Chamarajanagar Assembly constituency
| Chamarajanagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 223 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Chamarajanagar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chamarajanagar |
| Established | 1956 |
| Total electors | 209,521 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Vatal Nagaraj |
Chamarajanagar Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is part of Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | U. M. Madappa | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
| 1957 | Praja Socialist Party | ||
| B. Rachaiah | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1962 | M. C. Basappa | ||
| 1967 | S. Puttaswamy | Independent politician | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1978 | M. C. Basappa | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | S. Puttaswamy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | Vatal Nagaraj | Independent politician | |
| 1994 | Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha | ||
| 1999 | C. Guruswamy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Vatal Nagaraj | Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha | |
| 2008 | C. Puttarangashetty | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. Puttarangashetty | 83,858 | 48.46% | 3.00 | |
| BJP | V. Somanna | 76,325 | 44.10% | 1.58 | |
| BSP | Ha. Ra. Mahesh | 6,461 | 3.73% | 0.54 | |
| JD(S) | Mallikarjuna Swamy A. M | 1,082 | 0.63% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 794 | 0.46% | 0.77 | |
| Margin of victory | 7,533 | 4.35% | 1.41 | ||
| Turnout | 173,225 | 82.68% | 1.59 | ||
| Total valid votes | 173,057 | ||||
| Registered electors | 209,521 | 1.63 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 3.00 | |||
Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. Puttarangashetty | 75,963 | 45.46% | 8.37 | |
| BJP | K. R. Mallikarjunappa | 71,050 | 42.52% | 37.81 | |
| BSP | A. M. Mallikarjunaswamy (alur Mallu) | 7,134 | 4.27% | 2.05 | |
| Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha | Vatal Nagaraj | 5,977 | 3.58% | 8.96 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,063 | 1.23% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,913 | 2.94% | 4.69 | ||
| Turnout | 167,173 | 81.09% | 2.50 | ||
| Total valid votes | 167,111 | ||||
| Registered electors | 206,162 | 10.32 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 8.37 | |||
Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. Puttarangashetty | 54,440 | 37.09% | 3.16 | |
| KJP | K. R. Mallikarjunappa | 43,244 | 29.47% | New | |
| Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha | Vatal Nagaraj | 18,408 | 12.54% | 3.31 | |
| BSP | R. P. Nanjundaswamy | 9,278 | 6.32% | 0.84 | |
| BJP | Somanayaka. S | 6,919 | 4.71% | 27.11 | |
| Karnataka Makkala Paksha | K. Veerabhadraswamy | 4,504 | 3.07% | New | |
| JD(S) | S. P. Sannamadasetty | 2,696 | 1.84% | 5.36 | |
| Independent | Raju | 2,053 | 1.40% | New | |
| CPI(ML)L | M. C. Rajanna | 1,181 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,196 | 7.63% | 5.52 | ||
| Turnout | 146,861 | 78.59% | 6.24 | ||
| Total valid votes | 146,760 | ||||
| Registered electors | 186,873 | 9.08 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 3.16 | |||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. Puttarangashetty | 42,017 | 33.93% | 10.95 | |
| BJP | M. Mahadev | 39,405 | 31.82% | 26.28 | |
| Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha | Vatal Nagaraj | 11,426 | 9.23% | 22.81 | |
| JD(S) | M. Shivakumar | 8,919 | 7.20% | 1.46 | |
| BSP | G. M. Gadkar | 8,866 | 7.16% | 1.01 | |
| Independent | Siddaraju | 3,677 | 2.97% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammad Innayath Ulla | 3,549 | 2.87% | New | |
| SKP | A. M. Mahesh Prabhu | 1,807 | 1.46% | New | |
