Melukote Assembly constituency

Melukote
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
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Darshan Puttannaiah
Party	[[Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha\|Template:Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha/meta/shortname]]
Alliance	[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance\|Template:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance/meta/shortname]]
Elected year	2023
Preceded by	C. S. Puttaraju

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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

Election	Member
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

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Melukote ^[3]
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
	Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha gain from Janata Dal (Secular)		Swing	5.30

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Melukote ^[4]
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
	Janata Dal (Secular) gain from Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha		Swing	2.49

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Melukote ^[5]
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
	Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha gain from Janata Dal (Secular)		Swing	4.58

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Melukote ^[6]
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
	Janata Dal (Secular) win (new seat)

References

↑ "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.

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[election2023-1] "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[electors2019-2] "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

[2023_Karnataka_Assembly_Election_Results_-_Melukote-3] "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.

[election2018-4] "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

[5] "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.

[6] "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.

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