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Mahalakshmi Layout
Mahalakshmipuram
Constituency No. 156 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBangalore Urban
Established2008
Total electors292,040 (2023)[2]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBJP
Elected year2023
Preceded byN. L. Narendra Babu

Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly Constituency is one of the 224 legislative assembly segments of the state of Karnataka. It is a part of Bangalore Urban district and comes under Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency.

The constituency was formed in the year 2008, carved out of portions of Rajajinagar, Yelahanka and the erstwhile Uttarahalli Assembly constituencies.[3] The constituency is predominantly urban in nature with a mix of old residential areas, industrial areas and slums. It comprises the northern parts of West Bengaluru such as Mahalakshmi Layout, Nandini Layout, Yeshwanthapur APMC Yard, Goraguntepalya, Kanteerava Nagar, Shankar Nagar, Saraswathipura, Nagapura, Kurubarahalli, Kamalanagar, Vrishabhavathi Nagar and also parts of Basaveshwaranagar and Kamakshipalya.

The MLA for Mahalakshmi Layout as of 2023 is K. Gopalaiah of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1]

Wards[edit | edit source]

Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency includes the following 7 wards of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP):

Ward No. Ward Name Corporator
43 Nandini Layout[4] K. V. Rajendra Kumar[4]
44 Marappanapalya[5] Mahadev M.[5]
67 Nagapura[6] Badregowda B.[6]
68 Mahalakshmipura[7] S. Keshavamurthy[7]
74 Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar[8] Gangamma Rajanna[8]
75 Shankar Mutt[9] M. Shivaraju[9]
102 Vrishabhavathi Nagar[10] Hemalatha Gopalaiah[10]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Member Party
2008 N. L. Narendra Babu Indian National Congress
2013 K. Gopalaiah Janata Dal
2018
2019 By-election [lower-alpha 1] Bharatiya Janata Party
2023
  1. Disqualified by the Hon'ble Speaker under the 10th Schedule of the Constitution with effect from 25/07/2019

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2023[edit | edit source]

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2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Mahalakshmi Layout
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP K. Gopalaiah 96,424 60.60% Increase1.13
INC Keshavamurthy. S 45,259 28.45% Increase6.64
JD(S) K. C. Rajanna 9,241 5.81% Decrease10.47
UPP Lakshminarayana. M. R 2,853 1.79% Increase0.56
NOTA None of the above 2,286 1.44% Increase0.03
AAP Shanthala Damle 1,600 1.01% New
Margin of victory 51,165 32.16% Decrease5.50
Turnout 159,167 54.50% Increase3.29
Registered electors 292,040 Increase2.15
BJP hold Swing Increase1.13

Assembly By-election 2019[edit | edit source]

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2019 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-election : Mahalakshmi Layout [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP K. Gopalaiah 85,889 59.47% Increase30.00
INC M. Shivaraju 31,503 21.81% Increase8.99
JD(S) Dr. Girish K. Nashi 23,516 16.28% Decrease38.90
NOTA None of the above 2,035 1.41% Increase0.32
UPP Asha Rani .V 1,771 1.23% New
Margin of victory 54,386 37.66% Increase11.95
Turnout 146,400 51.21% Decrease3.48
Registered electors 285,897 Decrease2.21
BJP gain from Janata Dal (Secular) Swing Increase4.29

Assembly Election 2018[edit | edit source]

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2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Mahalakshmi Layout [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(S) K. Gopalaiah 88,218 55.18% Decrease5.88
BJP N. L. Narendra Babu 47,118 29.47% Increase7.73
INC Manjunatha. H. S 20,496 12.82% Decrease34.05
NOTA None of the above 1,739 1.09% New
Margin of victory 41,100 25.71% Increase11.52
Turnout 159,881 54.69% Decrease5.59
Registered electors 292,364 Increase19.04
JD(S) hold Swing Decrease5.88

Assembly Election 2013[edit | edit source]

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2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Mahalakshmi Layout [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(S) K. Gopalaiah 66,127 61.06% Increase36.28
INC N. L. Narendra Babu 50,757 46.87% Increase9.25
BJP S. Harish 23,545 21.74% Decrease13.03
KJP Veeresh Kumar. T 2,936 2.71% New
LSP Rajshree Muralidhar 1,168 1.08% New
Independent K. N. Sridhar 967 0.89% New
Margin of victory 15,370 14.19% Increase11.35
Turnout 148,061 60.28% Increase8.78
Registered electors 245,603 Increase11.53
Janata Dal (Secular) gain from INC Swing Increase23.44

Assembly Election 2008[edit | edit source]

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2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Mahalakshmi Layout [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. L. Narendra Babu 42,652 37.62% New
BJP R. V. Hareesh 39,427 34.77% New
JD(S) K. Gopalaiah 28,097 24.78% New
Independent V. Harish 1,054 0.93% New
BSP Somu 708 0.62% New
Margin of victory 3,225 2.84%
Turnout 113,404 51.50%
Registered electors 220,222
INC win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mahalakshmi Layout Constituency Result: BJP' K. Gopalaiah wins by 54,386 votes
  2. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. Know your constituency: Mahalakshmi Layout
  4. 4.0 4.1 Ward #43, Nandini Layout
  5. 5.0 5.1 Ward #44, Marappana Palya
  6. 6.0 6.1 Ward #67, Nagapura
  7. 7.0 7.1 Ward #68, Mahalakshimpuram
  8. 8.0 8.1 Ward #74, Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar
  9. 9.0 9.1 Ward #75, Shankar Matt
  10. 10.0 10.1 Ward #102, Vrushabhavathi Nagar
  11. "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  12. CANDIDATE WISE VOTES DETAILS
  13. "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.
  14. "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.

External links[edit | edit source]

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