Shimoga Rural Assembly constituency
| Shimoga Rural | |
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| 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 |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 212,458[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(S) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | K. B. Ashok Naik |
Shimoga Rural Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]
It is part of Shimoga district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Sharada Puryanaik | 86,340 | 47.74 | +9.68 | |
| BJP | K. B. Ashok Naik | 71,198 | 39.37 | −0.88 | |
| INC | Sreenivas Kariyanna | 18,335 | 10.14 | −9.30 | |
| AAP | S. S. Manjunatha | 1,715 | 0.95 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,053 | 0.58 | −0.19 | |
| Margin of victory | 15,142 | 8.37 | +6.18 | ||
| Turnout | 1,80,848 | 85.12 | +3.70 | ||
| JD(S) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. B. Ashok Naik | 69,326 | 40.25 | +31.57 | |
| JD(S) | Sharada Puryanaik | 65,549 | 38.06 | +4.12 | |
| INC | Sreenivas Kariyanna | 33,493 | 19.44 | −5.43 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,328 | 0.77 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,777 | 2.19 | −4.86 | ||
| Turnout | 1,72,248 | 81.42 | +4.39 | ||
| BJP gain from JD(S) | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Sharada Purya Naik | 48,639 | 33.94 | +12.72 | |
| KJP | G. Basavanappa | 38,530 | 26.89 | New | |
| INC | Kariyanna | 35,640 | 24.87 | −1.18 | |
| BJP | K. G. Kumaraswamy | 12,435 | 8.68 | −36.70 | |
| Margin of victory | 10,109 | 7.05 | −12.28 | ||
| Turnout | 1,43,288 | 77.03 | +6.83 | ||
| JD(S) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. G. Kumaraswamy | 56,979 | 45.38 | ||
| INC | Kariyanna | 32,714 | 26.05 | ||
| JD(S) | Sharada Purya Naik | 26,644 | 21.22 | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,265 | 19.33 | |||
| Turnout | 1,25,567 | 70.2 | |||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2023 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2008". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.