Chamaraja Assembly constituency

Chamaraja
Constituency No. 217 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Map of Assembly constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Lok Sabha constituency	Mysore
Established	1978
Total electors	246,297 (2023)[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent K. Harish Gowda
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2023
Preceded by	L. Nagendra

Chamaraja Vidhana Sabha Constituency Map

Assembly Constituencies of Mysore district

Chamaraja is an Assembly constituency in the city of Mysuru in Karnataka in southern India. It is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Chamaraja is also a part of Mysore Lok Sabha constituency.^[2][3] Mysore Palace, which is in the Chamaraja area, is a famous tourist attraction, and is known for its Dasara celebrations.^[4][5]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
Until 1978: Seat does not exist. See Krishnaraja and Narasimharaja
1978	Kalastavadi Puttaswamy		Janata Party
1978^	B. N. Kengegowda		Indian National Congress
1983	H. Kempegowda		Janata Party
1985
1986^	P.M.Chikkaboraiah
1989	K. Harsha Kumar Gowda		Indian National Congress
1994	H. S. Shankaralingegowda		Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004
2008
2013	Vasu		Indian National Congress
2018	L. Nagendra		Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	K. Harish Gowda		Indian National Congress

Election results

2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Chamaraja

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Harish Gowda	72,931	48.42	22.28
	BJP	L. Nagendra	68,837	45.70	8.93
	JD(S)	H. K. Ramesh	4,549	3.02	16.39
	NOTA	None of the above	1,181	0.78	0.33
Majority			4,094	2.72	7.91
Turnout			1,50,615	61.15	1.51
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Chamaraja

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	L. Nagendra	51,683	36.77
	INC	Vasu	36,747	26.14
	JD(S)	K. S. Rangappa	27,284	19.41
	Independent	K. Harish Gowda	21,282	15.14
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,561	1.11
Majority			14,936	10.63
Turnout			1,40,554	59.64
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

See also

• Mysore City South Assembly constituency
• Mysore City North Assembly constituency
• Mysore Taluk Assembly constituency
• Mysore South
• Mysore district
• Mysore Lok Sabha constituency
• List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
2. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Chamaraja Assembly constituency". www.elections.in.
3. "In photos: Grand Dasara celebrations at Mysore Palace". 9 October 2019.
4. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Chamaraja Assembly constituency". www.elections.in.
5. "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). www.eci.nic.in.

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