Shimoga Rural Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka State, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shimoga Rural Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]
| Shimoga Rural | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 111 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Division | Bangalore |
| District | Shimoga |
| LS constituency | Shimoga |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 212,458[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(S) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | K. B. Ashok Naik |
It is part of Shimoga district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2008 | K. G. Kumaraswamy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Sharada Puryanaik | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| 2018 | K. B. Ashok Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | Sharada Puryanaik | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Sharada Puryanaik | 86,340 | 47.74 | +9.68 | |
| BJP | K. B. Ashok Naik | 71,198 | 39.37 | −0.88 | |
| INC | Sreenivas Kariyanna | 18,335 | 10.14 | −9.30 | |
| AAP | S. S. Manjunatha | 1,715 | 0.95 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,053 | 0.58 | −0.19 | |
| Margin of victory | 15,142 | 8.37 | +6.18 | ||
| Turnout | 1,80,848 | 85.12 | +3.70 | ||
| JD(S) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. B. Ashok Naik | 69,326 | 40.25 | +31.57 | |
| JD(S) | Sharada Puryanaik | 65,549 | 38.06 | +4.12 | |
| INC | Sreenivas Kariyanna | 33,493 | 19.44 | −5.43 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,328 | 0.77 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,777 | 2.19 | −4.86 | ||
| Turnout | 1,72,248 | 81.42 | +4.39 | ||
| BJP gain from JD(S) | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Sharada Purya Naik | 48,639 | 33.94 | +12.72 | |
| KJP | G. Basavanappa | 38,530 | 26.89 | New | |
| INC | Kariyanna | 35,640 | 24.87 | −1.18 | |
| BJP | K. G. Kumaraswamy | 12,435 | 8.68 | −36.70 | |
| Margin of victory | 10,109 | 7.05 | −12.28 | ||
| Turnout | 1,43,288 | 77.03 | +6.83 | ||
| JD(S) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2008
See also
References
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