Gokak is one of the 224 seats in
Karnataka State Assembly in India. It is part of
Belagavi
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Lok Sabha seat.
Members of Assembly
Bombay State
* 1951: Appana Ramappa Panchagavi,
Indian National Congress
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Mysore State
* 1967:
L. S. Naik,
Indian National Congress
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* 1972: G. C. Tammanna,
Indian National Congress
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Karnataka State
* 1978: Laxman Siddappa Nail,
Indian National Congress (Indira)
* 1983: Muttennavar Mallappa Laxman,
Janata Party
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* 1985: Muttennavar Mallappa Laxman,
Janata Party
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* 1989: Shankar Hanmant Karning,
Indian National Congress
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* 1994: Nayak Chandrashekhar Sadashiv,
Janata Dal
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* 1999:
Ramesh Jarkiholi
Ramesh Jarkiholi (born 1 May 1960) an Indian politician, former minister of Water Resources in the Government of Karnataka, between 2020 and 2021. As member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he represents Gokak in the Karnataka Legislative A ...
,
Indian National Congress
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* 2004: Ramesh Jarkiholi,
Indian National Congress
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* 2008: Ramesh Jarkiholi,
Indian National Congress
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* 2013: Ramesh Jarkiholi,
Indian National Congress
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* 2018: Ramesh Jarkiholi,
Indian National Congress
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* 2019 (By-poll):
Ramesh Jarkiholi
Ramesh Jarkiholi (born 1 May 1960) an Indian politician, former minister of Water Resources in the Government of Karnataka, between 2020 and 2021. As member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he represents Gokak in the Karnataka Legislative A ...
,
Bharatiya Janata Party
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Election results
1967 Assembly Election
* L. S. Naik (INC) : 17,522 votes
* P. H. Karaning (IND) : 7144
2008 Assembly Election
* Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao (INC) : 44,989 votes
* Ashok Ningayya Pujari (JD-S) : 37229
* Bhimashi Jarkiholi (BJP) : third place. (Brother of winner Ramesh Jarkiholi)
2018 Assembly Election
* Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao (INC) : 90,249 votes
* Ashok Ningayyaswami Pujari (BJP) : 75,969
2019 Bypoll
* Jarkiholi Ramesh Laxmanrao (BJP) : 87,450 votes
* Lakhan Laxmanrao Jarkiholi (Indian National Congress) : 58,444
See also
*
Belagavi District
*
List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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References
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Assembly constituencies of Karnataka