Bhadravati Assembly constituency
| Bhadravati | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 112 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Shimoga |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shimoga |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 212,359[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent B. K. Sangameshwara | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | M. J. Appaji Gowda |
Bhadravati Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.[2]
It is part of Shimoga district. B. K. Sangameshwara is the current MLA from Bhadravati.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | B. Madhavachar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | D. T. Seetarama Rao | ||
| 1962 | T. D. Devendrappa | ||
| 1967 | Abdul Khuddus Anwar | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1978 | G. Rajashekar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | Salera. S. Siddappa | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Independent politician | ||
| 1989 | Isamia. S | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | M. J. Appaji Gowda | Independent politician | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | B. K. Sangameshwara | ||
| 2008 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2013 | M. J. Appaji Gowda | Janata Dal | |
| 2018 | B. K. Sangameshwara | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. K. Sangameshwara | 66,208 | 42.63% | 6.90 | |
| JD(S) | Sharada Appaji | 63,503 | 40.89% | 1.08 | |
| BJP | Mangote Rudresh | 21,279 | 13.70% | 7.83 | |
| AAP | Ananda Maruthi Medicals | 1,387 | 0.89% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 803 | 0.52% | 0.41 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,705 | 1.74% | 5.83 | ||
| Turnout | 155,480 | 73.22% | 0.45 | ||
| Total valid votes | 155,311 | ||||
| Registered electors | 212,359 | 2.22 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 6.90 | |||
Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. K. Sangameshwara | 75,722 | 49.53% | 33.54 | |
| JD(S) | M. J. Appaji Gowda | 64,155 | 41.97% | 14.15 | |
| BJP | Praveen Patel. G. R | 8,974 | 5.87% | 4.60 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,427 | 0.93% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,567 | 7.57% | 24.01 | ||
| Turnout | 153,056 | 73.67% | 1.64 | ||
| Total valid votes | 152,877 | ||||
| Registered electors | 207,749 | 4.21 | |||
| INC gain from JD(S) | Swing | 6.59 | |||
Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | M. J. Appaji Gowda | 78,370 | 56.12% | 14.01 | |
| Independent | B. K. Sangameshwara | 34,271 | 24.54% | New | |
| INC | C. M. Ibrahim | 22,329 | 15.99% | 26.51 | |
| Independent | Hanumantharao | 2,254 | 1.61% | New | |
| BJP | S. B. Shivaji Rao Sindhya | 1,779 | 1.27% | 9.40 | |
| Independent | Hanumanthappa | 1,282 | 0.92% | New | |
| Independent | Ahamed Ali | 1,084 | 0.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 44,099 | 31.58% | 31.19 | ||
| Turnout | 143,596 | 72.03% | 8.17 | ||
| Total valid votes | 139,648 | ||||
| Registered electors | 199,362 | 1.53 | |||
| JD(S) gain from INC | Swing | 13.62 | |||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. K. Sangameshwara | 53,257 | 42.50% | 6.61 | |
| JD(S) | M. J. Appaji Gowda | 52,770 | 42.11% | 41.53 | |
| BJP | Ayanur Manjunatha | 13,374 | 10.67% | 2.28 | |
| BSP | C. Maheshkumar | 2,532 | 2.02% | New | |
| Independent | Akhil Ahmed | 1,721 | 1.37% | New | |
| SP | Babajan | 829 | 0.66% | New | |
| Swarna Yuga Party | S. Sathisha | 817 | 0.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 487 | 0.39% | 17.41 | ||
| Turnout | 125,391 | 63.86% | 1.09 | ||
| Total valid votes | 125,300 | ||||
| Registered electors | 196,363 | 25.85 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 11.19 | |||
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. K. Sangameshwara | 52,572 | 53.69% | New | |
| INC | M. J. Appaji Gowda | 35,141 | 35.89% | 0.99 | |
| BJP | M. Manjunath (kudligere) | 8,218 | 8.39% | 2.98 | |
| Margin of victory | 17,431 | 17.80% | 10.35 | ||
| Turnout | 97,934 | 62.77% | 8.75 | ||
| Total valid votes | 97,922 | ||||
| Registered electors | 156,028 | 7.89 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | 9.36 | |||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. J. Appaji Gowda | 43,923 | 44.33% | New | |
| INC | B. K. Sangameshwara | 36,537 | 36.88% | 25.28 | |
| BJP | V. Kadiresh | 11,266 | 11.37% | 6.45 | |
| Independent | C. Maheshkumar | 3,050 | 3.08% | New | |
| JD(S) | C. Ramakrishna | 2,154 | 2.17% | New | |
| SP | Js Raja | 1,078 | 1.09% | New | |
| Independent | Bhadravathi Shivaram | 713 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,386 | 7.45% | 15.05 | ||
| Turnout | 103,426 | 71.52% | 1.17 | ||
| Total valid votes | 99,077 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 4,349 | 4.20% | 2.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 144,615 | 5.67 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | 0.21 | |||
Assembly Election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. J. Appaji Gowda | 41,660 | 44.12% | New | |
| JD | B. P. Shivakumar | 20,412 | 21.62% | 7.28 | |
| BJP | Navaneetha | 16,830 | 17.82% | 7.99 | |
| INC | Isamia. S | 10,952 | 11.60% | 29.04 | |
| INC | Mir Azeez Ahmed | 2,215 | 2.35% | New | |
| Kranti Sabha | D. M. Chandrappa | 787 | 0.83% | 3.02 | |
