Shahapur Constituency Election Results: Assembly seat details, MLAs, candidates & more

Shahapur assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies of the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha.
In 2018 assembly polls, Indian National Congress candidate Sharanabasappa Gouda Darshanapur won the seat against Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Guru Patil Sirwal with a difference of 30,974 votes.
Karnataka Assembly Election Result 2023 Live Updates
Shahapur is one of the four Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Yadgir district of Karnataka.It is part of Raichur Lok Sabha constituency along with eight other assembly constituencies namely Shorapur, Raichur Rural, Raichur, Manvi, Devadurga, Lingsugur, Sindhanur and Yadgir.
Assembly elections in Karnataka will be held in a single phase on May 10, 2023. Counting of votes will be done on May 13, 2023.
The term of the Karnataka assembly ends on May 24, 2023.
In the 224-member Karnataka assembly, the BJP currently has 119 seats, followed by the Congress with 75. The Janata Dal (Secular) or JD (S) has 28 MLAs, while two seats are vacant.
The contest in Karnataka is largely between the BJP and the Congress. However, the JD(S) has previously demonstrated its significant influence in the state's politics, serving as a crucial component of the political machinery.
The last state assembly election was held on May 12, 2018, after which a coalition government was formed by the JD(S) and Congress. The coalition was led by HD Kumaraswamy as the chief minister.
In July 2019, the coalition government fell apart as several members of the Congress and JD (S) resigned from the assembly, leading to the formation of a new government by the BJP. BS Yediyurappa became the new chief minister.
On July 26, 2021, Yediyurappa resigned from his position as chief minister, and Basavaraj Bommai took over the reins on July 28, 2021.