Pulakeshinagar Assembly constituency

Pulakeshinagar
Constituency No. 159 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBangalore Urban
LS constituencyBangalore North
Established2008
Total electors239,090 (2023)[1]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
A. C. Srinivasa
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2023
Preceded byAkhanda 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]

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Name Party
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC A. C. Srinivasa 87,316 66.72 −10.46
BSP Akhanda Srinivas Murthy 25,106 19.18
BJP A. Murali 10,624 8.12 +0.62
SDPI B. R. Bhaskar Prasad 4,102 3.13
NOTA None of the Above 1,190 0.91 −0.20
Majority 62,210 47.54 −17.03
Turnout 1,30,869 54.74 +1.46
INC hold Swing

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Pulakeshinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Akhanda Srinivas Murthy 97,574 77.18
JD(S) B. Prasannakumar 15,948 12.61
BJP Susheela Devaraj 9,479 7.50
NOTA None of the Above 1,402 1.11
Majority 81,626 64.57
Turnout 1,26,432 53.28
INC gain from JD(S) Swing

2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Pulakeshinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(S) Akhanda Srinivas Murthy 48,995 48.75
INC B. Prasanna Kumar 38,796 38.60
SDPI A Hemalatha 5,431 5.40
BJP Palani Velu 4,589 4.57
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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