Melukote Assembly constituency
| Melukote | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 188 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mandya |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mandya |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 200,184[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | SKP |
| Alliance | INDIA |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | C. S. Puttaraju |
Melukote Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]
It is part of Mandya district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | C. S. Puttaraju | Janata Dal | |
| 2013 | K. S. Puttannaiah | Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha | |
| 2018 | C. S. Puttaraju | Janata Dal | |
| 2023 | Darshan Puttannaiah | Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha |
Election results
[edit]Assembly Election 2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKP | Darshan Puttannaiah | 91,151 | 49.57 | New | |
| JD(S) | C. S. Puttaraju | 80,289 | 43.66 |  11.21 | |
| BJP | Dr. Indresh. N. S | 6,470 | 3.52 |  2.61 | |
| Kranti Sabha | Mahendra Kumar K. R. | 1,379 | 0.75 | New | |
| BSP | Yoganandagowda | 1,157 | 0.63 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 480 | 0.26 | 0.30 | |
| Margin of victory | 10,862 | 5.91 | 6.79 | ||
| Turnout | 183,954 | 91.89 | 2.37 | ||
| Total valid votes | 183,883 | ||||
| Registered electors | 200,184 | 2.40 | |||
| SKP gain from JD(S) | Swing | 5.30 |
Assembly Election 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | C. S. Puttaraju | 96,003 | 54.87 | 8.94 | |
| Swaraj India | Darshan Puttannaiah | 73,779 | 42.17 | New | |
| BJP | Sundahalli Somashekara | 1,595 | 0.91 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 979 | 0.56 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,224 | 12.70 | 6.26 | ||
| Turnout | 174,999 | 89.52 | 5.40 | ||
| Total valid votes | 174,965 | ||||
| Registered electors | 195,487 | 2.14 | |||
| JD(S) gain from SKP | Swing | 2.49 |
Assembly Election 2013
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKP | K. S. Puttannaiah | 80,041 | 52.38 | 13.15 | |
| JD(S) | C. S. Puttaraju | 70,193 | 45.93 | 1.87 | |
| INC | L. D. Ravi | 2,314 | 1.51 | 1.79 | |
| Independent | Puttannaiah S/o Nanjappa | 1,605 | 1.05 | New | |
| Independent | S. Vasanthakumar | 1,368 | 0.90 | New | |
| BSP | Mahesha. M. M | 1,362 | 0.89 | 1.42 | |
| Margin of victory | 9,848 | 6.44 | 2.13 | ||
| Turnout | 161,011 | 84.12 | 4.36 | ||
| Total valid votes | 152,818 | ||||
| Registered electors | 191,398 | 9.41 | |||
| SKP gain from JD(S) | Swing | 4.58 |
Assembly Election 2008
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | C. S. Puttaraju | 66,626 | 47.80 | New | |
| SKP | K. S. Puttannaiah | 54,681 | 39.23 | New | |
| INC | C. Annegowda | 4,600 | 3.30 | New | |
| BJP | K. Kempegowda | 4,265 | 3.06 | New | |
| BSP | Rangaswamy | 3,217 | 2.31 | New | |
| Independent | N. Basavaraju | 2,889 | 2.07 | New | |
| Independent | N. C. Puttaswamy | 2,179 | 1.56 | New | |
| SP | Govindaraju | 929 | 0.67 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,945 | 8.57 | |||
| Turnout | 139,542 | 79.76 | |||
| Total valid votes | 139,386 | ||||
| Registered electors | 174,942 | ||||
| JD(S) win (new seat) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "2023 Karnataka Assembly Election Results - Melukote". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 : To the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.