| Rajajinagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 165 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore Central |
| Established | 1976 |
| Total electors | 207,557 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | N. L. Narendra Babu |
Rajajinagar Assembly constituency is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is a segment of Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Mallur Ananda Rao | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | M. S. Krishnan | Communist Party of India | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | K. Lakkanna | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | S. Suresh Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Narendra Babu. N. L | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 | S. Suresh Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 2023[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 58,624 | 49.60% |  2.74
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| INC | Puttanna | 50,564 | 42.78% | 3.79
| |
| JD(S) | Dr. Anjanappa. T. H | 4,081 | 3.45% |  7.91
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,700 | 1.44% | 0.17
| |
| UPP | Mohan Kumar. K | 1,213 | 1.03% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,060 | 6.82% | 1.05
| ||
| Turnout | 118,262 | 56.98% | 0.07
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| Total valid votes | 118,187 | ||||
| Registered electors | 207,557 | 1.69
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 2.74
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Assembly Election 2018[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 56,271 | 46.86% | 16.92
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| INC | G. Padmavathi | 46,818 | 38.99% | 20.30
| |
| JD(S) | H. M. Krishnamurthy | 13,637 | 11.36% | 1.44
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,931 | 1.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,453 | 7.87% | 3.38
| ||
| Turnout | 120,163 | 56.91% | 4.32
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| Total valid votes | 120,092 | ||||
| Registered electors | 211,132 | 19.78
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 16.92
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Assembly Election 2013[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 39,291 | 29.94% | 21.51
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| INC | R. Manjula Naidu | 24,524 | 18.69% | 17.57
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| KJP | Shobha Karandlaje | 20,909 | 15.93% | New | |
| JD(S) | S. T. Anand | 16,794 | 12.80% | 5.11
| |
| AIADMK | Muniswamy. K | 1,660 | 1.26% | 0.27
| |
| LSP | Rupa Rani | 880 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,767 | 11.25% | 3.94
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| Turnout | 107,919 | 61.23% | 8.56
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| Total valid votes | 131,237 | ||||
| Registered electors | 176,260 | 3.82
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| BJP hold | Swing | 21.51
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Assembly Election 2008[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 49,655 | 51.45% | 7.43
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| INC | G. Padmavathi | 34,995 | 36.26% | 10.60
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| JD(S) | Ananda. M. A | 7,422 | 7.69% | 0.39
| |
| AIADMK | Ramaswamy. S. K | 1,478 | 1.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,660 | 15.19% | 12.35
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| Turnout | 96,522 | 52.67% | 1.76
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| Total valid votes | 96,507 | ||||
| Registered electors | 183,257 | 35.97
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 4.59
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Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Narendra Babu. N. L | 67,899 | 46.86% | 30.13
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| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 63,777 | 44.02% | 5.25
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| JD(S) | Huchappa. J | 10,573 | 7.30% | 7.91
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| Kannada Nadu Party | Sathish Chandranavadagi | 917 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,122 | 2.84% | 12.88
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| Turnout | 145,720 | 50.91% | 0.07
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| Total valid votes | 144,897 | ||||
| Registered electors | 286,222 | 5.34
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 8.09
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Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 53,554 | 38.77% | 8.75
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| Independent | Narendra Babu. N. L | 31,839 | 23.05% | New | |
| INC | Vasanthi Shivanna | 23,107 | 16.73% | 1.69
| |
| JD(S) | Huchappa. J | 21,005 | 15.21% | New | |
| CPI | Ananthasubbarao. H. V | 3,309 | 2.40% | New | |
| Independent | Narendra Babu. K. A | 1,197 | 0.87% | New | |
| Independent | Dhanaraj. M. C | 1,096 | 0.79% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 21,715 | 15.72% | 1.93
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| Turnout | 138,127 | 50.84% | 8.35
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| Total valid votes | 138,127 | ||||
| Registered electors | 271,708 | 12.43
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| BJP hold | Swing | 8.75
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Assembly Election 1994[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 67,175 | 47.52% | 31.72
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| JD | R. V. Hareesh | 47,677 | 33.73% | 9.61
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| INC | K. Lakkanna | 21,260 | 15.04% | 22.96
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| INC | B. S. Paramashivaiah | 3,053 | 2.16% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,498 | 13.79% | 0.08
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| Turnout | 143,050 | 59.19% | 1.55
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| Total valid votes | 141,356 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,694 | 1.18% | 2.63
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| Registered electors | 241,672 | 0.40
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 9.52
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Assembly Election 1989[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Lakkanna | 50,707 | 38.00% | 7.82
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| JD | R. V. Hareesh | 32,196 | 24.12% | New | |
| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 21,085 | 15.80% | 2.05
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| JP | Y. S. V. Datta | 20,287 | 15.20% | New | |
| CPI | M. S. Krishnan | 8,096 | 6.07% | 41.27
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| Margin of victory | 18,511 | 13.87% | 3.28
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| Turnout | 138,750 | 57.64% | 4.14
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| Total valid votes | 133,457 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 5,293 | 3.81% | 3.01
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| Registered electors | 240,701 | 32.98
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| INC gain from CPI | Swing | 9.34
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Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | M. S. Krishnan | 45,477 | 47.34% | 7.57
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| INC | S. G. Venkataiah | 28,997 | 30.18% | 11.06
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| BJP | Ramachandra Gowda | 17,144 | 17.85% | 1.23
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| LKD | K. M. Somanna | 2,661 | 2.77% | 1.02
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| Margin of victory | 16,480 | 17.15% | 18.64
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| Turnout | 96,840 | 53.50% | 9.14
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| Total valid votes | 96,068 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 772 | 0.80% | 1.15
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| Registered electors | 181,003 | 12.06
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| CPI hold | Swing | 7.57
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Assembly Election 1983[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | M. S. Krishnan | 54,467 | 54.91% | New | |
| INC | H. D. Gangaraj | 18,964 | 19.12% | 17.40
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| BJP | B. R. Shivappa | 18,924 | 19.08% | New | |
| Independent | R. Panduranga | 2,739 | 2.76% | New | |
| LKD | Umadevi Shankar Kalliguddi | 1,740 | 1.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 35,503 | 35.79% | 14.20
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| Turnout | 101,173 | 62.64% | 4.31
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| Total valid votes | 99,200 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,973 | 1.95% | 0.06
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| Registered electors | 161,523 | 30.78
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| CPI gain from JP | Swing | 2.29
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Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Mallur Ananda Rao | 42,693 | 52.62% | New | |
| INC(I) | B. C. Somasekhar | 25,173 | 31.02% | New | |
| Independent | K. Lakkanna | 5,382 | 6.63% | New | |
| Independent | M. Chinnappa | 2,654 | 3.27% | New | |
| Independent | Mahadeva Banakar Gadigappa | 1,459 | 1.80% | New | |
| INC | K. N. Sundarappa | 1,396 | 1.72% | New | |
| Independent | S. R. Ramachandra Rao | 720 | 0.89% | New | |
| Independent | K. P. Sachindranath | 679 | 0.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,520 | 21.59% | |||
| Turnout | 82,697 | 66.95% | |||
| Total valid votes | 81,138 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,559 | 1.89% | |||
| Registered electors | 123,512 | ||||
| JP win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Fourteenth Karnataka Legislative Assembly". kla.kar.nic.in. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 3 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.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.