| Bellary | |
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| Constituency No. 93 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bellary |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bellary |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 238,361[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | N. Y. Gopalakrishna |
Bellary Rural Assembly constituency (or just Bellary) is one of the 224 seats in the Karnataka State Assembly in India. It is part of Bellary Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency has been reserved for Scheduled Tribes since the 2008 delimitation. It is a stronghold of B. Sriramulu. It consists of 11 wards of Bellary City. The areas Cowl Bazar, TB Sanatorium, and Contonment belong to this constituency. It has both urban and rural voters.
Geographical scope[edit | edit source]
The constituency comprises ward nos. 4, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 of Ballari Municipal Corporation lying in Ballari taluka. Urban voters in Bellary (ST) assembly were 85,124 which was 38% in the 2011 census; rural voters were 138,887 which was around 62%.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 2023[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| INC | B. Nagendra | 103,836 | 56.84% |  8.30
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| BJP | B. Sriramulu | 74,536 | 40.80% |  6.10
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| NOTA | None of the above | 1,142 | 0.63% | 0.41
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| Margin of victory | 29,300 | 16.04% | 14.40
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| Turnout | 182,815 | 76.70% | 1.99
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| Registered electors | 238,361 | 8.70
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| INC hold | Swing | 8.30
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Assembly Election 2018[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| INC | B. Nagendra | 79,186 | 48.54% | 12.77
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| BJP | Sanna Pakkirappa | 76,507 | 46.90% | 9.78
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| JD(S) | D. Ramesh | 3,212 | 1.97% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,695 | 1.04% | 0.17
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| Margin of victory | 2,679 | 1.64% | 22.55
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| Turnout | 163,834 | 74.71% | 1.41
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| Registered electors | 219,291 | 16.44
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| INC hold | Swing | 12.77
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Assembly By-election 2014[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| INC | N. Y. Gopalakrishna | 83,906 | 61.31% | 26.52
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| BJP | Obalesh | 50,802 | 37.12% | 35.05
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| NOTA | None of the above | 1,190 | 0.87% | New | |
| Parcham Party of India | B. Raghu | 1,144 | 0.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 33,104 | 24.19% | 3.68
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| Turnout | 138,048 | 73.30% | 1.98
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| Registered electors | 188,336 | 8.79
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| INC gain from Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress | Swing | 1.34
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Assembly Election 2013[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress | B. Sriramulu | 74,854 | 62.65% | New | |
| INC | Asundi Vannurappa | 41,560 | 34.79% | 12.31
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| JD(S) | Meenalli Tayanna | 3,958 | 3.31% | New | |
| BJP | Hulugappa Ponnuru | 2,478 | 2.07% | 12.01
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| KJP | Pandu Byalachinte | 2,347 | 1.96% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 33,294 | 27.87% | 10.06
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| Turnout | 130,320 | 75.28% | 3.62
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| Registered electors | 173,111 | 0.54
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| Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress gain from Independent | Swing | 2.24
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Assembly By-election 2011[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | B. Sriramulu | 74,527 | 60.41% | New | |
| INC | B. Ramprasad | 27,737 | 22.48% | 10.43
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| BJP | Gadilimgappa | 17,366 | 14.08% | 42.15
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| Independent | B. Ramprasad | 1,116 | 0.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 46,790 | 37.93% | 14.60
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| Turnout | 123,381 | 71.66% | 11.82
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| Registered electors | 172,173 | 6.59
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| Independent gain from BJP | Swing | 4.18
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Assembly Election 2008[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| BJP | B. Sriramulu | 61,991 | 56.23% | New | |
| INC | B. Ramprasad | 36,275 | 32.91% | New | |
| JD(S) | K. Chennappa | 5,207 | 4.72% | New | |
| Independent | Dodda Govinda | 2,593 | 2.35% | New | |
| Independent | Jaliyal Rudrappa | 1,580 | 1.43% | New | |
| BSP | B. Srinivasa | 1,522 | 1.38% | New | |
| Independent | Devadas | 1,071 | 0.97% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 25,716 | 23.33% | |||
| Turnout | 110,300 | 59.84% | |||
| Registered electors | 184,316 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ↑ "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. [[]]. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.