| Chittapur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 40 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Kalaburagi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gulbarga |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 235,755[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Valmiki Nayak |
Chittapur Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. Chittapur is also part of Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3][4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Rudrappa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Vijaya Devi Raghavender Rao | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | R. Nagappa | ||
| 1972 | Vijay Desai | ||
| 1978 | Prabhakar. R. Telkar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | Vishawanath Hebbal Patil | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | Baburao Chinchansur | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Vishawanath Hebbal Patil | Janata Dal | |
| 2008 | Mallikarjun Kharge | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 By-election [lower-alpha 1] | Valmiki Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Priyank Kharge | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
- ↑ Resigned on 29/05/2009
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 2023[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Priyank Kharge | 81,323 | 53.08% |  3.43
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| BJP | Manikanta Rathod | 67,683 | 44.18% |  2.35
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| AAP | Jagadish S. Sagar | 962 | 0.63% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 816 | 0.53% | 0.22
| |
| Margin of victory | 13,640 | 8.90% | 5.77
| ||
| Turnout | 153,242 | 65.00% | 4.46
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| Registered electors | 235,755 | 1.65
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 3.43
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Assembly Election 2018[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Priyank Kharge | 69,700 | 49.65% | 1.37
| |
| BJP | Valmiki Nayak | 65,307 | 46.53% | 18.45
| |
| BSP | Devaraja. V. K | 1,218 | 0.87% | 0.09
| |
| AIMEP | Raju Hadnoor | 1,136 | 0.81% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,052 | 0.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,393 | 3.13% | 19.81
| ||
| Turnout | 140,397 | 60.54% | 4.57
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| Registered electors | 231,920 | 21.78
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.37
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Assembly Election 2013[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Priyank Kharge | 69,379 | 51.02% | 7.02
| |
| BJP | Valmiki Nayak | 38,188 | 28.08% | 17.43
| |
| KJP | Gurunath | 9,596 | 7.06% | New | |
| Independent | Raju Mukkanna Wadi | 1,546 | 1.14% | New | |
| BSP | Ayyappa Ramateerth | 1,310 | 0.96% | 0.32
| |
| WPOI | Dhanalaxmi Rathod | 1,103 | 0.81% | New | |
| Independent | Mahesh Kashi | 982 | 0.72% | New | |
| JD(S) | Tippanna Odeyaraj | 955 | 0.70% | 3.91
| |
| Margin of victory | 31,191 | 22.94% | 21.43
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| Turnout | 124,004 | 65.11% | 8.18
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| Registered electors | 190,446 | 2.03
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 5.51
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Assembly By-election 2009[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Valmiki Nayak | 48,365 | 45.51% | 11.62
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| INC | Priyank Kharge | 46,759 | 44.00% | 8.13
| |
| JD(S) | Basavaraj Bennur | 4,904 | 4.61% | 2.27
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| BPP | Shankar Jadhav | 1,410 | 1.33% | New | |
| BSP | Ayyappa Ramateerth | 1,356 | 1.28% | 0.93
| |
| Independent | S. R. Ghattargi | 1,286 | 1.21% | New | |
| Independent | Devindra S/o Hanmanth | 977 | 0.92% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,606 | 1.51% | 16.73
| ||
| Turnout | 106,276 | 56.93% | 4.89
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| Registered electors | 186,663 | 1.56
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 6.62
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Assembly Election 2008[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mallikarjun Kharge | 49,837 | 52.13% | 24.06
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| BJP | Valmiki Kamalu Nayak | 32,395 | 33.89% | 20.09
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| JD(S) | Basavaraj Bennur | 6,574 | 6.88% | 41.08
| |
| Independent | Tippanna Odeyaraj | 2,419 | 2.53% | New | |
| BSP | Raju Mukkanna Wadi | 2,112 | 2.21% | 0.57
| |
| JD(U) | Savita. H. Rathod | 1,254 | 1.31% | New | |
| LJP | Husenappa Hulagappa Kalli Lingasur | 1,009 | 1.06% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,442 | 18.24% | 1.65