| Independent | H. Lakshmana Shetru | 1,335 | 1.08% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,612 | 2.11% | 6.95 | ||
| Turnout | 123,948 | 72.35% | 1.25 | ||
| Total valid votes | 123,823 | ||||
| Registered electors | 171,315 | 5.27 | |||
| INC gain from Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha | Swing | 1.89 | |||
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha | Vatal Nagaraj | 37,072 | 32.04% | 4.80 | |
| INC | Dr. Manjula B. P. | 26,589 | 22.98% | 4.63 | |
| Independent | G. M. Gadkar | 22,030 | 19.04% | New | |
| JD(S) | Kumaraswamy. R | 10,015 | 8.66% | 4.29 | |
| BSP | Puttaraju | 9,449 | 8.17% | 5.05 | |
| BJP | Ravishankar M. S | 6,415 | 5.54% | 38.29 | |
| JP | Ravichandra G. S. | 2,502 | 2.16% | New | |
| Kannada Nadu Party | Prakash Mr | 1,618 | 1.40% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,483 | 9.06% | 7.52 | ||
| Turnout | 115,706 | 71.10% | 2.90 | ||
| Total valid votes | 115,690 | ||||
| Registered electors | 162,731 | 5.37 | |||
| Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha gain from BJP | Swing | 11.79 | |||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | C. Guruswamy | 46,300 | 43.83% | 31.42 | |
| Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha | Vatal Nagaraj | 28,781 | 27.24% | 0.55 | |
| INC | G. M. Gadkar | 19,384 | 18.35% | 2.71 | |
| JD(S) | Hanumantha Setty | 4,614 | 4.37% | New | |
| BSP | C. M. Krishnamurthy | 3,292 | 3.12% | New | |
| KRRS | H. B. Mahadevaswamy | 2,092 | 1.98% | 2.02 | |
| Independent | Sha. Muruli | 767 | 0.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,519 | 16.58% | 10.94 | ||
| Turnout | 114,283 | 74.00% | 2.17 | ||
| Total valid votes | 105,640 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 8,608 | 7.53% | 4.87 | ||
| Registered electors | 154,442 | 7.72 | |||
| BJP gain from Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha | Swing | 17.14 | |||
Assembly Election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha | Vatal Nagaraj | 28,334 | 26.69% | New | |
| INC | S. Puttaswamy | 22,352 | 21.06% | 11.29 | |
| JD | C. Guruswamy | 21,162 | 19.94% | 3.52 | |
| BJP | A. S. Nataraju | 13,170 | 12.41% | 11.11 | |
| INC | Hanumantha Setty | 10,344 | 9.74% | New | |
| KRRS | Malleshu | 4,251 | 4.00% | New | |
| Independent | M. C. Swamy | 2,595 | 2.44% | New | |
| Independent | M. Madaiah | 1,569 | 1.48% | New | |
| Independent | K. Nagendra | 1,389 | 1.31% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,982 | 5.64% | 0.77 | ||
| Turnout | 109,199 | 76.17% | 2.04 | ||
| Total valid votes | 106,150 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,907 | 2.66% | 3.96 | ||
| Registered electors | 143,371 | 7.93 | |||
| Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha gain from Independent | Swing | 12.07 | |||
Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Vatal Nagaraj | 35,642 | 38.76% | New | |
| INC | S. Puttaswamy | 29,749 | 32.35% | 8.37 | |
| JD | C. Guruswamy | 21,570 | 23.46% | New | |
| JP | H. M. Kanta Raju | 1,586 | 1.72% | New | |
| BJP | M. N. Guruswamy | 1,191 | 1.30% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,893 | 6.41% | 3.01 | ||
| Turnout | 98,471 | 74.13% | 2.22 | ||
| Total valid votes | 91,949 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 6,522 | 6.62% | 4.54 | ||
| Registered electors | 132,837 | 21.31 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 1.96 | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. Puttaswamy | 33,335 | 40.72% | 6.79 | |
| JP | M. C. Parashivappa | 25,625 | 31.30% | 21.32 | |
| Independent | Vatal Nagaraj | 21,758 | 26.58% | New | |
| Independent | Y. S. Lingaiah | 1,149 | 1.40% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,710 | 9.42% | 1.30 | ||
| Turnout | 83,609 | 76.35% | 3.92 | ||
| Total valid votes | 81,867 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,742 | 2.08% | 0.37 | ||