| Independent | Bhadravathi Shivaram | 602 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 21,248 | 22.50% | 10.62 | ||
| Turnout | 96,276 | 70.35% | 4.41 | ||
| Total valid votes | 94,429 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,428 | 1.48% | 3.41 | ||
| Registered electors | 136,851 | 4.41 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 3.48 | |||
Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Isamia. S | 36,487 | 40.64% | 0.61 | |
| JP | M. J. Appaji Gowda | 25,819 | 28.76% | New | |
| JD | S. N. Ganganna | 12,875 | 14.34% | New | |
| BJP | Navaneetha | 8,821 | 9.83% | 5.97 | |
| Kranti Sabha | D. M. Chandrappa | 3,461 | 3.85% | New | |
| CPI | D. C. Mayanna | 1,190 | 1.33% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,668 | 11.88% | 9.04 | ||
| Turnout | 94,394 | 65.94% | 0.60 | ||
| Total valid votes | 89,780 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 4,614 | 4.89% | 3.58 | ||
| Registered electors | 143,158 | 27.77 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 2.23 | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Salera. S. Siddappa | 31,540 | 42.87% | New | |
| INC | Isamia. S | 29,450 | 40.03% | 2.51 | |
| BJP | D. G. Shivanna Gowda | 11,628 | 15.80% | 6.74 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,090 | 2.84% | 8.89 | ||
| Turnout | 74,552 | 66.54% | 4.81 | ||
| Total valid votes | 73,572 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 980 | 1.31% | 0.80 | ||
| Registered electors | 112,040 | 11.47 | |||
| Independent gain from JP | Swing | 6.38 | |||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Salera. S. Siddappa | 34,576 | 49.25% | 4.91 | |
| INC | D. Mnjappa | 26,343 | 37.52% | 35.58 | |
| BJP | Viswanath Koti | 6,359 | 9.06% | New | |
| LKD | K. Jyothilinga Rao | 1,628 | 2.32% | New | |
| IC(S) | K. Ningaiah | 810 | 1.15% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,233 | 11.73% | 6.44 | ||
| Turnout | 71,715 | 71.35% | 2.15 | ||
| Total valid votes | 70,202 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,513 | 2.11% | 0.07 | ||
| Registered electors | 100,514 | 10.12 | |||
| JP gain from INC(I) | Swing | 0.39 | |||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | G. Rajashekar | 32,573 | 49.64% | New | |
| JP | K. M. Javaraiah | 29,099 | 44.34% | New | |
| AIADMK | Chokkalingam | 2,018 | 3.08% | New | |
| INC | D. K. Thimmegowda | 1,273 | 1.94% | 40.85 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,474 | 5.29% | 2.49 | ||
| Turnout | 67,085 | 73.50% | 6.12 | ||
| Total valid votes | 65,623 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,462 | 2.18% | 2.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 91,273 | 8.20 | |||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 6.85 | |||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Abdul Khuddus Anwar | 23,527 | 42.79% | 4.06 | |
| INC(O) | K. M. Javaraiah | 21,987 | 39.99% | New | |
| ABJS | H. M. Siddappa | 6,487 | 11.80% | New | |
| Independent | P. Kannan | 2,985 | 5.43% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,540 | 2.80% | 1.59 | ||
| Turnout | 56,839 | 67.38% | 3.79 | ||
| Total valid votes | 54,986 | ||||
| Registered electors | 84,355 | 25.44 | |||
| INC gain from PSP | Swing | 2.84 | |||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Abdul Khuddus Anwar | 15,862 | 39.95% | 0.18 | |
| INC | D. R. Gurushantappa | 15,380 | 38.73% | 12.84 | |
| Independent | T. D. Devendrappa | 5,450 | 13.73% | New | |
| Independent | B. G. R. Kadam | 2,216 | 5.58% | New | |
| Independent | A. Nagaraj | 800 | 2.01% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 482 | 1.21% | 10.23 | ||
| Turnout | 42,762 | 63.59% | 6.58 | ||
| Total valid votes | 39,708 | ||||
| Registered electors | 67,245 | 4.91 | |||
| PSP gain from INC | Swing | 11.62 | |||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. D. Devendrappa | 19,604 | 51.57% | 0.76 | |
| PSP | B. Krishna Bhatt | 15,256 | 40.13% | 9.46 | |
| ABJS | K. R. Kenchappa | 2,051 | 5.40% | New | |
| CPI | S. M. Venkatappa | 1,104 | 2.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,348 | 11.44% | 8.70 | ||
| Turnout | 40,311 | 57.01% | 2.15 | ||
| Total valid votes | 38,015 | ||||
| Registered electors | 70,714 | 31.40 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.76 | |||
Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. T. Seetarama Rao | 15,002 | 50.81% | 0.12 | |
| PSP | M. P. Eswarappa | 9,056 | 30.67% | New | |
| Independent | N. Basavappa | 4,553 | 15.42% | New | |
| ABJS | K. N. Desai | 912 | 3.09% | 1.17 | |
| Margin of victory | 5,946 | 20.14% | 5.21 | ||
| Turnout | 29,523 | 54.86% | 5.19 | ||
| Total valid votes | 29,523 | ||||
| Registered electors | 53,817 | 32.31 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.12 | |||
Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Madhavachar | 10,241 | 50.69% | New | |
| Socialist Party (India) | K. S. Ramachandra Setty | 5,119 | 25.34% | New | |
| KMPP | Dr. Bhujanga Rao | 3,501 | 17.33% | New | |
| ABJS | G. Koti Maleshappa | 860 | 4.26% | New | |
| Independent | V. V. Aiyar | 482 | 2.39% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,122 | 25.35% | |||
| Turnout | 20,203 | 49.67% | |||
| Total valid votes | 20,203 | ||||
| Registered electors | 40,674 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
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