Gandhi Nagar, Karnataka Assembly constituency
| Gandhi Nagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 164 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Division | Bangalore |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore Central |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 231,449 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | UPA |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | B. Muniyappa |
Gandhi Nagar Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. It is also part of Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D. Venkatesh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Nagarathnamma Hiremath | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | N. Hiremath | ||
| 1972 | K. Sreeramulu | ||
| 1978 | K. Lakshman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | M. S. Narayana Rao | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | R. Dayananda Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | B. Muniyappa | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1999 | Dinesh Gundu Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dinesh Gundu Rao | 54,118 | 40.81% | 3.47 | |
| BJP | A. R. Sapthagiri Gowda | 54,013 | 40.73% | 11.33 | |
| JD(S) | V. Narayanaswamy | 12,857 | 9.70% | 19.19 | |
| Independent | Krisshnaiah Setty Es En Maluru | 6,871 | 5.18% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,692 | 1.28% | 0.36 | |
| Margin of victory | 105 | 0.08% | 7.86 | ||
| Turnout | 132,616 | 57.30% | 2.10 | ||
| Total valid votes | 132,609 | ||||
| Registered electors | 231,449 | 0.72 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 3.47 | |||
Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dinesh Gundu Rao | 47,354 | 37.34% | 13.65 | |
| BJP | A. R. Sapthagiri Gowda | 37,284 | 29.40% | 0.62 | |
| JD(S) | V. Narayanaswamy | 36,635 | 28.89% | 22.01 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,074 | 1.64% | New | |
| Independent | V. Nagaraj | 1,476 | 1.16% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,070 | 7.94% | 13.03 | ||
| Turnout | 126,860 | 55.20% | 2.27 | ||
| Total valid votes | 126,825 | ||||
| Registered electors | 229,803 | 19.10 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 13.65 | |||
Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dinesh Gundu Rao | 54,968 | 50.99% | 9.98 | |
| BJP | P. C. Mohan | 32,361 | 30.02% | 4.07 | |
| BSRCP | V. Nagaraj | 10,875 | 10.09% | New | |
| JD(S) | Subhash Bharani | 7,418 | 6.88% | 2.87 | |
| AIADMK | V. A. Pugazhendi | 3,197 | 2.97% | 1.60 | |
| Margin of victory | 22,607 | 20.97% | 14.05 | ||
| Turnout | 110,878 | 57.47% | 13.28 | ||
| Total valid votes | 107,802 | ||||
| Registered electors | 192,944 | 15.11 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 9.98 | |||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dinesh Gundu Rao | 41,188 | 41.01% | 25.64 | |
| BJP | P. C. Mohan | 34,242 | 34.09% | New | |
| Independent | V. Nagaraj | 13,053 | 13.00% | New | |
| JD(S) | S. Shivappa | 4,029 | 4.01% | 16.46 | |
| BSP | R. Murugan | 3,121 | 3.11% | New | |
| AIADMK | K. R. Krishnaraju | 1,371 | 1.37% | 3.12 | |
| Independent | Ananth. S | 953 | 0.95% | New | |
| Independent | Rangappa | 862 | 0.86% | New | |
| Independent | A. Hamsaraj | 614 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,946 | 6.92% | 39.26 | ||
| Turnout | 100,439 | 44.19% | 6.55 | ||
| Total valid votes | 100,434 | ||||
| Registered electors | 227,291 | 88.39 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 25.64 | |||
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dinesh Gundu Rao | 40,797 | 66.65% | 41.33 | |
| JD(S) | V. Nagaraj | 12,529 | 20.47% | 12.09 | |
| Independent | B. Muniyappa | 2,986 | 4.88% | New | |
| AIADMK | Pugazhendi. V | 2,746 | 4.49% | 7.68 | |