| Registered electors | 109,502 | 6.23 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 6.79 | |||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. Puttaswamy | 34,607 | 47.51% | 19.98 | |
| Independent | Vatal Nagaraj | 28,690 | 39.39% | New | |
| JP | M. Shivanja Shetty | 7,269 | 9.98% | 38.86 | |
| BJP | Genesh Dixit | 1,243 | 1.71% | New | |
| Independent | N. M. Guruswamy | 502 | 0.69% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,917 | 8.12% | 13.19 | ||
| Turnout | 74,661 | 72.43% | 8.28 | ||
| Total valid votes | 72,835 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,826 | 2.45% | 0.05 | ||
| Registered electors | 103,080 | 8.87 | |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | 1.33 | |||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | M. C. Basappa | 36,389 | 48.84% | New | |
| INC | S. Puttaswamy | 20,511 | 27.53% | 22.90 | |
| INC(I) | R. Venkataranga Naika | 16,862 | 22.63% | New | |
| Independent | Kunnamaddaiah | 743 | 1.00% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,878 | 21.31% | 18.28 | ||
| Turnout | 76,412 | 80.71% | 6.33 | ||
| Total valid votes | 74,505 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,907 | 2.50% | 2.50 | ||
| Registered electors | 94,678 | 41.97 | |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | 1.59 | |||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. Puttaswamy | 24,218 | 50.43% | 6.37 | |
| INC(O) | M. C. Basappa | 22,764 | 47.40% | New | |
| ABJS | M. Srikantiah | 1,039 | 2.16% | 3.91 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,454 | 3.03% | 0.30 | ||
| Turnout | 49,601 | 74.38% | 0.10 | ||
| Total valid votes | 48,021 | ||||
| Registered electors | 66,688 | 21.31 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 3.04 | |||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | S. Puttaswamy | 17,948 | 47.39% | New | |
| INC | M. C. Basappa | 16,686 | 44.06% | 11.12 | |
| ABJS | M. Mahadevaiah | 2,300 | 6.07% | New | |
| Independent | M. Puttadevaiah | 937 | 2.47% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,262 | 3.33% | 7.03 | ||
| Turnout | 40,835 | 74.28% | 4.31 | ||
| Total valid votes | 37,871 | ||||
| Registered electors | 54,974 | 7.26 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 7.79 | |||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. C. Basappa | 18,783 | 55.18% | 12.17 | |
| PSP | U. M. Madappa | 15,255 | 44.82% | 4.52 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,528 | 10.36% | 6.93 | ||
| Turnout | 35,862 | 69.97% | 23.46 | ||
| Total valid votes | 34,038 | ||||
| Registered electors | 51,252 | 41.63 | |||
| INC gain from PSP | Swing | 28.79 | |||
Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | U. M. Madappa | 21,648 | 26.39% | New | |
| INC | B. Rachaiah | 18,874 | 23.01% | 0.33 | |
| PSP | B. Basavaiah | 18,832 | 22.95% | New | |
| INC | R. Venkataranga Naika | 16,413 | 20.01% | 2.67 | |
| Independent | M. Puttamadaiah | 3,721 | 4.54% | New | |
| Independent | M. Puttadevaiah | 2,554 | 3.11% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,816 | 3.43% | 9.64 | ||
| Turnout | 82,042 | 93.43% | 42.95 | ||
| Total valid votes | 82,042 | ||||
| Registered electors | 87,811 | 157.86 | |||
| PSP gain from KMPP | Swing | 17.29 | |||
Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPP | U. M. Madappa | 7,509 | 43.68% | New | |
| Independent | M. C. Basappa | 5,263 | 30.62% | New | |
| INC | S. Puttananjappa | 3,898 | 22.68% | New | |
| Independent | K. V. Veeranna | 519 | 3.02% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,246 | 13.07% | |||
| Turnout | 17,189 | 50.48% | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,189 | ||||
| Registered electors | 34,054 | ||||
| KMPP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
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