Pulakeshinagar Assembly constituency

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Pulakeshinagar
Constituency No. 159 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Urban
Lok Sabha constituency Bangalore North
Established2008
Total electors239,090 (2023) [1]
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
A. C. Srinivasa
Party Indian National Congress
Elected year 2023
Preceded by Akhanda Srinivas Murthy

Pulakeshinagar 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 Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency. [2] Muslims are the majority community in the constituency, with 54% of the electorate, while Dalits are a significant minority. [3]

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A. C. Srinivasa is the current MLA from this constituency winning the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.

Members of Legislative Assembly

ElectionNameParty
Before 2008: Constituency did not exist
2008 B. Prasanna Kumar Indian National Congress
2013 Akhanda Srinivas Murthy Janata Dal
2018 Indian National Congress
2023 A. C. Srinivasa

Election results

2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Pulakeshinagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC A. C. Srinivasa 87,316 66.72 −10.46
BSP Akhanda Srinivas Murthy 25,10619.18
BJP A. Murali10,6248.12+0.62
SDPI B. R. Bhaskar Prasad4,1023.13
NOTA None of the Above 1,1900.91−0.20
Majority 62,21047.54−17.03
Turnout 1,30,86954.74+1.46
INC hold Swing

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Pulakeshinagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Akhanda Srinivas Murthy 97,574 77.18
JD(S) B. Prasannakumar15,94812.61
BJP Susheela Devaraj9,4797.50
NOTA None of the Above 1,4021.11
Majority 81,62664.57
Turnout 1,26,43253.28
INC gain from JD(S) Swing

2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Pulakeshinagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(S) Akhanda Srinivas Murthy 48,995 48.75
INC B. Prasanna Kumar38,79638.60
SDPI A Hemalatha5,4315.40
BJP Palani Velu4,5894.57
Majority 10,199
Turnout
JD(S) gain from INC Swing

See also

References

  1. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. Kava, Jahnavi, Shivani (2 May 2023). "Civic issues and riots on voters' minds in Bengaluru's Pulakeshinagar constituency". The News Minute. Retrieved 6 July 2024.

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