Gundlupet Assembly constituency

Gundlupet
Constituency No. 224 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DivisionMysore
DistrictChamarajanagar
Lok Sabha constituencyChamarajanagar
Established1956
Total electors213,888 (2023)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2023
Preceded byC. S. Niranjan Kumar

Gundlupet Assembly constituency is one of the 224 electoral constituencies that form the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is part of Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency.

The constituency was formed in 1957 after Mysore State was reorganized as the result of States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[2] K. S. Nagarathanamma won the first election of 1957, and she went on to be elected six more times. H. K. Shivarudrappa won in 1978 and since 1994 H. S. Mahadeva Prasad has won the seat five times consecutively. Following Prasad's death on 3 January 2017, the by-election was won by M. C. Mohan Kumari.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
1957 K. S. Nagarathnamma Independent politician
1962
1967 Indian National Congress
1972
1978 H. K. Shivarudrappa Independent politician
1983 K. S. Nagarathnamma Indian National Congress
1985
1989
1994 H. S. Mahadeva Prasad Janata Dal
1999 Janata Dal
2004 Janata Dal
2008 Indian National Congress
2013
2017 By-election M. C. Mohan Kumari Uruf Geetha
2018 C. S. Niranjan Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
2023 H M Ganesh Prasad Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H M Ganesh Prasad 107,794 57.34% 14.99
BJP C. S. Niranjan Kumar 71,119 37.83% 13.65
Independent Sunil. M. P 2,227 1.18% New
JD(S) Manjunatha. K. S 1,850 0.98% New
NOTA None of the above 1,538 0.82% 0.15
BSP D. Govindaraju 1,234 0.66% 2.85
Margin of victory 36,675 19.51% 10.39
Turnout 188,014 87.90% 1.20
Total valid votes 187,995
Registered electors 213,888 4.01
INC gain from BJP Swing 5.86

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP C. S. Niranjan Kumar 94,151 51.48% 5.69
INC M. C. Mohan Kumari Uruf Geetha 77,467 42.35% 9.72
BSP S. Guruprasad 6,412 3.51% New
Praja Parivartan Party Kantharaj. C. G 1,419 0.78% New
NOTA None of the above 1,231 0.67% 0.25
Margin of victory 16,684 9.12% 2.85
Turnout 183,230 89.10% 1.99
Total valid votes 182,902
Registered electors 205,646 2.37
BJP gain from INC Swing 0.59

Assembly By-election 2017

2017 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-election : Gundlupet [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. C. Mohan Kumari Uruf Geetha 90,260 52.07% 6.65
BJP C. S. Niranjan Kumar 79,383 45.79% 44.56
NOTA None of the above 1,596 0.92% New
RPI Shivaraju. M 1,512 0.87% New
Margin of victory 10,877 6.27% 1.54
Turnout 175,000 87.11% 1.80
Total valid votes 173,359
Registered electors 200,891 5.50
INC hold Swing 6.65

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H. S. Mahadeva Prasad 73,723 45.42% 0.27
KJP C. S. Niranjan Kumar 66,048 40.69% New
BSP Nagendra 6,052 3.73% 1.62
JD(S) B. P. Muddumallu 4,017 2.47% 0.42
Samajwadi Janata Party (Karnataka) G. M. Gadkar 3,123 1.92% New
Independent Subhash 3,041 1.87% New
BJP H. G. Mallikarjunaswamy 1,989 1.23% 42.39
RPI(A) P. Sanghasena 1,588 0.98% New
Independent Maridasaiah 1,546 0.95% New
Margin of victory 7,675 4.73% 3.20
Turnout 162,443 85.31% 3.99
Total valid votes 162,326
Registered electors 190,425 7.74
INC hold Swing 0.27

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H. S. Mahadeva Prasad 64,824 45.15% 8.70
BJP C. S. Niranjan Kumar 62,621 43.62% 36.95
BSP Venkataramana Shetty 7,677 5.35% 2.38
Independent Subhash 4,284 2.98% New
JD(S) S. Shivabasappa 4,156 2.89% 42.67
Margin of victory 2,203 1.53% 7.59
Turnout 143,733 81.32% 3.71
Total valid votes 143,562
Registered electors 176,750 13.45
INC gain from JD(S) Swing 0.41

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(S) H. S. Mahadeva Prasad 55,076 45.56% 32.93
INC H. S. Nanjappa 44,057 36.45% 15.38
BSP Papanna Shetty 9,344 7.73% New
BJP Vrushabendrappa. M. P 8,067 6.67% New
JP Lakshmanashetty 4,336 3.59% New
Margin of victory 11,019 9.12% 15.06
Turnout 120,910 77.61% 1.25
Total valid votes 120,880
Registered electors 155,793 7.20
JD(S) gain from JD(U) Swing 0.31

