Molakalmuru Assembly constituency

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Molakalmuru
Constituency No. 97 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Lok Sabha constituency Chitradurga
Established1951
Total electors2,43,788 [1]
Reservation ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress

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

Contents

It is part of Chitradurga district and parliamentary constituency, and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Mysore State

YearMemberParty
1952 A. Bhimappa Naik Indian National Congress
1957 S. Nijalingappa
1962 S. H. Basanna
1967
1972 Papanaik Patil

Karnataka

YearMemberParty
1978 Papanaik Patil Indian National Congress (Indira)
1983 N. G. Naik Indian National Congress
1985 Purna Muthappa Janata Party
1989 N. G. Naik Indian National Congress
1994 Purna Muthappa Janata Dal
1997^ N. Y. Gopalakrishna Indian National Congress
1999
2004
2008
2013 S. Thippeswamy Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress
2018 B. Sriramulu Bharatiya Janata Party
2023 N. Y. Gopalakrishna Indian National Congress

^by-election

Election results

2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Molakalmuru [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC N. Y. Gopalakrishna 109,459 53.81 +32.01
BJP S. Thippeswamy87,31042.92−0.71
NOTA None of the Above 1,5610.77+0.06
Majority22,14910.89−10.94
Turnout 203,40583.44+0.14
INC gain from BJP Swing 32.72

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Molakalmuru [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP B. Sriramulu 84,018 43.63
INC B. Yogesh Babu41,97321.8
Independent S. Thippeswamy41,15221.37
JD(S) G. M. Thippeswamy Patel (Yattinahattygowdru)15,2627.93
Independent S. Chandranna (Yattinahatty)3,2231.67
NOTA None of the Above 1,3610.71
Majority42,04521.83
Turnout 192,54983.3
BJP gain from BSRCP Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Molakalmuru". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  4. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

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