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He won the seat in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election with 57,240 votes. Check his verified record below and rate his performance on NetaSampark.\n\n## Who is Deshpande Raghunath Vishwanathrao?\n\nDeshpande Raghunath Vishwanathrao represents the Haliyal Assembly constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). He was elected in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election (results declared 2023-05-13).\n\n## Rate Deshpande Raghunath Vishwanathrao: Neta Trust Score\n\n Deshpande Raghunath Vishwanathrao has not been rated yet. Be the first citizen to rate this MLA.\n\nThe Neta Trust Score is a score out of 100 built from citizen ratings on NetaSampark across 10 factors: leadership, transparency, accessibility, communication, responsiveness, development work, integrity & ethics, public engagement, citizen confidence and problem resolution. It reflects the opinions of NetaSampark users and is not an official government rating.\n\n## Haliyal election result (2023)\n\n- Winner: Deshpande Raghunath Vishwanathrao (INC) – 57,240 votes (40.34% of valid votes)\n- Runner-up: Sunil Hegade (BJP) – 53,617 votes\n- Margin: 3,623 votes\n- Total electors: 1,81,519\n- Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2023 – Detailed Results.\n\n## Political career\n\n- 2023: Elected MLA from Haliyal, Karnataka Legislative Assembly general election – INC, 57,240 votes (40.34%), margin 3,623 over Sunil Hegade (BJP) [ECI]\n- Note: career events beyond official records (ECI results, official ministers list) are not included.\n- This section uses official records only (ECI results, official council of ministers lists); other career events are not included.\n\n## Deshpande Raghunath Vishwanathrao's education and profession\n\nEducation: Graduate Professional (LLB from Shivaji University in 1970, B.A. (Hons) from Karnataka University in 1967), as declared in his 2023 election affidavit.\nProfession: Social Worker (self-declared in affidavit).\n\n## Deshpande Raghunath Vishwanathrao's assets and affidavit\n\nAs declared in his 2023 election affidavit (compiled by ADR\u002FMyNeta):\n\n- Total assets: Rs 3,63,21,13,405 (about Rs 363.2 crore)\n- Total liabilities: Rs 14,08,83,428 (about Rs 14.1 crore)\n- Criminal cases declared: 1\n\nThese figures are self-declared and reflect the position at the time of filing.\n\n## Neta Updates from Deshpande Raghunath Vishwanathrao\n\nDeshpande Raghunath Vishwanathrao has not yet started posting updates on NetaSampark. When his office joins NetaSampark Leader, citizens following this profile will see his announcements, work and event updates here.\n\n · Are you Deshpande Raghunath Vishwanathrao or his office?\n\n## Sources\n\nElection Commission of India statistical reports (2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election), official Legislative Assembly member list, ADR\u002FMyNeta affidavit data (2023). 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