Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency

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Mahalakshmi Layout
Constituency for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Karnataka
District Bengaluru Urban
ReservationNo
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
K. Gopalaiah [1]
Party BJP
Elected year2008

Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly Constituency is one of the 224 legislative assembly segments of the state of Karnataka. It is a part of Bengaluru Urban district and comes under the Bengaluru North parliamentary constituency.

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The constituency was formed in the year 2008, carved out of portions of Rajajinagar, Yelahanka and the erstwhile Uttarahalli Assembly constituencies. [2] The constituency is predominantly urban in nature with a mix of old residential areas, industrial areas and slums. It comprises the northern parts of West Bengaluru such as Mahalakshmi Layout, Nandini Layout, Yeshwanthapur APMC Yard, Goraguntepalya, Kanteerava Nagar, Shankar Nagar, Saraswathipura, Nagapura, Kurubarahalli, Kamalanagar, Vrishabhavathi Nagar and also parts of Basaveshwaranagar and Kamakshipalya.

The MLA for Mahalakshmi Layout as of 2019 is K. Gopalaiah of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). [1]

Wards

Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency includes the following 7 wards of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP):

Ward No.Ward NameCorporator
43Nandini Layout [3] K. V. Rajendra Kumar [3]
44Marappanapalya [4] Mahadev M. [4]
67Nagapura [5] Badregowda B. [5]
68Mahalakshmipura [6] S. Keshavamurthy [6]
74Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar [7] Gangamma Rajanna [7]
75Shankar Mutt [8] M. Shivaraju [8]
102Vrishabhavathi Nagar [9] Hemalatha Gopalaiah [9]

Members of Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
2008 N. L. Narendra Babu Indian National Congress
2013 K. Gopalaiah Janata Dal
2018
2019 Bharatiya Janata Party
2023 [10]

Election results

2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Mahalakshmi Layout
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP K. Gopalaiah 96,424 60.60
INC Keshavamurthy S45,25928.45
JD(S) K C Rajanna9,2415.81
NOTA None of the Above 2,2861.44
Margin of victory51,165--
Turnout 1,59,103
BJP hold Swing -

2019 by-poll

By-election, 2019: Mahalakshmi Layout
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP K. Gopalaiah [1] 85,889 58.65 +3.48
INC M. Shivaraju31,50321.51N/A
JD(S) Dr. Girish K. Nashi23,51616.06N/A
Margin of victory54,38637.14+11.43
Turnout 1,46,45450.92 [11] -4.8
BJP gain from JD(S) Swing +42.59

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Mahalakshmi Layout [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(S) K. Gopalaiah 88,218 55.18 +10.44
BJP N. L. Narendra Babu47,11829.47-4.86
INC Manjunatha H. S.20,49612.82
NOTA None of the Above 1,7391.09
Margin of victory41,10025.71+15.31
Turnout 1,59,88055.72-4.49
JD(S) hold Swing

2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Mahalakshmi Layout [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(S) K. Gopalaiah 66,127 44.73 +19.95
INC N. L. Narendra Babu50,75734.33-3.29
BJP S. Harish23,54515.93N/A
Margin of victory15,37010.4+7.55
Turnout 1,47,84960.21+8.31
JD(S) gain from INC Swing +7.11

2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Mahalakshmi Layout [13] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC N. L. Narendra Babu 42,652 37.62 N/A
BJP R. V. Hareesh39,42734.77N/A
JD(S) K. Gopalaiah28,09724.78N/A
Margin of victory3,2252.85N/A
Turnout 1,13,38651.9N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mahalakshmi Layout Constituency Result: BJP' K. Gopalaiah wins by 54,386 votes
  2. ↑ Know your constituency: Mahalakshmi Layout
  3. 1 2 Ward #43, Nandini Layout
  4. 1 2 Ward #44, Marappana Palya
  5. 1 2 Ward #67, Nagapura
  6. 1 2 Ward #68, Mahalakshimpuram
  7. 1 2 Ward #74, Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar
  8. 1 2 Ward #75, Shankar Matt
  9. 1 2 Ward #102, Vrushabhavathi Nagar
  10. ↑ India Today (14 May 2023). "Karnataka Election Results 2023 winners: Full list of winning candidates". Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  11. ↑ Voting peaceful in Mahalakshmi Layout
  12. ↑ CANDIDATE WISE VOTES DETAILS
  13. 1 2 http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/info-for-voters-of-mahalakshmi-layout-constituency-24628 Info for voters of Mahalakshmi Layout Constituency- MLA, Candidate, Voting and more
  14. ↑ http://www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/33989 AC Summary: Mahalakshmi Layout 2013
  15. ↑ http://www.indiavotes.com/ac/info?stateac=43&eid=200 AC: Karnataka 2008

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