The None of the Above (NOTA) option has received an average of 0.78% of the total votes cast in the three Belagavi Assembly constituencies in 2023. This is a decrease from the 1% it received in the 2018 assembly elections.
In Belagavi South, NOTA secured 1599 votes, which accounts for 1% of the total votes cast, placing it in fourth position. There was no change from 2018.
Similarly, in Belagavi Rural, NOTA received 1165 votes, which is 0.57% of the total votes cast, and also placed fourth.
In Belagavi North, NOTA received 1161 votes, accounting for 0.78% of the total votes cast, and again placed fourth.
It is worth noting that the NOTA option allows voters to reject all candidates and express their dissatisfaction with the available choices. While the percentage of votes for NOTA may seem small, it is still a significant number of voters who have chosen to exercise their right to reject all candidates.
| 2023 | 2018 | |
| Belagavi South | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| Belagavi Rural | 0.57% | 1.05% |
| Belagavi North | 0.78% | 0.92% |
Belagavi South
| S.N. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | % of Votes |
| 1 | ABHAY PATIL | Bharatiya Janata Party | 77094 | 48.45 |
| 2 | RAMAKANT KONDUSKAR | Independent | 64786 | 40.72 |
| 3 | PRABHAVATI BASAVARAJ MASTMARDI | Indian National Congress | 13015 | 8.18 |
| 4 | NOTA | None of the Above | 1599 | 1 |
| 5 | SHRINIVAS YALLAPPA TALUKAR | Janata Dal (Secular) | 952 | 0.6 |
| 6 | SANTOSH SIDDAPPA KEMP | Independent | 619 | 0.39 |
| 7 | NOORAHMMAD KUTUBUDDIN MULLA | Aam Aadmi Party | 511 | 0.32 |
| 8 | BHARAT GOTI | Independent | 375 | 0.24 |
| 9 | HANAMANTH MALLAPPA MADIVALAR URPA HULAGERI | Karnataka Rashtra Samithi | 160 | 0.1 |
| Total | 159111 |
Belagavi Rural
| S.N. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | % of Votes |
| 1 | Laxmi R. Hebbalkar | Indian National Congress | 107619 | 52.61 |
| 2 | Nagesh Annappa Manolkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 51603 | 25.23 |
| 3 | R. M. Chougule | Independent | 41500 | 20.29 |
| 4 | NOTA | None of the Above | 1165 | 0.57 |
| 5 | Shankaragowda Patil | Janata Dal (Secular) | 738 | 0.36 |
| 6 | T. Malathi | Aam Aadmi Party | 436 | 0.21 |
| 7 | Yamanappa Gangappa Talawar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 369 | 0.18 |
| 8 | Ravikumar David Panditi | Independent | 265 | 0.13 |
| 9 | Rupesh Gurunath Kadu | Independent | 229 | 0.11 |
| 10 | Sanjeev Pranesh Ganachari | Independent | 218 | 0.11 |
| 11 | Ganesh Prakash Singannavar | Republican Party of India (A) | 156 | 0.08 |
| 12 | Basavaraj Kallappa Kuddemmi | Independent | 154 | 0.08 |
| 13 | Shakuntala A Iliger | Karnataka Rashtra Samithi | 110 | 0.05 |
| Total | 204562 |
Belagavi North
| S.N. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | % of Votes |
| 1 | Asif (Raju) Sait | Indian National Congress | 69184 | 46.28 |
| 2 | DR. RAVI B. PATIL | Bharatiya Janata Party | 64953 | 43.45 |
| 3 | Amar Kisan Yallurakar | Independent | 11743 | 7.86 |
| 4 | NOTA | None of the Above | 1161 | 0.78 |
| 5 | Rajkumar Topannavar | Aam Aadmi Party | 542 | 0.36 |
| 6 | Shivanand M Mugalihal | Janata Dal (Secular) | 527 | 0.35 |
| 7 | Shrinivas Suresh Talawar | Independent | 294 | 0.2 |
| 8 | Mallappa C. Chougala | Uttama Prajaakeeya Party | 207 | 0.14 |
| 9 | Nagesh Divate | Independent | 177 | 0.12 |
| 10 | Ashok Basavant Govekar | Independent | 150 | 0.1 |
| 11 | Praveen Basavaraj Hiremath | Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha | 124 | 0.08 |
| 12 | Vishal Gayakwad | Independent | 108 | 0.07 |
| 13 | Dilashad W/o Sikandar Tashiladar | Republican Party of India | 91 | 0.06 |
| 14 | Basavaraj Muragesh Jarali | Karnataka Rashtra Samithi | 90 | 0.06 |
| 15 | Kashiram Bishan Chavhan | Independent | 61 | 0.04 |
| 16 | Magdum Ismailmagdum | Independent | 66 | 0.04 |
| Total | 149478 |
Least Votes:
North: Kashiram Bishan Chavhan – 61 Votes
South: HANAMANTH MADIVALAR – 160 votes
Rural: Shakuntala A Iliger – 110 Votes