| Kannada Nadu Party | Asif Ahmed | 866 | 1.41% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 28,268 | 46.18% | 44.37 | ||
| Turnout | 61,212 | 50.74% | 5.50 | ||
| Total valid votes | 61,212 | ||||
| Registered electors | 120,650 | 9.88 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 41.33 | |||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dinesh Gundu Rao | 15,634 | 25.32% | 2.37 | |
| Independent | V. Nagaraj | 14,519 | 23.51% | New | |
| AIADMK | Yuvaraj | 7,516 | 12.17% | 15.08 | |
| JD(U) | Srikantamurthy. D. S | 6,178 | 10.01% | New | |
| Independent | B. Muniyappa | 5,922 | 9.59% | New | |
| JD(S) | Govindaraju. L | 5,175 | 8.38% | New | |
| Independent | D. J. Christopher Chakravarthi | 2,835 | 4.59% | New | |
| Independent | Krishnakumar. S. R | 1,991 | 3.22% | New | |
| Independent | Shivakumar. S | 868 | 1.41% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,115 | 1.81% | 2.49 | ||
| Turnout | 61,746 | 56.24% | 5.03 | ||
| Total valid votes | 61,746 | ||||
| Registered electors | 109,799 | 6.84 | |||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 1.93 | |||
Assembly Election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | B. Muniyappa | 16,893 | 27.25% | New | |
| INC | R. Dayananda Rao | 14,227 | 22.95% | 30.86 | |
| BJP | N. L. Narendra Babu | 13,139 | 21.20% | 18.83 | |
| JD | D. S. Srikanta Murthy | 9,928 | 16.02% | 4.70 | |
| INC | A. K. Vasantha | 2,915 | 4.70% | New | |
| CPI(M) | S. Suryanarayana Rao | 1,803 | 2.91% | New | |
| JP | M. S. Narayana Rao | 1,766 | 2.85% | New | |
| Independent | C. Balasundaram | 397 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,666 | 4.30% | 28.79 | ||
| Turnout | 62,967 | 61.27% | 2.51 | ||
| Total valid votes | 61,989 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 978 | 1.55% | 2.79 | ||
| Registered electors | 102,770 | 5.14 | |||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 26.56 | |||
Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Dayananda Rao | 32,767 | 53.81% | 22.18 | |
| JD | Leeladevi. R. Prasad | 12,617 | 20.72% | New | |
| Independent | K. Annamalai | 7,839 | 12.87% | New | |
| JP | M. S. Narayana Rao | 5,335 | 8.76% | New | |
| BJP | S. Neelakantappa | 1,445 | 2.37% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 20,150 | 33.09% | 25.60 | ||
| Turnout | 63,662 | 58.76% | 2.13 | ||
| Total valid votes | 60,897 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,765 | 4.34% | 3.38 | ||
| Registered electors | 108,337 | 14.99 | |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | 14.69 | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | M. S. Narayana Rao | 20,671 | 39.12% | 15.57 | |
| INC | Bima Raikar | 16,715 | 31.63% | 5.67 | |
| Independent | B. Muniyappa | 9,457 | 17.90% | New | |
| Independent | V. T. Shanmugam | 4,505 | 8.53% | New | |
| LKD | S. M. Shivashankar | 548 | 1.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,956 | 7.49% | 9.90 | ||
| Turnout | 53,352 | 56.63% | 6.60 | ||
| Total valid votes | 52,839 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 513 | 0.96% | 1.34 | ||
| Registered electors | 94,217 | 11.28 | |||
| JP hold | Swing | 15.57 | |||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | M. S. Narayana Rao | 28,604 | 54.69% | 23.87 | |
| INC | Hariprasad. B. K | 19,511 | 37.30% | 36.03 | |
| BJP | Subramani | 1,795 | 3.43% | New | |
| Independent | P. M. Thangavelu | 711 | 1.36% | New | |
| IC(S) | Mysore Kumar | 393 | 0.75% | New | |
| Independent | M. B. Ramu | 349 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,093 | 17.39% | 10.96 | ||
| Turnout | 53,532 | 63.23% | 3.44 | ||
| Total valid votes | 52,302 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,230 | 2.30% | 0.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 84,669 | 11.74 | |||
| JP gain from INC(I) | Swing | 17.45 | |||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | K. Lakshman | 18,372 | 37.24% | New | |
