Pulakeshinagar Assembly constituency
| Pulakeshinagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 159 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| LS constituency | Bangalore North |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 239,090 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent A. C. Srinivasa | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Akhanda 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]2023
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ 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.