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| Turnout | 95,652 | 52.04% | 6.13
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| Registered electors | 183,801 | 25.38
| |||
| INC gain from Janata Dal (Secular) | Swing | 4.17
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Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Vishawanath Hebbal Patil | 40,871 | 47.96% | 47.13
| |
| INC | Baburao Basavannappa Chinchansur | 23,921 | 28.07% | 24.58
| |
| BJP | Dr. Prabhuraj Kanta | 11,760 | 13.80% | New | |
| Kannada Nadu Party | Patil. B. G | 2,845 | 3.34% | New | |
| BSP | Md. Maqbool Khan Madrkhan | 2,373 | 2.78% | New | |
| JP | Md. Masiuddin Klyani | 2,014 | 2.36% | New | |
| SP | Khaummuddin Bidri | 771 | 0.90% | 0.06
| |
| AIFB | Nagenderappa Gundi Malkhed | 657 | 0.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,950 | 19.89% | 9.27
| ||
| Turnout | 85,276 | 58.17% | 5.19
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| Registered electors | 146,590 | 16.44
| |||
| Janata Dal (Secular) gain from INC | Swing | 4.69
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Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Baburao Chinchansur | 39,919 | 52.65% | 16.33
| |
| JD(U) | Vishawanath Hebbal Patil | 31,863 | 42.02% | New | |
| Independent | Vishwanath Malakappa | 1,883 | 2.48% | New | |
| SP | Mohammed Ismail Khasim Sab | 638 | 0.84% | New | |
| JD(S) | Anna Rao Sannurkar | 633 | 0.83% | New | |
| Independent | Annappa Makikappa Nagoor | 550 | 0.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,056 | 10.62% | 9.44
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| Turnout | 79,768 | 63.36% | 2.98
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| Registered electors | 125,895 | 5.86
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| INC hold | Swing | 16.33
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Assembly Election 1994[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Baburao Chinchansur | 25,355 | 36.32% | 14.06
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| Independent | Vishawanath Hebbal Patil | 24,529 | 35.14% | New | |
| INC | Karsiddappa | 5,165 | 7.40% | New | |
| BJP | Sivalingappa Patil Bhagodi | 4,272 | 6.12% | 5.29
| |
| JD | Revansiddappa Bhagodi | 2,287 | 3.28% | 10.81
| |
| BSP | Abdul Rasheed Phylvan | 2,032 | 2.91% | New | |
| Independent | Tippusing | 1,079 | 1.55% | New | |
| Independent | Bandeppa Devantgi | 1,066 | 1.53% | New | |
| Independent | Anand. K. Malkar | 872 | 1.25% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 826 | 1.18% | 16.94
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| Turnout | 71,812 | 60.38% | 0.19
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| Registered electors | 118,926 | 9.59
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 14.06
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Assembly Election 1989[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Baburao Chinchansur | 30,786 | 50.38% | 8.24
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| JP | Vishawanath Hebbal Patil | 19,717 | 32.27% | New | |
| JD | Revansiddappa Bhagodi | 8,607 | 14.09% | New | |
| Independent | Mallikarjun | 976 | 1.60% | New | |
| Kranti Sabha | Baswareddy Karreddy | 510 | 0.83% | New | |
| BJP | T. K. Kale Kashinathrao | 506 | 0.83% | 0.89
| |
| Margin of victory | 11,069 | 18.12% | 10.74
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| Turnout | 65,317 | 60.19% | 5.16
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| Registered electors | 108,523 | 24.52
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| INC gain from JP | Swing | 0.86
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Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Vishawanath Hebbal Patil | 23,038 | 49.52% | 6.58
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| INC | Hanumanthraya Allur | 19,605 | 42.14% | 9.36
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| LKD | Tukaram Joteappa | 1,775 | 3.82% | 2.79
| |
| Independent | S. Lingayya | 909 | 1.95% | New | |
| BJP | Baswaraj Shantappa Patil | 801 | 1.72% | New | |
| Independent | Srimanth Siddappa | 391 | 0.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,433 | 7.38% | 15.94
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| Turnout | 47,964 | 55.03% | 2.67
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| Registered electors | 87,156 | 12.04
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| JP hold | Swing | 6.58
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Assembly Election 1983[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Vishawanath Hebbal Patil | 22,096 | 56.10% | 29.12
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| INC | Prabhaker Raghavendrarao | 12,911 | 32.78% | 19.02
| |
| LKD | Neeranna Timmaji | 2,603 | 6.61% | New | |
| Independent | Ramdev. S. Verma | 657 | 1.67% | New | |
| Independent | Rachayya Gangayya Korwar | 474 | 1.20% | New | |
