https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Pulakeshinagar_Assembly_constituency Pulakeshinagar Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-10-21T21:34:41Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pulakeshinagar_Assembly_constituency&diff=527110&oldid=prev Felorox: Starting new stub. 2026-04-19T19:33:12Z <p>Starting new stub.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka, India}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> |name = Pulakeshinagar<br /> |type= SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 159<br /> | map_image = 159-Pulakeshinagar constituency.svg<br /> | map_caption = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> |state = [[Karnataka]]<br /> |district = [[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency|Bangalore North]]<br /> |established = 2008<br /> |electors = {{formatnum:239090}} (2023)&lt;ref name=election2023&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/15163-karnataka-2023/ |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |website=eci.gov.in |access-date=24 July 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;{{update after|2028|7}}<br /> |reservation = SC<br /> |mla = A. C. Srinivasa<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br /> |party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br /> |preceded_by = [[Akhanda Srinivas Murthy]]<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Pulakeshinagar Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 224 constituencies in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] of [[Karnataka]], a southern state of [[India]]. It is also part of [[Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |work=Election commission of India |access-date= October 9, 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt; Muslims are the majority community in the constituency, with 54% of the electorate, while Dalits are a significant minority.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |last=Kava, Jahnavi |first=Shivani |date=2023-05-02 |title=Civic issues and riots on voters’ minds in Bengaluru&#039;s Pulakeshinagar constituency |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/civic-issues-and-riots-voters-minds-bengalurus-pulakeshinagar-constituency-176688 |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> [[A. C. Srinivasa]] is the current MLA from this constituency winning the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]].<br /> <br /> ==Members of the Legislative Assembly==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || [[B. Prasanna Kumar]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]] || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | [[Akhanda Srinivas Murthy]] || {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]] || [[A. C. Srinivasa]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> === Assembly Election 2023 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Pulakeshinagar }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[A. C. Srinivasa]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 87,316 |percentage = 66.72% |change = {{decrease}}10.46 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Akhanda Srinivas Murthy]] |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 25,106 |percentage = 19.18% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = A. Murali |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 10,624 |percentage = 8.12% |change = {{increase}}0.62 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. R. Bhaskar Prasad |party = Social Democratic Party of India |votes = 4,102 |percentage = 3.13% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,190 |percentage = 0.91% |change = {{decrease}}0.20 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Anuradha. V |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 844 |percentage = 0.64% |change = {{decrease}}11.97 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 62,210 |percentage = 47.54% |change = {{decrease}}17.02 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 130,901 |percentage = 54.75% |change = {{increase}}1.46 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 130,869}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 239,090 |ref = |change = {{increase}}0.76 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}10.46 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2018 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Pulakeshinagar }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Akhanda Srinivas Murthy]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 97,574 |percentage = 77.18% |change = {{increase}}49.60 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[B. Prasanna Kumar]] |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 15,948 |percentage = 12.61% |change = {{decrease}}22.22 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Susheela Devaraj |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 9,479 |percentage = 7.50% |change = {{increase}}4.24 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,402 |percentage = 1.11% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 81,626 |percentage = 64.56% |change = {{increase}}57.31 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 126,452 |percentage = 53.29% |change = {{decrease}}3.08 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 126,432}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 237,288 |ref = |change = {{increase}}33.09 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Janata Dal (Secular) |swing = {{increase}}42.35 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2013 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Pulakeshinagar &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 : To the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/StatReports2013.pdf |website=eci.nic.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2014-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220034253/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/StatReports2013.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-20 |url-status=dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Akhanda Srinivas Murthy]] |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 48,995 |percentage = 34.83% |change = {{increase}}6.93 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[B. Prasanna Kumar]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 38,796 |percentage = 27.58% |change = {{decrease}}22.83 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = A. Hemalatha |party = Social Democratic Party of India |votes = 5,431 |percentage = 3.86% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Palani Velu. K |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 4,589 |percentage = 3.26% |change = {{decrease}}10.92 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 10,199 |percentage = 7.25% |change = {{decrease}}15.25 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 100,505 |percentage = 56.37% |change = {{increase}}14.07 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 140,672}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 178,292 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}3.95 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Janata Dal (Secular) |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}15.58 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Pulakeshinagar &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics |url=https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PDFS/Previous%20Elections/Election%20Statistics%202008%20Final.pdf |publisher=Government of Karnataka |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201232433/https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PDFS/Previous%20Elections/Election%20Statistics%202008%20Final.pdf |archive-date=1 February 2021 |url-status=dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[B. Prasanna Kumar]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 39,577 |percentage = 50.41% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = R. Srinivasa Murthy |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 21,908 |percentage = 27.90% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dr. Chikka Melurappa Alias Prof. Mylarappa |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 11,131 |percentage = 14.18% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = V. Sreenivasan |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 2,408 |percentage = 3.07% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = D. Anbarasan |party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes = 1,537 |percentage = 1.96% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = R. Saravanan |party = Independent politician |votes = 888 |percentage = 1.13% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 17,669 |percentage = 22.50% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 78,515 |percentage = 42.30% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 78,514}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 185,617 |ref = |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Bangalore Urban district]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Karnataka}}<br /> {{coord|12.997|77.614|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Bengaluru Urban district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Bengaluru]]<br /> [[Category:2008 establishments in Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2008]]</div> Felorox