| Shimoga Rural | |
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| Constituency No. 111 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Division | Bangalore |
| District | Shimoga |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shimoga |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 212,458[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | [[Janata Dal (Secular)|Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/shortname]] |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | K. B. Ashok Naik |
Shimoga Rural Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]
It is part of Shimoga district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | K. G. Kumara Swamy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Sharada Puryanaik | Janata Dal | |
| 2018 | K. B. Ashok Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | Sharada Puryanaik | Janata Dal | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 2023[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Sharada Puryanaik | 86,340 | 47.74% |  9.68
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| BJP | K. B. Ashok Naik | 71,198 | 39.37% |  0.88
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| INC | Dr. Sreenivas Kariyanna | 18,335 | 10.14% | 9.30
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| AAP | Manjunatha. S. S | 1,715 | 0.95% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,053 | 0.58% | 0.19
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| Margin of victory | 15,142 | 8.37% | 6.18
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| Turnout | 180,952 | 85.17% | 3.69
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| Registered electors | 212,458 | 0.43
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| Janata Dal (Secular) gain from BJP | Swing | 7.49
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Assembly Election 2018[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| BJP | K. B. Ashok Naik | 69,326 | 40.25% | 31.59
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| JD(S) | Sharada Puryanaik | 65,549 | 38.06% | 4.18
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| INC | Dr. Sreenivas Kariyanna | 33,493 | 19.44% | 5.39
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| NOTA | None of the above | 1,328 | 0.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,777 | 2.19% | 4.85
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| Turnout | 172,362 | 81.48% | 4.38
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| Registered electors | 211,546 | 13.72
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| BJP gain from Janata Dal (Secular) | Swing | 6.37
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Assembly Election 2013[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Sharada Puryanaik | 48,639 | 33.88% | 12.66
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| KJP | G. Basavannappa | 38,530 | 26.84% | New | |
| INC | Kariyanna | 35,640 | 24.83% | 1.22
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| BJP | K. G. Kumara Swamy | 12,435 | 8.66% | 36.72
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| Independent | Shivarudraiah Swamy | 1,874 | 1.31% | New | |
| Independent | V. Bhagavan | 1,499 | 1.04% | New | |
| JD(U) | L. Chandra Naik | 1,034 | 0.72% | New | |
| Independent | N. T. Shivamurthy | 1,005 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,109 | 7.04% | 12.28
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| Turnout | 143,425 | 77.10% | 6.79
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| Registered electors | 186,023 | 4.13
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| Janata Dal (Secular) gain from BJP | Swing | 11.50
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Assembly Election 2008[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| BJP | K. G. Kumara Swamy | 56,979 | 45.38% | New | |
| INC | Kariyanna | 32,714 | 26.05% | New | |
| JD(S) | Sharada Puryanaik | 26,644 | 21.22% | New | |
| Independent | Halappa. A. K | 2,441 | 1.94% | New | |
| BSP | M. Gurumurthy | 2,371 | 1.89% | New | |
| SP | Shanthaveera Naik | 1,770 | 1.41% | New | |
| Swarna Yuga Party | H. Kuberappa | 1,541 | 1.23% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 24,265 | 19.32% | |||
| Turnout | 125,601 | 70.31% | |||
| Registered electors | 178,637 | ||||
| BJP 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 - 2023 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ↑ "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Shimoga Rural". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ↑ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ↑ "Shimoga Rural Constituency Election Results 2018". The Times of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 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.
- ↑ "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.