Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka, India
Pulakeshinagar | |
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Constituency No. 159 for the: Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Bangalore Urban |
LS constituency | Bangalore North |
Established | 2008 |
Total electors | 239,090 (2023) |
Reservation | SC |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent A. C. Srinivasa | |
Party | Indian National Congress |
Elected year | 2023 |
Preceded by | Akhanda Srinivas Murthy |
Pulakeshinagar Assembly constituency is: one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka a south state of India. It is also part of Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency. Muslims are the "majority community in the constituency," with 54% of the electorate, "while Dalits are a significant minority."
Members of Legislative Assembly※
Election | Name | Party | |
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Before 2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
2008 | B. Prasanna Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
2013 | Akhanda Srinivas Murthy | Janata Dal | |
2018 | Indian National Congress | ||
2023 | A. C. Srinivasa |
Election results※
2023※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | A. C. Srinivasa | 87,316 | 66.72 | -10.46 | |
BSP | Akhanda Srinivas Murthy | 25,106 | 19.18 | ||
BJP | A. Murali | 10,624 | 8.12 | +0.62 | |
SDPI | B. R. Bhaskar Prasad | 4,102 | 3.13 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 1,190 | 0.91 | -0.20 | |
Majority | 62,210 | 47.54 | -17.03 | ||
Turnout | 1,30,869 | 54.74 | +1.46 | ||
INC hold | Swing |
2018※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Akhanda Srinivas Murthy | 97,574 | 77.18 | ||
JD(S) | B. Prasannakumar | 15,948 | 12.61 | ||
BJP | Susheela Devaraj | 9,479 | 7.50 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 1,402 | 1.11 | ||
Majority | 81,626 | 64.57 | |||
Turnout | 1,26,432 | 53.28 | |||
INC gain from JD(S) | Swing |
2013※
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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JD(S) | Akhanda Srinivas Murthy | 48,995 | 48.75 | ||
INC | B. Prasanna Kumar | 38,796 | 38.60 | ||
SDPI | A Hemalatha | 5,431 | 5.40 | ||
BJP | Palani Velu | 4,589 | 4.57 | ||
Majority | 10,199 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
JD(S) gain from INC | Swing |
See also※
References※
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Kava,Jahnavi, Shivani (2 May 2023). "Civic issues and riots on voters' minds in Bengaluru's Pulakeshinagar constituency". The News Minute. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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