Pulakeshinagar Assembly constituency
| Pulakeshinagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 159 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore North |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 239,090 (2023)[1] |
| 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 southern state of India. It is also part of Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency.[2] Muslims are the majority community in the constituency, with 54% of the electorate, while Dalits are a significant minority.[3]
A. C. Srinivasa is the current MLA from this constituency winning the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | B. Prasanna Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | Akhanda Srinivas Murthy | Janata Dal | |
| 2018 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2023 | A. C. Srinivasa | ||
Election results
[edit]Assembly Election 2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. C. Srinivasa | 87,316 | 66.72% |  10.46 | |
| BSP | Akhanda Srinivas Murthy | 25,106 | 19.18% | New | |
| BJP | A. Murali | 10,624 | 8.12% |  0.62 | |
| SDPI | B. R. Bhaskar Prasad | 4,102 | 3.13% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,190 | 0.91% | 0.20 | |
| JD(S) | Anuradha. V | 844 | 0.64% | 11.97 | |
| Margin of victory | 62,210 | 47.54% | 17.02 | ||
| Turnout | 130,901 | 54.75% | 1.46 | ||
| Total valid votes | 130,869 | ||||
| Registered electors | 239,090 | 0.76 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 10.46 |
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Assembly Election 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Akhanda Srinivas Murthy | 97,574 | 77.18% | 49.60 | |
| JD(S) | B. Prasanna Kumar | 15,948 | 12.61% | 22.22 | |
| BJP | Susheela Devaraj | 9,479 | 7.50% | 4.24 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,402 | 1.11% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 81,626 | 64.56% | 57.31 | ||
| Turnout | 126,452 | 53.29% | 3.08 | ||
| Total valid votes | 126,432 | ||||
| Registered electors | 237,288 | 33.09 | |||
| INC gain from JD(S) | Swing | 42.35 | |||
Assembly Election 2013
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Akhanda Srinivas Murthy | 48,995 | 34.83% | 6.93 | |
| INC | B. Prasanna Kumar | 38,796 | 27.58% | 22.83 | |
| SDPI | A. Hemalatha | 5,431 | 3.86% | New | |
| BJP | Palani Velu. K | 4,589 | 3.26% | 10.92 | |
| Margin of victory | 10,199 | 7.25% | 15.25 | ||
| Turnout | 100,505 | 56.37% | 14.07 | ||
| Total valid votes | 140,672 | ||||
| Registered electors | 178,292 | 3.95 | |||
| JD(S) gain from INC | Swing | 15.58 | |||
Assembly Election 2008
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Prasanna Kumar | 39,577 | 50.41% | New | |
| JD(S) | R. Srinivasa Murthy | 21,908 | 27.90% | New | |
| BJP | Dr. Chikka Melurappa Alias Prof. Mylarappa | 11,131 | 14.18% | New | |
| BSP | V. Sreenivasan | 2,408 | 3.07% | New | |
| AIADMK | D. Anbarasan | 1,537 | 1.96% | New | |
| Independent | R. Saravanan | 888 | 1.13% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,669 | 22.50% | |||
| Turnout | 78,515 | 42.30% | |||
| Total valid votes | 78,514 | ||||
| Registered electors | 185,617 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 : To the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.
