| Pavagada | |
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| Constituency No. 137 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Tumkur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chitradurga |
| Established | 1951 (first establishment) 1961 (second establishment) |
| Total electors | 193,100 (2023) [1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent H. V. Venkatesh | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Venkataramanappa |
Pavagada Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. It is also part of Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency. [2]
| Elected year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 [3] | C. T. Hanumanthaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| Mali Mariyappa | |||
| 1956-1961: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1962 [4] [5] [6] | R. Kenchappa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 [7] [8] | P. Anjanappa | ||
| 1972 [9] [10] | K. R. Thimmarayappa | ||
| Elected year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 [11] [12] [13] | Nagappa | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1983 [14] [15] | Ugranarasimhappa | Independent politician | |
| 1985 [16] [17] | Somla Naik | Janata Party | |
| 1989 [18] [19] [20] | Venkataramanappa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 [21] [22] [23] | Somla Naik | Janata Dal | |
| 1999 [24] [25] | Venkataramanappa | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 [26] [27] | K. M. Thimmarayappa | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| 2008 [28] [29] | Venkataramanappa | Independent politician | |
| 2013 [30] [31] [32] | K. M. Thimmarayappa | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| 2018 [33] [34] | Venkataramanappa | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 [1] | H. V. Venkatesh | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. V. Venkatesh | 83,062 | 49.62 | +4.83 | |
| JD(S) | K. M. Thimmarayappa | 72,181 | 43.12 | −1.42 | |
| BJP | Krishna Naik | 7,206 | 4.3 | −4.34 | |
| AAP | N. Ramanjinappa | 1,831 | 1.09 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 614 | 0.37 | −0.12 | |
| Majority | 10,881 | 6.50 | +6.25 | ||
| Turnout | 167,390 | 86.69 | +4.10 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Venkataramanappa | 72,974 | 44.79 | ||
| JD(S) | K. M. Thimmarayappa | 72,565 | 44.54 | ||
| BJP | G. V. Balaram | 14,074 | 8.64 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 794 | 0.49 | ||
| Majority | 409 | 0.25 | |||
| Turnout | 162,911 | 82.59 | |||
| INC gain from JD(S) | Swing | ||||