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Jayanagar
Constituency No. 173 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Jayanagar Assembly Constituency situated in Bangalore Urban district
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DivisionBangalore Division (Revenue Division)
Greater Bengaluru (Electoral Division)
DistrictBangalore Urban
Lok Sabha constituencyBangalore South
Established1978
Total electors210,079 (2023)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance
Elected year2023
Preceded bySoumya Reddy

Jayanagar Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. It is also part of Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Member Party
1978 M. Chandrasekhar Janata Party
1983
1985
1989 Ramalinga Reddy Indian National Congress
1994
1999
2004
2008 B. N. Vijaya Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
2013
2018 Sowmya Reddy Indian National Congress
2023 C. K. Ramamurthy Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2023[edit | edit source]

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2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Jayanagar [3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP C. K. Ramamurthy 57,797 47.87% Increase1.30
INC Sowmya Reddy 57,781 47.85% Decrease1.33
JD(S) Kalegowda 1,226 1.02% Increase0.28
NOTA None of the above 1,192 0.99% Increase0.22
Margin of victory 16 0.01% Decrease2.60
Turnout 120,820 57.51% Increase2.59
Registered electors 210,079 Increase3.39
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease1.31

Assembly Election 2018[edit | edit source]

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2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Jayanagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sowmya Reddy 54,458 49.18% Increase35.21
BJP B. N. Prahlad 51,571 46.57% Increase27.17
Independent Ravi Krishna Reddy 1,861 1.68% New
NOTA None of the above 848 0.77% New
JD(S) Kalegowda 817 0.74% Decrease4.59
Margin of victory 2,887 2.61% Decrease2.82
Turnout 111,584 54.92% Decrease1.01
Registered electors 203,184 Increase18.87
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase29.78

Assembly Election 2013[edit | edit source]

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2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Jayanagar [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP B. N. Vijaya Kumar 43,990 19.40% Decrease29.03
INC M. C. Venugopal 31,678 13.97% Decrease9.11
JD(S) K. S. Sameeulla 12,097 5.33% Decrease6.39
LSP Rohith Patel 2,182 0.96% New
KJP Ravikumar. V 1,457 0.64% New
Margin of victory 12,312 5.43% Decrease19.92
Turnout 95,595 55.93% Increase8.82
Registered electors 170,932 Decrease9.67
BJP hold Swing Decrease29.03

Assembly Election 2008[edit | edit source]

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2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Jayanagar [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP B. N. Vijaya Kumar 43,164 48.43% Increase11.61
INC M. Suresh 20,570 23.08% Decrease15.64
Independent K. S. Sameeulla 11,882 13.33% New
JD(S) Narayan Raju. K 10,444 11.72% Decrease11.25
BSP Dr. K. Venkatesh 788 0.88% New
Independent B. G. Arun Kumar 535 0.60% New
Margin of victory 22,594 25.35% Increase23.45
Turnout 89,147 47.11% Decrease3.06
Registered electors 189,232 Decrease32.13
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase9.71

Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]

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2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Jayanagar [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ramalinga Reddy 54,078 38.72% Decrease9.66
BJP Vijayakumar. V. N 51,428 36.82% Decrease1.59
JD(S) Jameer Ahmed Khan 32,086 22.97% Increase20.16
Kannada Nadu Party Manjunath. S 918 0.66% New
Margin of victory 2,650 1.90% Decrease8.07
Turnout 139,890 50.17% Decrease5.59
Registered electors 278,823 Increase11.26
INC hold Swing Decrease9.66

Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]

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1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Jayanagar [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ramalinga Reddy 67,604 48.38% Increase11.00
BJP B. N. Vijaya Kumar 53,673 38.41% Increase3.25
Independent D. Chandrappa 13,473 9.64% New
JD(S) Shahtaj Khanan 3,929 2.81% New
Independent Naseer Pasha 1,048 0.75% New
Margin of victory 13,931 9.97% Increase7.76
Turnout 139,729 55.76% Increase0.16
Registered electors 250,609 Increase18.79
INC hold Swing Increase11.00

Assembly Election 1994[edit | edit source]

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1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Jayanagar [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ramalinga Reddy 43,215 37.38% Decrease11.18
BJP K. N. Subba Reddy 40,656 35.16% Increase23.32
JD M. Chandra Sekhar 21,234 18.37% Decrease8.14
INC Abdul Kareem Sab 5,167 4.47% New
JP P. Chandra Shekar 1,597 1.38% New
BSP Mohammed Nazeer Ahmed 1,434 1.24% Decrease0.70
Margin of victory 2,559 2.21% Decrease19.84
Turnout 117,291 55.60% Increase18.93
Registered electors 210,966 Decrease2.05
INC hold Swing Decrease11.18

Assembly Election 1989[edit | edit source]

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1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Jayanagar [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ramalinga Reddy 37,836 48.56% Increase10.50
JD M. Chandrasekhar 20,655 26.51% New
BJP K. V. Srinivasa Bhat 9,228 11.84% Increase5.41
JP K. L. Gangadhara Gowda 3,510 4.50% New
AIML Mohtashan Khalil 2,632 3.38% New
BSP T. Upendra 1,513 1.94% New
Independent P. K. Basha 601 0.77% New
Margin of victory 17,181 22.05% Increase6.05
Turnout 78,992 36.67% Decrease16.30
Registered electors 215,384 Increase44.03
INC gain from JP Swing Decrease5.50

Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]

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1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Jayanagar [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP M. Chandrasekhar 42,391 54.06% Increase0.10
INC Ramalinga Reddy 29,842 38.06% Increase10.31
BJP M. Gopalakrishna Adiga 5,043 6.43% Decrease9.61
LKD Safeerulla Khan 960 1.22% New
Margin of victory 12,549 16.00% Decrease10.21
Turnout 79,209 52.97% Decrease2.27
Registered electors 149,537 Increase15.58
JP hold Swing Increase0.10

Assembly Election 1983[edit | edit source]

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1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Jayanagar [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP M. Chandrasekhar 37,687 53.96% Decrease2.63
INC Mallur Ananda Rao 19,381 27.75% Increase25.85
BJP K. A. Seshagiri Rao 11,205 16.04% New
Margin of victory 18,306 26.21% Decrease1.54
Turnout 71,467 55.24% Decrease7.17
Registered electors 129,383 Increase27.12
JP hold Swing Decrease2.63

Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]

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1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Jayanagar [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP M. Chandrasekhar 35,209 56.59% New
INC(I) Sathyanarayana. M. G 17,941 28.84% New
Independent Govindaswamy. M. T 3,700 5.95% New
Independent Jayaraj. M. P 1,471 2.36% New
INC Gundu Rao. M. C 1,184 1.90% New
Independent Athik Ahmed. H. R 622 1.00% New
Independent Bakthatchala 605 0.97% New
Independent Shivaiah. K 381 0.61% New
Margin of victory 17,268 27.75%
Turnout 63,523 62.41%
Registered electors 101,779
JP win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. Election Commission of India (15 May 2023). "2023 Elections". Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. The Hindu (13 May 2023). "High drama at counting centre for Jayanagar constituency as BJP wins by 16 votes". Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.
  13. "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.

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