Rajaji Nagar Assembly constituency
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| Rajajinagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 165 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| LS constituency | Bangalore Central |
| Established | 1976 |
| Total electors | 207,557 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | N. L. Narendra Babu |
Rajajinagar is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is a segment of Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]
Members of Vidhan Sabha
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 1977: Constituency did not exist
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| 1978 | Mallur Ananda Rao | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | M. S. Krishnan | Communist Party of India | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | K. Lakkanna | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | S. Suresh Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | N. L. Narendra Babu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 | S. Suresh Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 58,624 | 49.60 |  2.74
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| INC | Puttanna | 50,564 | 42.78 | 3.79
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| JD(S) | T. H. Anjanappa | 4,081 | 3.45 |  7.91
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| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,700 | 1.44 | 0.17
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| UPP | Mohan Kumar K. | 1,213 | 1.03 | ||
| Majority | 8,060 | 6.82 | 1.05
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| Turnout | 1,18,187 | 56.94 | 0.06
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| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 56,271 | 46.86 | 10.41
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| INC | G. Padmavathi | 46,818 | 38.99 | 16.24
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| JD(S) | H. M. Krishnamurthy | 13,637 | 11.36 | 4.22
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| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,931 | 1.61 | New | |
| Majority | 9,453 | 7.87 | 5.83
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| Turnout | 1,20,092 | 56.88 | 4.28
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| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2013
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 39,291 | 36.45 | 15.00
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| INC | R. Manjula Naidu | 24,524 | 22.75 | 13.51
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| KJP | Shobha Karandlaje | 20,909 | 19.40 | New | |
| JD(S) | S. T. Anand | 16,794 | 15.58 | 7.89
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| Majority | 14,767 | 13.70 | 1.49
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| Turnout | 1,07,802 | 61.16 | 8.56
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| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2008
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 49,655 | 51.45 | 7.44
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| INC | G. Padmavathi | 34,995 | 36.26 | 10.60
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| JD(S) | Ananda M. A. | 7,422 | 7.69 | 0.40
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| Majority | 14,660 | 15.19 | 12.34
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| Turnout | 1,20,092 | 52.60 | 1.69
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| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. L. Narendra Babu | 67,899 | 46.86 | 30.16
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| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 63,777 | 44.01 | 5.24
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| JD(S) | Huchappa J. | 10,573 | 7.29 | 7.92
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| Majority | 4,122 | 2.85 | 12.87
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| Turnout | 1,44,893 | 50.91 | 0.07
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| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
1999
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 53,554 | 38.77 | 8.75
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| Independent | N. L. Narendra Babu | 31,839 | 23.05 | N/A | |
| INC | Vasanthi Shivanna | 23,107 | 16.73 | 1.69
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| JD(S) | Huchappa J. | 21,005 | 15.21 | New | |
| Majority | 21,715 | 15.72 | 1.93
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| Turnout | 1,38,127 | 50.84 | 8.35
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| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
1994
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 67,175 | 47.52 | 31.72
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| JD | R. V. Hareesh | 47,677 | 33.73 | 9.61
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| INC | K. Lakkanna | 21,260 | 15.04 | 22.96
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| Majority | 19,498 | 13.79 | 0.09
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| Turnout | 1,43,050 | 59.19 | 1.55
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| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1989
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Lakkanna | 50,707 | 38.00 | 7.82
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| JD | R. V. Hareesh | 32,196 | 24.12 | New | |
| BJP | S. Suresh Kumar | 21,085 | 15.80 | 2.05
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| JP | Y. S. V. Datta | 20,287 | 15.20 | N/A | |
| CPI | M. S. Krishnan | 8,096 | 6.07 | 41.27
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| Majority | 18,511 | 13.88 | 4.75
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| Turnout | 1,38,750 | 57.64 | 5.00
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| INC gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
1985
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | M. S. Krishnan | 45,477 | 47.34 | 7.57
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| INC | S. D. Venkataiah | 28,997 | 30.18 | 11.06
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| BJP | Ramachandra Gowda | 17,144 | 17.85 | 1.23
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| Majority | 16,480 | 18.63 | 18.63
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| Turnout | 96,840 | 62.64 | 9.14
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| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
1983
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | M. S. Krishnan | 54,467 | 54.91 | New | |
| INC | H. D. Gangaraj | 18,964 | 19.12 | 11.90
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| BJP | B. R. Shivappa | 18,924 | 19.08 | New | |
| Majority | 35,503 | 35.79 | 14.20
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| Turnout | 1,01,173 | 62.64 | 4.31
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| CPI gain from JP | Swing | ||||
1978
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Mallur Ananda Rao | 42,693 | 52.62 | ||
| INC(I) | B. C. Somasekhar | 25,173 | 31.02 | ||
| Independent | K. Lakkanna | 5,382 | 6.63 | ||
| Majority | 17,520 | 21.59 | |||
| Turnout | 82,697 | 66.95 | |||
| JP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Fourteenth Karnataka Legislative Assembly". kla.kar.nic.in. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 3 February 2021.