Molakalmuru Assembly constituency
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| Molakalmuru | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 97 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Chitradurga |
| LS constituency | Chitradurga |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,43,788[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
Molakalmuru is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]
It is part of Chitradurga district and parliamentary constituency, and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]Mysore State
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | A. Bhimappa Naik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | S. Nijalingappa | ||
| 1962 | S. H. Basanna | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Papanaik Patil | ||
Karnataka
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Papanaik Patil | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1983 | N. G. Naik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Purna Muthappa | Janata Party | |
| 1989 | N. G. Naik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Purna Muthappa | Janata Dal | |
| 1997^ | N. Y. Gopalakrishna | Indian National Congress | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | S. Thippeswamy | Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress | |
| 2018 | B. Sriramulu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | N. Y. Gopalakrishna | Indian National Congress | |
^by-election
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Y. Gopalakrishna | 109,459 | 53.81 | +32.01 | |
| BJP | S. Thippeswamy | 87,310 | 42.92 | −0.71 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,561 | 0.77 | +0.06 | |
| Majority | 22,149 | 10.89 | −10.94 | ||
| Turnout | 203,405 | 83.44 | +0.14 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 32.72 | |||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | B. Sriramulu | 84,018 | 43.63 | ||
| INC | B. Yogesh Babu | 41,973 | 21.8 | ||
| Independent | S. Thippeswamy | 41,152 | 21.37 | ||
| JD(S) | G. M. Thippeswamy Patel (Yattinahattygowdru) | 15,262 | 7.93 | ||
| Independent | S. Chandranna (Yattinahatty) | 3,223 | 1.67 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,361 | 0.71 | ||
| Majority | 42,045 | 21.83 | |||
| Turnout | 192,549 | 83.3 | |||
| BJP gain from BSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.