Chamarajanagar Assembly constituency
| Chamarajanagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 223 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Chamarajanagar |
| LS constituency | Chamarajanagar |
| Established | 1956 |
| Total electors | 209,521 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Vatal Nagaraj |
Chamarajanagar Assembly constituency is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is part of Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of Legislative Assembly
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[edit]| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1956: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1957 | B. Rachaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | M. C. Basappa | ||
| 1967 | S. Puttaswamy | Independent politician | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
Karnataka State
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | M. C. Basappa | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | S. Puttaswamy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | Vatal Nagaraj | Independent politician | |
| 1994 | Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha | ||
| 1999 | C. Guruswamy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Vatal Nagaraj | Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha | |
| 2008 | C. Puttarangashetty | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. Puttarangashetty | 83,858 | 48.46 | +3.00 | |
| BJP | V. Somanna | 76,325 | 44.1 | +1.58 | |
| BSP | H. R. Mahesh | 6,461 | 3.73 | −0.54 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 794 | 0.46 | −0.77 | |
| Majority | 7,533 | 4.36 | +1.42 | ||
| Turnout | 173,057 | 82.6 | +1.54 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. Puttarangashetty | 75,963 | 45.46 | ||
| BJP | K. R. Mallikarjunappa | 71,050 | 42.52 | ||
| BSP | A. M. Mallikarjunaswamy | 7,134 | 4.27 | ||
| Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha | Vatal Nagaraj | 5,977 | 3.58 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,063 | 1.23 | ||
| Majority | 4,913 | 2.94 | |||
| Turnout | 1,67,111 | 81.06 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1967
[edit]- S. Puttaswamy (IND): 17,948 votes[4]
- M. C. Basappa (INC): 16,686 votes
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Chamarajanagar Election and Results 2023, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Karnataka Election Results 2018, Karnataka Assembly Elections Results 2018". elections.in. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ "Karnataka Assembly Election Results in 1967". elections.in. Retrieved 2020-06-18.