| Independent | M. A. Sattar | 329 | 0.84% | New | |
| Independent | Shivasharnappa Bashateppa | 316 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,185 | 23.32% | 5.77
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| Turnout | 40,727 | 52.36% | 0.54
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| Registered electors | 77,790 | 5.84
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| JP gain from INC(I) | Swing | 0.02
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Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Prabhakar. R. Telkar | 20,814 | 56.08% | New | |
| JP | Kusumakar Desai | 10,015 | 26.98% | New | |
| INC | Subhash Shankarshetty Patil | 5,108 | 13.76% | 38.75
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| Independent | Satyanarayan Vyas | 1,180 | 3.18% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,799 | 29.09% | 16.89
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| Turnout | 38,878 | 52.90% | 5.71
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| Registered electors | 73,497 | 4.64
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| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 3.57
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Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijay Desai | 18,392 | 52.51% | 7.25
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| INC(O) | B. Revansidappa Kanta | 14,119 | 40.31% | New | |
| ABJS | Budanna Mahadev | 2,513 | 7.18% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,273 | 12.20% | 16.55
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| Turnout | 36,373 | 47.19% | 4.22
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| Registered electors | 77,077 | 31.33
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| INC hold | Swing | 7.25
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Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Nagappa | 17,088 | 59.76% | 6.75
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| SWA | P. Ramreddy | 8,867 | 31.01% | 2.07
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| CPI | S. Fakirappa | 2,433 | 8.51% | 9.54
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| Independent | S. Baswanappa | 204 | 0.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,221 | 28.75% | 4.68
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| Turnout | 30,173 | 51.41% | 8.15
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| Registered electors | 58,690 | 11.94
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| INC hold | Swing | 6.75
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Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijaya Devi Raghavender Rao | 11,296 | 53.01% | 13.34
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| SWA | Shantmallappa Anna Rao Bhankur | 6,167 | 28.94% | New | |
| CPI | Srinivas Rao Gudi | 3,847 | 18.05% | 10.47
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| Margin of victory | 5,129 | 24.07% | 16.22
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| Turnout | 22,680 | 43.26% | 7.60
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| Registered electors | 52,431 | 5.69
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| INC hold | Swing | 13.34
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Assembly Election 1957[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijaya Devi Raghavender Rao | 7,018 | 39.67% | 43.71
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| Independent | Shantappa Sangapa Herur | 5,629 | 31.82% | New | |
| CPI | Sharnappa Fakirappa | 5,045 | 28.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,389 | 7.85% | 58.92
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| Turnout | 17,692 | 35.66% | 7.36
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| Registered electors | 49,610 | 10.64
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| INC hold | Swing | 43.71
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Assembly Election 1952[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rudrappa | 13,103 | 83.38% | New | |
| Shantappa Sangappa Herur | 2,611 | 16.62% | New | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,492 | 66.77% | |||
| Turnout | 15,714 | 28.30% | |||
| Registered electors | 55,519 | ||||
| INC 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. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Chittapur Assembly constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "List of elected members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly". kar.nic. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Chittapur Election Result 2018 Live: Chittapur Assembly Elections Results (Vidhan Sabha Polls Result)". News18. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 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, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Hyderabad" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 June 2016.