| Bharathinagar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Division | Bangalore |
| District | Bangalore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore Central |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
Bharathinagar Assembly constituency was one of the 225 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. It was also part of Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency. It was abolished in 2008 and to form a new Assembly seat territorially, called Sarvagnanagar.[1][2][3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | M. A. Amalorpavam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | D. Poosalingam | Independent politician | |
| 1978 | Michael Fernandes | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | |||
| 1985 | K. J. George | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | N. Rajanna | Janata Dal | |
| 1999 | Alexander. J | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Nirmal Surana | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nirmal Surana | 27,867 | 44.22% | ||
| INC | Alexander. J | 22,986 | 36.48% | ||
| JD(S) | N. Rajanna | 8,361 | 13.27% | ||
| Independent | Francis Jackson | 1,622 | 2.57% | New | |
| Independent | Ruth Manorama | 1,026 | 1.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,881 | 7.75% | |||
| Turnout | 63,027 | 49.83% | |||
| Registered electors | 126,479 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Alexander. J | 23,466 | 36.56% | ||
| JD(U) | R. Pradeep Kumar Reddy | 13,067 | 20.36% | New | |
| BJP | M. Narayanagowda | 11,276 | 17.57% | ||
| JD(S) | N. Rajanna | 7,220 | 11.25% | New | |
| Independent | M. Paree | 7,187 | 11.20% | New | |
| AIADMK | V. A. Pugazhendi | 850 | 1.32% | ||
| Independent | Harbansingh | 690 | 1.07% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,399 | 16.20% | |||
| Turnout | 64,189 | 52.00% | |||
| Registered electors | 123,434 | ||||
| INC gain from JD | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1994[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | N. Rajanna | 20,232 | 33.68% | New | |
| INC | M. J. Victor | 11,086 | 18.45% | ||
| AIADMK | V. Pugazhandi | 7,810 | 13.00% | New | |
| INC | K. J. George | 7,642 | 12.72% | New | |
| BJP | Philomena Peris | 7,202 | 11.99% | New | |
| Independent | Michael Fernandes | 2,113 | 3.52% | New | |
| Independent | Shanthakumar | 1,282 | 2.13% | New | |
| CPI | H. Mahadevan | 927 | 1.54% | New | |
| JP | Karunakaran | 627 | 1.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,146 | 15.22% | |||
| Turnout | 60,921 | 56.18% | |||
| Registered electors | 108,431 | ||||
| JD gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1989[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. J. George | 36,198 | 57.53% | ||
| CPI(M) | S. Suryanarayana Rao | 12,387 | 19.69% | New | |
| JP | N. Rajanna | 10,021 | 15.93% | New | |
| AIML | Ibrahimkhan | 1,975 | 3.14% | New | |
| Independent | R. Samuel | 842 | 1.34% | New | |
| Independent | T. J. Abraham | 444 | 0.71% | New | |
| Independent | M. Pushparajan | 442 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 23,811 | 37.84% | |||
| Turnout | 65,262 | 56.54% | |||
| Registered electors | 115,418 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. J. George | 22,141 | 43.10% | ||
| JP | Michael Fernandes | 18,195 | 35.42% | ||
| Independent | V. Shivashankar | 5,264 | 10.25% | New | |
| Independent | M. Sundar | 4,925 | 9.59% | New | |
| Independent | Jaga | 529 | 1.03% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,946 | 7.68% | |||
| Turnout | 51,896 | 54.31% | |||
| Registered electors | 95,556 | ||||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1983[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Michael Fernandes | 20,369 | 40.50% | ||
| INC | K. J. George | 15,285 | 30.39% | ||
| Independent | D. Poosalingam | 11,806 | 23.47% | New | |
| Independent | S. R. Prakash | 845 | 1.68% | New | |
| BJP | Sathyanarayana | 568 | 1.13% | New | |
| Independent | A. G. Mohammed Adam | 447 | 0.89% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,084 | 10.11% | |||
| Turnout | 51,173 | 60.38% | |||
| Registered electors | 84,745 | ||||
| JP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Michael Fernandes | 14,106 | 29.39% | New | |
| INC(I) | Muniswamy. M | 13,498 | 28.12% | New | |
| DMK | D. Poosalingam | 9,434 | 19.66% | New | |
| AIADMK | Padmanabhan. R | 5,709 | 11.89% | New | |
| Independent | Mohamad Dastagir | 2,089 | 4.35% | New | |
| INC | Gangaraj. H. D | 1,566 | 3.26% | ||
| Independent | D. Bhashkaran | 844 | 1.76% | New | |
| RPI | Jayaram Alias Massay. M | 401 | 0.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 608 | 1.27% | |||
| Turnout | 48,821 | 65.01% | |||
| Registered electors | 75,103 | ||||
| JP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | D. Poosalingam | 15,810 | 40.95% | New | |
| INC | C. Sharada | 13,450 | 34.84% | ||
| Independent | D. Bhashkaran | 3,769 | 9.76% | New | |
| INC(O) | S. Sunder Raj | 3,724 | 9.65% | New | |
| Independent | M. Jayaram Alias Musay | 565 | 1.46% | New | |
| Independent | P. C. G. Paul | 345 | 0.89% | New | |
| Independent | K. P. Mir Chandani | 319 | 0.83% | New | |
| Independent | Krishnakant Mishra | 319 | 0.83% | New | |
| SWA | M. S. Mases | 303 | 0.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,360 | 6.11% | |||
| Turnout | 39,527 | 52.87% | |||
| Registered electors | 74,756 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. A. Amalorpavam | 10,808 | 33.15% | New | |
| Independent | D. Poosalingam | 10,560 | 32.39% | New | |
| Independent | D. Bhashkaran | 4,379 | 13.43% | New | |
| Independent | S. S. Raj | 3,941 | 12.09% | New | |
| Independent | A. A. Michael | 1,811 | 5.55% | New | |
| Independent | P. R. Murthy | 1,107 | 3.40% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 248 | 0.76% | |||
| Turnout | 33,869 | 52.11% | |||
| Registered electors | 64,993 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sitting and previous MLAs from Bharathinagar Assembly Constituency
- ↑ "Delimitation Order, 1967". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India official website. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.