Kanakapura (Vidhana Sabha constituency)

Kanakapura Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka state in India. The constituency is one of the 8 seats which make up Bangalore Rural (Lok Sabha constituency). Ramakrishna Hegde contested a bypoll from this seat when he first became Chief Minister in 1983.

Assembly Members

Year Member Political Party
1957M. Linge GowdaPraja Socialist Party
1962S. KariyappaIndependent
1967K. G. ThimmegowdaIndian National Congress
1972S. KariyappaIndian National Congress
1978C. AppajiIndian National Congress (I)
1983P. G. R. SindhiaJanata Party
1983 (bye-poll)Ramakrishna HegdeJanata Party[1]
1985P. G. R. SindhiaJanata Party
1989P. G. R. SindhiaJanata Dal
1994P. G. R. SindhiaJanata Dal
1999P. G. R. SindhiaJanata Dal (United)
2004P. G. R. SindhiaJanata Dal (Secular)
2008D. K. ShivakumarIndian National Congress
2013D. K. ShivakumarIndian National Congress
2018D. K. ShivakumarIndian National Congress

Source :[2]

Election results

2018 Election

[3]

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Kanakapura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. K. Shivakumar 1,27,552 68.52%
JD(S) Narayana Gowda 47,643 25.59%
BJP Nandini Gowda 6,273 3.37%
NOTA None of the Above 1,168 0.63%
Majority 79,909 42.93%
Turnout
INC hold Swing

2013 Election

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2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Kanakapura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. K. Shivakumar 1,00,007 56.77%
JD(S) P. G. R Sindhia 68,583 38.93%
BJP B. Nagaraju 1,807 3.37%
Majority 31,424 17.84%
Turnout
INC hold Swing

2008 Election

[5]

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Kanakapura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. K. Shivakumar 68,096 48.34%
JD(S) D. M. Vishwanath 60,917 43.24%
BJP S. M. Hampaiah 3,340 2.37%
Majority 7,179 5.1%
Turnout
INC gain from Swing

1985 Election

  • P.G.R. Sindhia (JNP) : 53,669 [6]
  • M. V. Rajashekaran (INC) : 26,534

1983 bypoll

  • Ramakrishna Hegde (Janata Party's sitting CM) defeated Linge Gowda of Congress(I) by 23,156 votes [7]

1983 Election

  • P.G.R. Sindhia (JNP) : 37,467 votes [8]
  • C. Appaji (INC) : 24,603

1978 Election

  • Appaji C. (Congress - Indira) : 30,883 votes [9]
  • Srinivasa Murthy K.G (JNP) : 27,590

1962 Election

  • S. Kariyappa (IND) : 21,085 votes [10]
  • K. G. Thimme Gowda (INC) : 19,492

1957 Election

  • M. Linge Gowda (IND) : 15,624 votes [11]
  • K. G. Thimme Gowda (INC) : 11,459

References

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