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Yeswanthpur
Constituency No. 153 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBangalore Urban
Lok Sabha constituencyBangalore North
Established1961 (first establishment),
2008 (second establishment)
Total electors564,208 (2023)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded byShobha Karandlaje

Yeswanthpur Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, southern India. It is also part of Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Member Party
1962 Krishna Byre Gowda Indian National Congress
2008 Shobha Karandlaje Bharatiya Janata Party
2013 S. T. Somashekhar Indian National Congress
2018
2019 By-election [lower-alpha 1] Bharatiya Janata Party
2023
  1. Disqualified by the Hon'ble Speaker under the 10th Schedule of the Constitution with effect from 25/07/2019

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2023[edit | edit source]

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2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Yeshvanthapura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP S. T. Somashekhar 169,149 47.26% Decrease4.11
JD(S) T. N. Javarayi Gowda 154,031 43.04% Increase1.50
INC S. Balraj Gowda 21,684 6.06% Increase0.48
UPP Uday Kumar 4,298 1.20% Increase0.52
NOTA None of the above 2,857 0.80% Decrease0.20
AAP Shashidhar. C. Aradhya 2,199 0.61% New
Margin of victory 15,118 4.22% Decrease5.61
Turnout 357,998 63.45% Increase4.31
Registered electors 564,208 Increase17.30
BJP hold Swing Decrease4.11

Assembly By-election 2019[edit | edit source]

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2019 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-election : Yeshvanthapura [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP S. T. Somashekhar 144,722 51.37% Increase30.72
JD(S) T. N. Javarayi Gowda 117,023 41.54% Increase5.13
INC P. Nagaraj 15,714 5.58% Decrease34.56
NOTA None of the above 2,812 1.00% Increase0.49
UPP Manjunatha. M 1,915 0.68% New
Margin of victory 27,699 9.83% Increase6.10
Turnout 284,446 59.14% Decrease1.37
Registered electors 480,986 Increase1.30
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase11.23

Assembly Election 2018[edit | edit source]

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2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Yeshvanthapura [4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC S. T. Somashekhar 115,273 40.14% Decrease23.22
JD(S) T. N. Javarayi Gowda 104,562 36.41% Decrease11.63
BJP Jaggesh 59,308 20.65% Increase13.94
NOTA None of the above 1,453 0.51% New
Margin of victory 10,711 3.73% Decrease11.59
Turnout 287,331 60.51% Decrease5.73
Registered electors 474,817 Increase35.79
INC hold Swing Decrease23.22

Assembly Election 2013[edit | edit source]

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2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Yeshvanthapura [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC S. T. Somashekhar 120,380 63.36% Increase25.79
JD(S) T. N. Javarayi Gowda 91,280 48.04% Increase26.15
BJP H. L. Krishnappa 12,747 6.71% Decrease31.58
Margin of victory 29,100 15.32% Increase14.60
Turnout 231,604 66.24% Increase9.47
Registered electors 349,667 Increase31.87
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase25.07

Assembly Election 2008[edit | edit source]

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2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Yeshvanthapura [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Shobha Karandlaje 57,643 38.29% New
INC S. T. Somashekhar 56,561 37.57% Decrease7.02
JD(S) Panchalingaiah 32,947 21.89% New
Independent M. U. Venkateshaiah 2,062 1.37% New
BSP Bettegowda. G 1,331 0.88% New
Margin of victory 1,082 0.72% Decrease1.30
Turnout 150,548 56.77% Decrease1.84
Registered electors 265,168 Increase358.19
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease6.30

Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]

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1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Yeshvanthapura [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Krishna Byre Gowda 14,215 44.59% New
Independent B. Narayanaswamappa 13,570 42.57% New
CPI K. Vajravelu 2,890 9.07% New
Independent K. Nanjaiah 1,205 3.78% New
Margin of victory 645 2.02%
Turnout 33,921 58.61%
Registered electors 57,873
INC win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election -2018". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. "Karnataka 2018 - Candidate-wise Votes Details" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Chief Election Office - Karnataka. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. "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.
  7. "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.
  8. "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.

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