Hiriyur Assembly constituency

Hiriyur
Constituency No. 100 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Lok Sabha constituency	Chitradurga
Established	1951
Total electors	243,619 [1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent D. Sudhakar
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2023
Preceded by	Poornima Krishnappa

Hiriyur Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India. ^[2]

It is part of Chitradurga district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Mysore State

Year	Member	Party
1952	T. Hanumaiah		Indian National Congress
	V. Vasiyappa
1957	K. Kenchappa		Praja Socialist Party
1962	V. Masiyappa		Indian National Congress
1967	D. Manjunath
1972	K. H. Ranganath

Karnataka

Year	Member	Party
1978	K. H. Ranganath		Indian National Congress (Indira)
1983			Indian National Congress
1985	R. Ramaiah
1989	K. H. Ranganath
1994	D. Manjunath		Janata Dal
1999	K. H. Ranganath [3]		Indian National Congress
2004	D. Manjunath		Janata Dal (Secular)
2008	D. Sudhakar		Independent
2013			Indian National Congress
2018	Poornima Krishnappa		Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	D. Sudhakar		Indian National Congress

Election results

2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Hiriyur ^{[1] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	D. Sudhakar	92,050	46.02	+11.66
	BJP	Poornima Krishnappa	61,728	30.86	−10.31
	JD(S)	M. Raveendrappa	38,686	19.34	−2.93
	NOTA	None of the Above	691	0.35	−0.26
Majority			30,322	15.16	+8.35
Turnout			200,016	82.10	+1.93
	INC hold		Swing

2018

Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Hiriyur ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Poornima Krishnappa	77,733	41.17
	INC	D. Sudhakar	64,858	34.36
	JD(S)	D. Yashodhara	42,044	22.27
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,160	0.61
Majority			12,875	6.81
Turnout			1,88,787	80.17
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
• Chitradurga district

References

1. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023" . eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 24 July 2023.
2. "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
3. "Veteran Congress leader K H Ranganath passes away". The Hindu. 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
4. "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Hiriyur". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
5. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

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