| JP | M. R. Jayaram | 15,202 | 30.82% | New | |
| Independent | Sundar | 9,318 | 18.89% | New | |
| Independent | S. N. Narayana | 3,100 | 6.28% | New | |
| Independent | T. P. Prasanna Kumar | 1,004 | 2.04% | New | |
| Independent | Chindananda Ullal | 690 | 1.40% | New | |
| INC | Bima Raikar | 625 | 1.27% | 32.99 | |
| Independent | B. Rangaiah | 357 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,170 | 6.43% | 3.02 | ||
| Turnout | 50,521 | 66.67% | 13.70 | ||
| Total valid votes | 49,329 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,192 | 2.36% | 2.36 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,773 | 4.53 | |||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 2.98 | |||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Sreeramulu | 12,812 | 34.26% | 0.46 | |
| Independent | S. E. Venugopal | 11,535 | 30.84% | New | |
| INC(O) | N. Ramu | 4,972 | 13.29% | New | |
| ABJS | Ramachandra Gowda | 4,427 | 11.84% | New | |
| Independent | B. Ramakrishna | 2,473 | 6.61% | New | |
| CPI(M) | A. Nagesha Rao | 1,182 | 3.16% | 6.27 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,277 | 3.41% | 3.75 | ||
| Turnout | 38,398 | 52.97% | 1.07 | ||
| Total valid votes | 37,401 | ||||
| Registered electors | 72,489 | 6.13 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.46 | |||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nagarathnamma Hiremath | 11,638 | 34.72% | 13.95 | |
| Independent | S. V. Pathi | 9,238 | 27.56% | New | |
| Independent | S. V. K. Rajan | 3,838 | 11.45% | New | |
| CPI(M) | K. Vajravelu | 3,161 | 9.43% | New | |
| Independent | K. Nanjiah | 1,631 | 4.87% | New | |
| Independent | U. M. A. Gowda | 1,555 | 4.64% | New | |
| Independent | B. S. Gurumurthiah | 829 | 2.47% | New | |
| Independent | K. B. Purushotham | 647 | 1.93% | New | |
| Independent | S. Veeranna | 338 | 1.01% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,400 | 7.16% | 15.06 | ||
| Turnout | 35,453 | 51.90% | 0.14 | ||
| Total valid votes | 33,524 | ||||
| Registered electors | 68,305 | 26.86 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 13.95 | |||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nagarathnamma Hiremath | 12,958 | 48.67% | 14.14 | |
| Independent | H. L. Nanjappa | 7,041 | 26.45% | New | |
| DMK | Nateshan | 2,774 | 10.42% | New | |
| CPI | M. C. Narasimhan | 1,705 | 6.40% | 8.10 | |
| SWA | M. S. Moses | 1,178 | 4.42% | New | |
| ABJS | K. Sriranganathan | 497 | 1.87% | New | |
| Independent | V. M. Nagaraju | 471 | 1.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,917 | 22.22% | 17.89 | ||
| Turnout | 27,872 | 51.76% | 9.72 | ||
| Total valid votes | 26,624 | ||||
| Registered electors | 53,844 | 12.13 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 14.14 | |||
Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nagarathnamma Hiremath | 12,679 | 62.81% | 2.52 | |
| Independent | J. Lingaiah | 4,581 | 22.69% | New | |
| CPI | S. Suryanarayana Rao | 2,927 | 14.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,098 | 40.11% | 0.46 | ||
| Turnout | 20,187 | 42.04% | 11.83 | ||
| Total valid votes | 20,187 | ||||
| Registered electors | 48,020 | 19.56 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 2.52 | |||
Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. Venkatesh | 13,045 | 60.29% | New | |
| KMPP | Y. V. Sreenivasamurthy | 4,467 | 20.65% | New | |
| Independent | Rangappa | 2,121 | 9.80% | New | |
| Independent | B. H. Sanjeevappa | 1,240 | 5.73% | New | |
| ABJS | G. Paramasiviah | 763 | 3.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,578 | 39.65% | |||
| Turnout | 21,636 | 53.87% | |||
| Total valid votes | 21,636 | ||||
| Registered electors | 40,165 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
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