Shimoga Rural Assembly constituency

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Shimoga Rural
Constituency No. 111 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Karnataka
Division Bangalore
District Shimoga
Lok Sabha constituency Shimoga
Established2008
Total electors212,458 [1]
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  JD(S)
Alliance   NDA
Elected year 2023
Preceded byK. B. Ashok Naik

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

Contents

It is part of Shimoga district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearNameParty
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist
2008 K. G. Kumaraswamy Bharatiya Janata Party
2013 Sharada Puryanaik Janata Dal (Secular)
2018 K. B. Ashok Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
2023 Sharada Puryanaik Janata Dal (Secular)

Election results

2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Shimoga Rural [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(S) Sharada Puryanaik 86,340 47.74 +9.68
BJP K. B. Ashok Naik71,19839.37−0.88
INC Sreenivas Kariyanna18,33510.14−9.30
AAP S. S. Manjunatha1,7150.95
NOTA None of the Above 1,0530.58−0.19
Margin of victory15,1428.37+6.18
Turnout 1,80,84885.12+3.70
JD(S) gain from BJP Swing

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Shimoga Rural [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP K. B. Ashok Naik 69,326 40.25 +31.57
JD(S) Sharada Puryanaik 65,54938.06+4.12
INC Sreenivas Kariyanna33,49319.44−5.43
NOTA None of the Above 1,3280.77
Margin of victory3,7772.19−4.86
Turnout 1,72,24881.42+4.39
BJP gain from JD(S) Swing

2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Shimoga Rural [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(S) Sharada Purya Naik 48,639 33.94 +12.72
KJP G. Basavanappa38,53026.89New
INC Kariyanna35,64024.87−1.18
BJP K. G. Kumaraswamy12,4358.68−36.70
Margin of victory10,1097.05−12.28
Turnout 1,43,28877.03+6.83
JD(S) gain from BJP Swing

2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Shimoga Rural [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP K. G. Kumaraswamy 56,979 45.38
INC Kariyanna32,71426.05
JD(S) Sharada Purya Naik26,64421.22
Margin of victory24,26519.33
Turnout 1,25,56770.2
BJP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023" . eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2023 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Shimoga Rural". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  4. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. "Shimoga Rural Constituency Election Results 2018". The Times of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  6. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
  7. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2008". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 September 2021.

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