Jayanagar Assembly constituency

Jayanagar
Constituency No. 173 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Jayanagar Assembly Constituency situated in Bangalore Urban district
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DivisionBangalore Division (Revenue Division)
Greater Bengaluru (Electoral Division)
DistrictBangalore Urban
LS constituencyBangalore South
Established1978
Total electors210,079 (2023)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance
Elected year2023
Preceded bySoumya Reddy

Jayanagar Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. It is also part of Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
Before 1973: Constituency did not exist
1978 M. Chandrasekhar Janata Party
1983
1985
1989 Ramalinga Reddy Indian National Congress
1994
1999
2004
2008 B. N. Vijaya Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
2013
2018 Sowmya Reddy Indian National Congress
2023[3] C. K. Ramamurthy Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2023
 
 47.87%
2018
 
 49.18%
2013
 
 46.03%
2008
 
 48.43%
2004
 
 38.72%
1999
 
 48.38%
1994
 
 37.38%
1989
 
 48.56%
1985
 
 54.06%
1983
 
 53.96%
1978
 
 56.59%

2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Jayanagar[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP C. K. Ramamurthy 57,797 47.87 Increase 1.65
INC Sowmya Reddy 57,781 47.85 Decrease 0.95
JD(S) Kalegowda 1,226 1.02 Increase 1.02
NOTA NOTA 1,192 0.98 Increase 0.22
Majority 16[5] 0.02 Decrease 2.56
Turnout 1,20,743 61.79 Increase 6.87
Registered electors 1,95,404
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase 0.72

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Jayanagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sowmya Reddy 54,458 48.80 Increase15.65
BJP B N Prahlad 51,571 46.22 Increase0.19
Independent Ravi Krishna Reddy 1861 1.67 New
NOTA NOTA 848 0.76 New
JD(S) Kalegowda 817 0.73 Decrease11.93
Majority 2,887 2.58 Decrease10.3
Turnout 1,11,584 54.92 Decrease1.01
Registered electors 2,03,184
INC gain from BJP Swing Steady

2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Jayanagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP B N Vijayakumar 43,990 46.03 Decrease2.40
INC M. C. Venugopal 31,678 33.15 Increase10.07
JD(S) K. S. Sameeulla 12,097 12.66 Decrease0.67
Majority 12,312 12.88 Decrease10.19
Turnout 95,565 55.92 Increase8.82
Registered electors 1,70,907
BJP hold Swing Decrease7.67

See also

References

  1. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. ^ Hindustan Times (13 May 2023). "Bangalore South election 2023 results LIVE: Govindraj Nagar, Vijay Nagar, Basavanagudi, Padmanabhanagar, BTM Layout". Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. ^ Election Commission of India (15 May 2023). "2023 Elections". Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. ^ The Hindu (13 May 2023). "High drama at counting centre for Jayanagar constituency as BJP wins by 16 votes". Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

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