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) H. S. Mahadeva Prasad 46,757 45.25% New
INC H. S. Nanjappa 21,776 21.07% 7.00
Independent C. M. Shivamallappa 21,748 21.05% New
JD(S) Muniraju. B. M 13,049 12.63% New
Margin of victory 24,981 24.18% 1.42
Turnout 110,975 76.36% 4.06
Total valid votes 103,330
Rejected ballots 7,645 6.89% 4.62
Registered electors 145,329 8.08
JD(U) gain from JD Swing 5.58

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD H. S. Mahadeva Prasad 53,724 50.83% 14.12
INC C. M. Shivamallappa 29,668 28.07% 28.99
INC M. Puttaranga Naik 11,917 11.28% New
KRRS K. R. Lokesh 4,798 4.54% New
BJP Dr. Girija Maheshan 4,206 3.98% New
JP A. Madaiah 740 0.70% New
Margin of victory 24,056 22.76% 2.42
Turnout 108,138 80.42% 2.83
Total valid votes 105,686
Rejected ballots 2,452 2.27% 4.74
Registered electors 134,464 9.30
JD gain from INC Swing 6.23

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. S. Nagarathnamma 50,643 57.06% 3.77
JD H. S. Mahadeva Prasad 32,587 36.71% New
Independent C. K. Lingachar 1,902 2.14% New
JP Shankarlingegowda 1,247 1.40% New
Kranti Sabha K. R. Lokesh 965 1.09% New
Independent Puttalingaiah 959 1.08% New
Margin of victory 18,056 20.34% 8.16
Turnout 95,451 77.59% 5.79
Total valid votes 88,760
Rejected ballots 6,691 7.01% 4.89
Registered electors 123,021 28.72
INC hold Swing 3.77

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. S. Nagarathnamma 40,857 60.83% 1.62
JP H. S. Mahadeva Prasad 21,717 32.34% 3.68
Independent Shankarlingegowda 1,755 2.61% New
Independent V. Mallappa 1,188 1.77% New
Independent S. M. Chikkanna 894 1.33% New
Margin of victory 19,140 28.50% 2.07
Turnout 68,619 71.80% 7.02
Total valid votes 67,162
Rejected ballots 1,457 2.12% 0.31
Registered electors 95,573 4.13
INC hold Swing 1.62

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. S. Nagarathnamma 44,085 62.45% New
JP H. N. Srikanta Shetty 25,427 36.02% New
BJP M. N. Guruswamy 1,075 1.52% New
Margin of victory 18,658 26.43% 26.04
Turnout 72,344 78.82% 4.20
Total valid votes 70,587
Rejected ballots 1,757 2.43% 0.43
Registered electors 91,782 7.85
INC gain from Independent Swing 22.90

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. K. Shivarudrappa 27,141 39.55% New
Independent K. S. Nagarathnamma 26,870 39.15% New
INC(I) H. N. Srikanta Shetty 11,438 16.67% New
Independent P. Shankara 1,815 2.64% New
Independent A. Siddaraju 1,366 1.99% New
Margin of victory 271 0.39% 19.09
Turnout 70,648 83.02% 12.29
Total valid votes 68,630
Rejected ballots 2,018 2.86% 2.86
Registered electors 85,101 15.21
Independent gain from INC Swing 20.19

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. S. Nagarathnamma 30,055 59.74% 16.95
INC(O) B. Basappa 20,255 40.26% New
Margin of victory 9,800 19.48% 33.90
Turnout 52,246 70.73% 3.09
Total valid votes 50,310
Registered electors 73,868 15.83
INC hold Swing 16.95

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. S. Nagarathnamma 30,778 76.69% 29.91
Independent K. B. Jayadevappa 9,355 23.31% New
Margin of victory 21,423 53.38% 46.94
Turnout 43,139 67.64% 8.85
Total valid votes 40,133
Registered electors 63,773 7.82
INC gain from Independent Swing 23.47

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent K. S. Nagarathnamma 22,765 53.22% New
INC H. K. Shivarudrappa 20,010 46.78% 12.44
Margin of victory 2,755 6.44% 24.87
Turnout 45,239 76.49% 3.75
Total valid votes 42,775
Registered electors 59,147 13.19
Independent hold Swing 12.44

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Gundlupet [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent K. S. Nagarathnamma 24,955 65.66% New
INC H. K. Shivarudrappa 13,053 34.34% New
Margin of victory 11,902 31.31%
Turnout 38,008 72.74%
Total valid votes 38,008
Registered electors 52,255
Independent win (new seat)

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