Rajaji Nagar Assembly constituency

Rajajinagar
Constituency No. 165 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBangalore Urban
LS constituencyBangalore Central
Established1976
Total electors207,557 (2023)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded byN. L. Narendra Babu

Rajajinagar is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is a segment of Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Year Member Party
Until 1977: Constituency did not exist
1978 Mallur Ananda Rao Janata Party
1983 M. S. Krishnan Communist Party of India
1985
1989 K. Lakkanna Indian National Congress
1994 S. Suresh Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004 N. L. Narendra Babu Indian National Congress
2008 S. Suresh Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
2013
2018
2023

Election results

2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Rajaji Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP S. Suresh Kumar 58,624 49.60 Increase 2.74
INC Puttanna 50,564 42.78 Increase 3.79
JD(S) T. H. Anjanappa 4,081 3.45 Decrease 7.91
NOTA None of the Above 1,700 1.44 Decrease 0.17
UPP Mohan Kumar K. 1,213 1.03
Majority 8,060 6.82 Decrease 1.05
Turnout 1,18,187 56.94 Increase 0.06
BJP hold Swing

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Rajaji Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP S. Suresh Kumar 56,271 46.86 Increase10.41
INC G. Padmavathi 46,818 38.99 Increase16.24
JD(S) H. M. Krishnamurthy 13,637 11.36 Decrease4.22
NOTA None of the Above 1,931 1.61 New
Majority 9,453 7.87 Decrease5.83
Turnout 1,20,092 56.88 Decrease4.28
BJP hold Swing

2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Rajaji Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP S. Suresh Kumar 39,291 36.45 Decrease15.00
INC R. Manjula Naidu 24,524 22.75 Decrease13.51
KJP Shobha Karandlaje 20,909 19.40 New
JD(S) S. T. Anand 16,794 15.58 Increase7.89
Majority 14,767 13.70 Decrease1.49
Turnout 1,07,802 61.16 Increase8.56
BJP hold Swing

2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Rajaji Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP S. Suresh Kumar 49,655 51.45 Increase7.44
INC G. Padmavathi 34,995 36.26 Decrease10.60
JD(S) Ananda M. A. 7,422 7.69 Increase0.40
Majority 14,660 15.19 Increase12.34
Turnout 1,20,092 52.60 Increase1.69
BJP gain from INC Swing

2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Rajaji Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. L. Narendra Babu 67,899 46.86 Increase30.16
BJP S. Suresh Kumar 63,777 44.01 Increase5.24
JD(S) Huchappa J. 10,573 7.29 Decrease7.92
Majority 4,122 2.85 Decrease12.87
Turnout 1,44,893 50.91 Increase0.07
INC gain from BJP Swing

1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Rajaji Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP S. Suresh Kumar 53,554 38.77 Decrease 8.75
Independent N. L. Narendra Babu 31,839 23.05 N/A
INC Vasanthi Shivanna 23,107 16.73 Increase 1.69
JD(S) Huchappa J. 21,005 15.21 New
Majority 21,715 15.72 Increase 1.93
Turnout 1,38,127 50.84 Decrease 8.35
BJP hold Swing

1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Rajaji Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP S. Suresh Kumar 67,175 47.52 Increase31.72
JD R. V. Hareesh 47,677 33.73 Increase9.61
INC K. Lakkanna 21,260 15.04 Decrease22.96
Majority 19,498 13.79 Decrease0.09
Turnout 1,43,050 59.19 Increase1.55
BJP gain from INC Swing

1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Rajaji Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. Lakkanna 50,707 38.00 Increase7.82
JD R. V. Hareesh 32,196 24.12 New
BJP S. Suresh Kumar 21,085 15.80 Decrease2.05
JP Y. S. V. Datta 20,287 15.20 N/A
CPI M. S. Krishnan 8,096 6.07 Decrease41.27
Majority 18,511 13.88 Decrease4.75
Turnout 1,38,750 57.64 Decrease5.00
INC gain from CPI Swing

1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Rajaji Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI M. S. Krishnan 45,477 47.34 Decrease7.57
INC S. D. Venkataiah 28,997 30.18 Increase11.06
BJP Ramachandra Gowda 17,144 17.85 Decrease1.23
Majority 16,480 18.63 Decrease18.63
Turnout 96,840 62.64 Decrease9.14
CPI hold Swing

1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Rajaji Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI M. S. Krishnan 54,467 54.91 New
INC H. D. Gangaraj 18,964 19.12 Decrease11.90
BJP B. R. Shivappa 18,924 19.08 New
Majority 35,503 35.79 Increase14.20
Turnout 1,01,173 62.64 Decrease4.31
CPI gain from JP Swing

1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Rajaji Nagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Mallur Ananda Rao 42,693 52.62
INC(I) B. C. Somasekhar 25,173 31.02
Independent K. Lakkanna 5,382 6.63
Majority 17,520 21.59
Turnout 82,697 66.95
JP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Fourteenth Karnataka Legislative Assembly". kla.kar.nic.in. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

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