| Gangavathi | |
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| Constituency No. 62 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Division | Kalaburagi |
| District | Koppal |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Koppal |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 202,243 [1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Paranna Munavalli |
Gangavathi Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India. [2]
It is part of Koppal district. It was previously part of Raichur district until 24 August 1997.
| Con No | Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1952 | K. R. Hiremath | Independent | |
| Con No | Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 1957 | Desai Bhimsain Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 84 | 1962 | Tirumaladeva Rayalu Rangadevarayalu | ||
| 28 | 1967 | T. D. Raya | ||
| 1972 | H. R. Sriramulu | Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) | ||
| Con No | Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1974^ [3] | H. G. Ramulu | Indian National Congress | |
| 29 | 1978 | C. Yadave Rao Shesha Rao | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1983 | H. S. Muralidhar | Independent | ||
| 1985 | Gawli Mahadevappa | Janata Party | ||
| 1989 | Srirangadevarayalu | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1994 | ||||
| 1999 | ||||
| 2004 | Iqbal Ansari | Janata Dal (Secular) | ||
| 62 | 2008 | Paranna Munavalli | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 [4] | Iqbal Ansari | Janata Dal (Secular) | ||
| 2018 [5] | Paranna Munavalli | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2023 | G. Janardhana Reddy | Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRPP | G. Janardhana Reddy | 65,791 | 41.42 | New | |
| INC | Iqbal Ansari | 57,794 | 36.25 | −4.25 | |
| BJP | Paranna Munavalli | 29,167 | 18.25 | −27.66 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 426 | 0.27 | −0.83 | |
| Majority | 7,997 | 5.17 | −0.24 | ||
| Turnout | 1,59,859 | 79.04 | +3.16 | ||
| KRPP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Paranna Munavalli | 67,617 | 45.91 | ||
| INC | Iqbal Ansari | 59,644 | 40.50 | ||
| JD(S) | Kariyanna Sangati | 14,161 | 9.62 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,615 | 1.10 | ||
| Majority | 7,973 | 5.41 | |||
| Turnout | 1,47,273 | 75.88 | |||
| BJP gain from JD(S) | Swing | ||||