Basavanagudi Assembly constituency
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Basavanagudi Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. Basavanagudi is also part of Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency.[2] It has also been considered as a stronghold of the BJP as it has won the constituency by a large margin multiple times.[3] Congress has only won the seat once in 2004 in the span of the past 45 years. The constituency is dominated by Brahmins and Vokkaligas. Middle and upper middle class people are in significant numbers and senior citizens make up almost a third of the electorate.[4]
| Basavanagudi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 170 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| LS constituency | Bangalore South |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 233,600 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | K. Chandrashekhar |
Members of Legislative Assembly
editMysore State
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | P. R. Ramaiya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | L. S. Venkaji Rao | ||
| 1962 | M. Krishnappa | ||
| 1967 | P. Thimmaiah | Independent | |
| 1972 | Amir Rahamathulla Khan | Indian National Congress | |
Karnataka
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | T. R. Shamanna | Janata Party | |
| 1980^ | H. L. Thimme Gowda | ||
| 1983 | |||
| 1985 | Ramakrishna Hegde | ||
| 1989 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1994 | H. N. Nanje Gowda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | K. N. Subbareddy | ||
| 2004 | K. Chandrashekhar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 | L. A. Ravi Subramanya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018[5] | |||
| 2023[6][7] | |||
^by-election
Election results
edit2023
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | L. A. Ravi Subramanya | 78,854 | 61.47 | +3.01 | |
| INC | U. B. Venkatesh | 23,876 | 18.61 | +9.56 | |
| JD(S) | Aramane Shankar | 19,931 | 15.54 | −14.29 | |
| UPP | J. Rajini | 2,192 | 1.71 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,656 | 1.29 | −0.14 | |
| Majority | 54,978 | 42.86 | +13.63 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,286 | 54.92 | +1.91 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | L. A. Ravi Subramanya | 76,018 | 58.46 | ||
| JD(S) | K. Bagegowda | 38,009 | 29.83 | ||
| INC | M. Boregowda | 11,767 | 9.05 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,856 | 1.43 | ||
| Majority | 38,009 | 29.23 | |||
| Turnout | 1,30,043 | 53.01 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka-election-2023-result-bjps-ravi-subramanya-beats-congress-ub-venkatesh-by-54-978-votes-in-basavanagudi-11683977180166.html
- ^ Ramesh,DHNS, Sneha. "Karnataka polls: Clash of Brahmins in Basavanagudi". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Financialexpress (16 May 2018). "Karnataka election results 2018: Full list of constituency wise winners and losers from BJP, Congress, JD(S) in Karnataka assembly elections". Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ India Today (14 May 2023). "Karnataka Election Results 2023 winners: Full list of winning candidates". Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ Hindustan Times (13 May 2023). "Bangalore South election 2023 results LIVE: Govindraj Nagar, Vijay Nagar, Basavanagudi, Padmanabhanagar, BTM Layout". Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.