Challakere is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.[2]
| Challakere | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 98 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Chitradurga |
| LS constituency | Chitradurga |
| Total electors | 220,968[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
It is part of Chitradurga district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | T. Hanumaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| A. Bheemappa Naik | |||
| 1962 | B. L. Gowda | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | V. Masiyappa | ||
| 1978 | N. Jayanna | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | H. C. Shivashankarappa | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Thippeswamy | ||
| 1989 | N. Jayanna | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Thippeswamy | Janata Dal | |
| 1999 | Basavaraj Mandimutt | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | D. Sudhakar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2008 | Thippeswamy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | T. Raghumurthy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results edit
2023 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. Raghumurthy | 67,952 | 38.16 | ||
| JD(S) | Ravish Kumar | 51,502 | 28.92 | ||
| BJP | Anil Kumar | 22,894 | 12.86 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,639 | 0.92 | ||
| Majority | 16,450 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,78,061 | 80.86 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2018 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. Raghumurthy | 72,874 | 43.12 | ||
| JD(S) | Raveesh Kumar | 59,335 | 35.11 | ||
| BJP | K T Kumaraswamy | 33,471 | 19.81 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,730 | 1.02 | ||
| Majority | 20,539 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,69,000 | 80.88 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.