Challakere Assembly constituency
| Challakere | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 98 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Chitradurga |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chitradurga |
| Established | 1956 |
| Total electors | 220,968[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Thippeswamy |
Challakere is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]
It is part of Chitradurga district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Mysore State
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1956: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1957 | T. Hanumaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| A. Bheemappa Naik | |||
| 1962 | B. L. Gowda | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | V. Masiyappa | ||
Karnataka
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | N. Jayanna | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 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
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. Raghumurthy | 67,952 | 38.16 | −4.96 | |
| JD(S) | M. Ravish Kumar | 51,502 | 28.92 | −6.19 | |
| Independent | K. T. Kumaraswamy | 29,148 | 16.37 | New | |
| BJP | R. Anil Kumar | 22,894 | 12.86 | −6.95 | |
| AAP | Marakka | 3,072 | 1.73 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,639 | 0.92 | −0.10 | |
| Majority | 16,450 | 9.24 | +1.23 | ||
| Turnout | 178,061 | 80.58 | −0.30 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. Raghumurthy | 72,874 | 43.12 | ||
| JD(S) | M. Ravish Kumar | 59,335 | 35.11 | ||
| BJP | K. T. Kumaraswamy | 33,471 | 19.81 | ||
| Swaraj India | K. P. Bhuthaiah | 1,590 | 0.94 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,730 | 1.02 | ||
| Majority | 13,539 | 8.01 | |||
| Turnout | 169,000 | 80.88 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "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 Assembly Elections 2023: Challakere". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.