Melukote Assembly constituency

Melukote
Constituency No. 188 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Mandya
Lok Sabha constituency	Mandya
Established	2008
Total electors	200,184 [1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Darshan Puttannaiah
Party	Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha
Elected year	2023
Preceded by	C. S. Puttaraju

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

It is part of Mandya district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
Until 2008: Seat does not exist. See Pandavapura Assembly constituency
2008 [3]	C. S. Puttaraju		Janata Dal (Secular)
2013 [4]	K.S. Puttannaiah		Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha
2018 [5]	C. S. Puttaraju		Janata Dal (Secular)
2023	Darshan Puttannaiah		Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha

Election results

2023

Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election, 2023: Melukote ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKP	Darshan Puttannaiah	91,115	49.57
	JD(S)	C. S. Puttaraju	80,289	43.66	−11.21
	BJP	N. S. Indresh	6,470	3.52	+2.61
	NOTA	None of the Above	480	0.26	−0.30
Majority			10,862	5.91	−6.79
Turnout			1,83,883	91.86	+2.36
	SKP gain from JD(S)		Swing

2018

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD(S)	C. S. Puttaraju	96,003	54.87
	Swaraj India	Darshan Puttannaiah	73,779	42.17
	BJP	Sundahalli Somashekara	1,595	0.91
	NOTA	None of the Above	979	0.56
Majority			22,224	12.70
Turnout			1,74,965	89.50
	JD(S) gain from SKP		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
• Mandya 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. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2008". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 September 2021.
4. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 September 2021.
5. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
6. "2023 Karnataka Assembly Election Results - Melukote". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.

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