Bangalore South Assembly constituency

Bangalore South
Bangalore South
Constituency No. 176 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
Division	Bangalore
District	Bangalore Urban
Lok Sabha constituency	Bangalore Rural
Established	1951 (first establishment); 2008 (second establishment)
Total electors	695,797 (2023)
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent M. Krishnappa
Party	BJP
Elected year	2023

Bangalore South Assembly constituency is one of the seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is part of Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency. Notably, Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency does not contain Bangalore South Assembly constituency.

Bangalore South Assembly seat was created for the second time when the delimitation of seats was carried out in 2008. While there are four Lok Sabha seats with the name of the city 'Bangalore' in their title, Bangalore South is the only Assembly seat among dozens in the city boundary which has the word 'Bangalore' in its title.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1952	A. V. Narasimha Reddy	Indian National Congress
1952	B. T. Kempa Raj	Indian National Congress
1957	R. Rangappa Reddy	Independent politician
1957	A. V. Narasimha Reddy	Indian National Congress
1962	D. Munichinnappa	Independent politician
2008	M. Krishnappa	Bharatiya Janata Party
2013
2018
2023

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Bangalore South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	M. Krishnappa	196,220	51.35%	3.61
	INC	R. K. Ramesh	146,521	38.35%	0.11
	JD(S)	H. P. Rajagopala Reddy	24,612	6.44%	4.88
	UPP	Manu M. M	4,360	1.14%	New
	AAP	Ashok Mruthyunjaya	2,585	0.68%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	4,006	1.05%	0.19
Margin of victory			49,699	13.01%	3.50
Turnout			382,161	54.92%	2.06
Total valid votes			382,112
Registered electors			695,797		15.21
	BJP hold		Swing	3.61

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Bangalore South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	M. Krishnappa	152,427	47.74%	7.07
	INC	R. K. Ramesh	122,068	38.24%	4.00
	JD(S)	R. Prabhakara Reddy	36,138	11.32%	27.32
	NOTA	None of the above	3,952	1.24%	New
Margin of victory			30,359	9.51%	6.67
Turnout			319,270	52.86%	3.17
Total valid votes			319,255
Registered electors			603,939		34.94
	BJP hold		Swing	7.07

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Bangalore South ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	M. Krishnappa	102,207	54.81%	12.24
	JD(S)	R. Prabhakara Reddy	72,045	38.64%	18.57
	INC	Dr. Tejaswini Gowda	63,849	34.24%	12.11
	KJP	Jagadish Reddy	3,936	2.11%	New
	Independent	Murali Mohan	1,975	1.06%	New
Margin of victory			30,162	16.18%	4.25
Turnout			250,782	56.03%	12.04
Total valid votes			186,461
Registered electors			447,562		17.82
	BJP hold		Swing	12.24

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Bangalore South ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	M. Krishnappa	71,114	42.57%	*New*
	INC	Sadananda. M	36,979	22.13%	12.80
	JD(S)	C. Manjunath	33,529	20.07%	New
	Independent	H. P. Rajagopala Reddy	17,726	10.61%	New
	BSP	R. Manjunath	2,300	1.38%	New
	Independent	A. Somashekar	1,755	1.05%	New
	Independent	N. S. Ravichandra	1,494	0.89%	New
Margin of victory			34,135	20.43%	2.57
Turnout			167,106	43.99%	18.29
Total valid votes			167,068
Registered electors			379,873		560.96
	BJP gain from Independent		Swing	10.22

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Bangalore South ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Munichinnappa	17,441	52.79%	*New*
	INC	B. Basavalingappa	11,540	34.93%	10.29
	SWA	K. Chikkanna	2,561	7.75%	New
	PSP	M. Narayanappa	1,494	4.52%	0.01
Margin of victory			5,901	17.86%	17.43
Turnout			35,793	62.28%	7.10
Total valid votes			33,036
Registered electors			57,473		30.83
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	29.02

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Bangalore South ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. V. Narasimha Reddy	13,702	23.77%	16.31
	Independent	R. Rangappa Reddy	13,452	23.33%	New
	INC	B. Basavalingappa	12,365	21.45%	18.63
	Independent	B. T. Kempa Raj	5,449	9.45%	New
	Independent	C. Basaviah	5,333	9.25%	New
	PSP	Shivarudrappa	2,610	4.53%	New
	CPI	Krishnama Raju	2,509	4.35%	New
	Independent	P. S. Chinnappa	2,229	3.87%	New
Margin of victory			250	0.43%	1.88
Turnout			57,649	69.38%	9.89
Total valid votes			57,649
Registered electors			83,089		8.73
	INC hold		Swing	2.57

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Bangalore South ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. V. Narasimha Reddy	9,637	21.20%	*New*
	INC	B. T. Kempa Raj	8,586	18.89%	*New*
	Independent	S. A. Narayana Reddy	6,471	14.23%	New
	Independent	Nilgiri. G. Sanjeevaiah	5,377	11.83%	New
	Socialist Party (India)	R. Rama Reddy	4,714	10.37%	New
	KMPP	B. M. Krishna Murthy	3,647	8.02%	New
	KMPP	S. S. Pillai	2,376	5.23%	New
	Independent	H. Nanjappa	2,022	4.45%	New
	Independent	Mylarappa	1,317	2.90%	New
Margin of victory			1,051	2.31%
Turnout			45,462	59.49%
Total valid votes			45,462
Registered electors			76,420
	INC win (new seat)

References

^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.

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[election2023-1] "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[2] "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.

[3] "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.

[4] "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.

[5] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.

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