Nanjangud Assembly constituency
| Nanjangud | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 214 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
 Map of Vidhana Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mysore |
| LS constituency | Chamarajanagar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 220,420 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | B. Harshavardhan |
Nanjangud is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]
It is part of Mysore district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]Mysore State
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | M. Linganna | Independent politician | |
| M. Madaiah | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1957 | P. Mahadevaiah | ||
| 1962 | N. Rachaiah | ||
| 1967 | L. Srikantaiah | Independent politician | |
| 1972 | K. B. Shiviah | Indian National Congress | |
Karnataka
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | K. B. Shiviah | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1983 | M. Mahadev | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | D. T. Jaya Kumar | Janata Party | |
| 1989 | M. Mahadevu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | D. T. Jayakumar | Janata Dal | |
| 1999 | M. Mahadev | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | D. T. Ayakumar | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| 2008[3] | Srinivasa Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013[4] | |||
| 2016^ | Kalale Keshavamurthy | ||
| 2018[5] | B. Harshavardhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023[1] | Darshan Dhruvanarayana | Indian National Congress | |
^by-election
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Darshan Dhruvanarayana | 109,125 | 62.05 | +22.07 | |
| BJP | B. Harshavardhan | 61,518 | 34.98 | −12.61 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,452 | 0.83 | −0.36 | |
| Majority | 47,607 | 27.07 | +19.46 | ||
| Turnout | 175,864 | 79.79 | +1.38 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | B. Harshavardhan | 78,030 | 47.59 | ||
| INC | Kalale N. Keshavamurthy | 65,551 | 39.98 | ||
| JD(S) | H. S. Dayanandamurthy | 13,679 | 8.34 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,947 | 1.19 | ||
| Majority | 12,479 | 7.61 | |||
| Turnout | 1,63,979 | 78.41 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2008". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.