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Kanakagiri Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 15°34′N 76°25′E / 15.57°N 76.42°E / 15.57; 76.42
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Kanakagiri
Constituency No. 61 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictKoppal
LS constituencyKoppal
Established1976
Total electors224,068[1]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2023
Preceded byBasavaraj Dhadesugur

Kanakagiri Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]

It is part of Koppal district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Member Party
Before 1976: Constituency did not exist
1978 M. Nagappa Mukappa Indian National Congress (Indira)
1983 Srirangadevarayalu Venkarayalu Indian National Congress
1985
1989 M. Mallikarjuna
1994 Nagappa Saloni Janata Dal
1999 Malikarjun Nagappa Indian National Congress
2004[3] Veerappa Devappa Kesarahatti Bharatiya Janata Party
2008[4] Shivaraj Tangadagi Independent politician
2013[5]
2018[6] Basavaraj Dhadesugur Bharatiya Janata Party
2023 Shivaraj Tangadagi Indian National Congress

Election results

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2023

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2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Kanakagiri[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shivaraj Tangadagi 106,164 60.13 +16.25
BJP Basavaraj Dadesugur 63,532 35.98 −16.40
NOTA None of the Above 1,600 0.91 −0.09
Majority 42,632 24.15 +15.65
Turnout 176,553 78.79 −0.38
INC gain from BJP Swing

2018

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2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Kanakagiri[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Basavaraj Dadesugur 87,735 52.38
INC Shivaraj Tangadagi 73,510 43.88
NOTA None of the Above 1,677 1.0
Majority 14,225 8.5
Turnout 167,506 79.17
BJP gain from Independent Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election, 2004". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2008". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

15°34′N 76°25′E / 15.57°N 76.42°E / 15.57; 76.42