | 39,736 | 56.97% | New |
| | Independent | Naghnoor M. N. | 27,720 | 39.74% | New |
| | Independent | Mokashi Abdulsattar Mohamad Ghouse | 942 | 1.35% | New |
| | Independent | K. Vidyasagar | 865 | 1.24% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,016 | 17.23% | 2.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,753 | 81.31% | 4.40 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,901 | | 19.87 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 11.85 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Belagavi City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sw. B. Annappa | 24,814 | 45.11% | New |
| | INC(O) | P. R. Bhimarao | 13,783 | 25.06% | New |
| | CPI | M. K. Rarashuram | 12,646 | 22.99% | New |
| | Independent | K. G. Shankarrao | 1,995 | 3.63% | New |
| | Independent | G. M. Abdulmajid | 1,409 | 2.56% | New |
| | SWA | A. Tatyasahab Mirji | 356 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,031 | 20.06% | 13.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,003 | 76.95% | 5.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,495 | | 11.86 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 7.53 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Belagavi City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sayanak Balwant Bhimrao | 27,818 | 52.64% | New |
| | INC | P. B. Bharmagauda | 24,224 | 45.84% | 12.84 |
| | Independent | M. K. Parasharam | 582 | 1.10% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,594 | 6.80% | 27.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,843 | 84.24% | 9.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,808 | | 13.00 |
| | Independent gain from MES | Independent gain from MES | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1962

1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Belagavi City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MES | Sunthankar Balakrishna Rangrao | 27,643 | 67.00% | New |
| | INC | Sidaram Basappa Kanabargi | 13,614 | 33.00% | 8.78 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,029 | 34.00% | 17.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,257 | 74.39% | 0.76 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,351 | | 7.16 |
| | MES gain from Independent | MES gain from Independent | Swing | 8.78 | |

### Assembly Election 1957

1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Belagavi City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sunthankar Balakrishna Rangrao | 22,179 | 58.22% | New |
| | INC | Qazi Mohamed Husain Mohamed Saheb | 15,915 | 41.78% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,264 | 16.44% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,094 | 71.18% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,520 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |