Kanakagiri Assembly constituency

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Kanakagiri
Constituency No. 61 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Lok Sabha constituency Koppal
Established1976
Total electors224,068 [1]
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress
Elected year 2023
Preceded byBasavaraj Dhadesugur

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

Contents

It is part of Koppal district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
Before 1976: Constituency did not exist
1978 M. Nagappa Mukappa Indian National Congress (Indira)
1983 Srirangadevarayalu Venkarayalu Indian National Congress
1985
1989 M. Mallikarjuna
1994 Nagappa Saloni Janata Dal
1999 Malikarjun Nagappa Indian National Congress
2004 [3] Veerappa Devappa Kesarahatti Bharatiya Janata Party
2008 [4] Shivaraj Tangadagi Independent politician
2013 [5]
2018 [6] Basavaraj Dhadesugur Bharatiya Janata Party
2023 Shivaraj Tangadagi Indian National Congress

Election results

2010

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Kanakagiri [1] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Shivaraj Tangadagi 106,164 60.13 +16.25
BJP Basavaraj Dadesugur63,53235.98−16.40
NOTA None of the Above 1,6000.91−0.09
Majority 42,63224.15+15.65
Turnout 176,55378.79−0.38
INC gain from BJP Swing

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Kanakagiri [6] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Basavaraj Dadesugur 87,735 52.38
INC Shivaraj Tangadagi 73,51043.88
NOTA None of the Above 1,6771.0
Majority 14,2258.5
Turnout 167,50679.17
BJP gain from Independent Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election, 2004". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2008". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Kanakagiri". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  8. "Kanakagiri Constituency Election Results 2018". The Times of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.

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