Kanakapura Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kanakapura Assembly constituency is one of the 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka state in India. The constituency is one of the 8 seats which make up Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency. Ramakrishna Hegde contested a bypoll from this seat when he first became Chief Minister in 1983.
| Kanakapura | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 184 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Ramanagara |
| LS constituency | Bangalore Rural |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 224,987 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | P. G. R. Sindhia |
Members of Legislative Assembly
Source:[2]
Mysore State
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | K. G. Thimmegowda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | M. Linge Gowda | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | S. Kariyappa | Independent | |
| 1967 | K. G. Thimmegowda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | S. Kariyappa | ||
Karnataka
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978[3][4][5] | C. Appaji | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1983[6][7] | P. G. R. Sindhia | Janata Party | |
| 1983[a][8] | Ramakrishna Hegde | ||
| 1985[9][10] | P. G. R. Sindhia | ||
| 1989[11][12][13] | Janata Dal | ||
| 1994[14][15][16] | |||
| 1999[17][18] | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2004[19][20] | Janata Dal (Secular) | ||
| 2008 | D. K. Shivakumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018[21][22] | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. K. Shivakumar | 143,023 | 75.03 | +6.51 | |
| JD(S) | B. Nagaraju | 20,631 | 10.82 | −14.77 | |
| BJP | R. Ashoka | 19,753 | 10.36 | +6.99 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 762 | 0.40 | −0.23 | |
| Majority | 1,22,392 | 64.21 | +21.28 | ||
| Turnout | 1,90,623 | 85.63 | +2.00 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. K. Shivakumar | 127,552 | 68.52 | ||
| JD(S) | Narayana Gowda | 47,643 | 25.59 | ||
| BJP | Nandini Gowda | 6,273 | 3.37 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,168 | 0.63 | ||
| Majority | 79,909 | 42.93 | |||
| Turnout | 1,86,152 | 83.63 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. K. Shivakumar | 100,007 | 56.77 | ||
| JD(S) | P. G. R Sindhia | 68,583 | 38.93 | ||
| BJP | B. Nagaraju | 1,807 | 3.37 | ||
| Majority | 31,424 | 17.84 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. K. Shivakumar | 68,096 | 48.34 | ||
| JD(S) | D. M. Vishwanath | 60,917 | 43.24 | ||
| BJP | S. M. Hampaiah | 3,340 | 2.37 | ||
| Majority | 7,179 | 5.10 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC gain from | Swing | ||||
1985
- P. G. R. Sindhia (JNP): 53,669 votes[26]
- M. V. Rajashekaran (INC): 26,534 votes
1983 by-election
- Ramakrishna Hegde (Janata Party's sitting CM) defeated Linge Gowda of Congress(I) by 23,156 votes.[27]
1983
- P. G. R. Sindhia (JNP): 37,467 votes[28]
- C. Appaji (INC): 24,603 votes
1978
- Appaji C. (Congress - Indira): 1,30,883 votes[29]
- Srinivasa Murthy K.G (JNP): 27,590 votes
1962
- S. Kariyappa (IND): 21,085 votes[30]
- K. G. Thimme Gowda (INC): 19,492 votes
1957
- M. Linge Gowda (IND): 15,624 votes[31]
- K. G. Thimme Gowda (INC): 11,459 votes
References
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