Shimoga Rural Assembly constituency

Shimoga Rural
Constituency No. 111 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DivisionBangalore
DistrictShimoga
LS constituencyShimoga
Established2008
Total electors212,458[1]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  JD(S)
Alliance  NDA
Elected year2023
Preceded byK. 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

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Shimoga Rural[3]
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

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Shimoga Rural[4]
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

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Shimoga Rural[5]
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

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Shimoga Rural[6]
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

  1. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2023 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^ "General election to Vidhan Sabha trends & result May-2023". ECI.
  4. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
  6. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2008". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

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