| Melukote | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 188 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| File:188-Melukote constituency.svg | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mandya |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mandya |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 200,184[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | [[Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha|Template:Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha/meta/shortname]] |
| Alliance | [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|Template:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance/meta/shortname]] |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | C. S. Puttaraju |
Melukote Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]
It is part of Mandya district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | C. S. Puttaraju | Janata Dal | |
| 2013 | K. S. Puttannaiah | Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha | |
| 2018 | C. S. Puttaraju | Janata Dal | |
| 2023 | Darshan Puttannaiah | Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 2023[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKP | Darshan Puttannaiah | 91,151 | 49.57% | New | |
| JD(S) | C. S. Puttaraju | 80,289 | 43.66% |  11.21
| |
| BJP | Dr. Indresh. N. S | 6,470 | 3.52% |  2.61
| |
| Kranti Sabha | Mahendra Kumar. K. R | 1,379 | 0.75% | New | |
| BSP | Yoganandagowda | 1,157 | 0.63% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 480 | 0.26% | 0.30
| |
| Margin of victory | 10,862 | 5.91% | 6.79
| ||
| Turnout | 183,954 | 91.89% | 2.37
| ||
| Registered electors | 200,184 | 2.40
| |||
| Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha gain from Janata Dal (Secular) | Swing | 5.30
|
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Assembly Election 2018[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | C. S. Puttaraju | 96,003 | 54.87% | 8.94
| |
| Swaraj India | Darshan Puttannaiah | 73,779 | 42.17% | New | |
| BJP | Sundahalli Somashekara | 1,595 | 0.91% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 979 | 0.56% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,224 | 12.70% | 6.26
| ||
| Turnout | 174,999 | 89.52% | 5.40
| ||
| Registered electors | 195,487 | 2.14
| |||
| Janata Dal (Secular) gain from Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha | Swing | 2.49
|
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Assembly Election 2013[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKP | K. S. Puttannaiah | 80,041 | 52.38% | 13.15
| |
| JD(S) | C. S. Puttaraju | 70,193 | 45.93% | 1.87
| |
| INC | L. D. Ravi | 2,314 | 1.51% | 1.79
| |
| Independent | Puttannaiah S/o Nanjappa | 1,605 | 1.05% | New | |
| Independent | S. Vasanthakumar | 1,368 | 0.90% | New | |
| BSP | Mahesha. M. M | 1,362 | 0.89% | 1.42
| |
| Margin of victory | 9,848 | 6.44% | 2.13
| ||
| Turnout | 161,011 | 84.12% | 4.36
| ||
| Registered electors | 191,398 | 9.41
| |||
| Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha gain from Janata Dal (Secular) | Swing | 4.58
|
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Assembly Election 2008[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | C. S. Puttaraju | 66,626 | 47.80% | New | |
| SKP | K. S. Puttannaiah | 54,681 | 39.23% | New | |
| INC | C. Annegowda | 4,600 | 3.30% | New | |
| BJP | K. Kempegowda | 4,265 | 3.06% | New | |
| BSP | Rangaswamy | 3,217 | 2.31% | New | |
| Independent | N. Basavaraju | 2,889 | 2.07% | New | |
| Independent | N. C. Puttaswamy | 2,179 | 1.56% | New | |
| SP | Govindaraju | 929 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,945 | 8.57% | |||
| Turnout | 139,542 | 79.76% | |||
| Registered electors | 174,942 | ||||
| Janata Dal (Secular) win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ↑ "2023 Karnataka Assembly Election Results - Melukote". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.