Krishnaraja Assembly constituency

Krishnaraja
Constituency No. 216 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Map of Assembly constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Mysore
Lok Sabha constituency	Mysore
Established	1967
Total electors	250,435 (2023) [1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent T. S. Srivatsa
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2023
Preceded by	S. A. Ramadas

Assembly Constituencies of Mysore district

Krishnaraja Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, having all the areas under the zone of Mysore South such as Ashokapuram, Vidyaranyapuram, JP Nagar, Srirampura, Mysore Palace, Agrahara, KR circle, and Vishweranagara. It is also part of Mysore Lok Sabha constituency. ^{[2] [3]}

Members of Legislative Assembly

Mysore State

Year	Member	Party
Until 1967: Seat does not exist. See Mysore City South
1967	S. Channaiah		Independent
1972	D. Suryanarayana		Indian National Congress

Karnataka

Year	Member	Party
1974^	M. Venkatalingaiah [4]		Indian National Congress
1978	H. Gangadharan		Janata Party
1983	N. H. Gangadhara		Bharatiya Janata Party
1985	Vedant Hemmige		Janata Party
1989	K. N. Somasundaram		Indian National Congress
1994	S. A. Ramadas		Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004	M. K. Somashekar		Janata Dal (Secular)
2008	S. A. Ramadas		Bharatiya Janata Party
2013	M. K. Somashekar		Indian National Congress
2018	S. A. Ramadas		Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	T. S. Srivatsa

Election results

2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Krishnaraja

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	T. S. Srivatsa	73,670	49.01	−4.47
	INC	M. K. Somashekar	66,457	44.21	+8.66
	JD(S)	Mallesh K. V.	5,027	3.34	−4.56
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,306	0.87	−0.11
Majority			7,213	4.80	−13.13
Turnout			1,50,322	60.20	+0.76
	BJP hold		Swing

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Krishnaraja

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	S. A. Ramadas	78,573	53.48
	INC	M. K. Somashekar	52,226	35.55
	JD(S)	Mallesh K. V.	11,607	7.90
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,441	0.98
Majority			26,347	17.93
Turnout			1,46,908	59.44
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Krishnaraja

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M.K.Somashekar	52,611	41.16
	BJP	S. A. Ramadas	46,546	36.42
	KJP	H. V. Rajeeva	15,573	12.18
	JD(S)	Vasu H.	7,486	5.86
Majority			6,065	4.74
Turnout			1,27,812	59.08
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Krishnaraja

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	S. A. Ramadas	63,314	54.56
	INC	M.K.Somashekar	43,892	37.82
	JD(S)	Shivabasappa	5,398	4.65
Majority			19,422	17.93
Turnout			1,16,042	56.10
	BJP gain from JD(S)		Swing

See also

• Mysore City South Assembly constituency
• Mysore City North Assembly constituency
• Mysore Taluk Assembly constituency
• Mysore South
• Mysore district
• Mysore Lok Sabha constituency
• List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 24 July 2023.
2. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Krishnaraja Assembly constituency". www.elections.in.
3. "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). www.eci.nic.in.
4. "Fifth Karnataka Legislative Assembly". kla.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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