Bellary City Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka, India
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Ballari City Assembly constituency is one of the seats in Karnataka State Assembly in India. It is part of Ballari Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency includes 28 wards of Ballari Mahanagara Palika. The constituency came into existence after the 2008 delimitation. It was a part of Bellary Rural Assembly constituency.
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| Constituency No. 94 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Ballari |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ballari |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 259,221[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Nara Bharath Reddy | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Gali Somasekhara Reddy |
Nara Bharath Reddy is the current MLA from Ballari City.
Geographical scope
The constituency comprises ward nos. 1-24 and 36-39 wards of Ballari Municipal Corporation. Urban voters at Ballari City assembly is approximately 242,170 which is around 99.78% as per 2011 Census.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 2008 | See: Bellary | ||
| 2008 | Gali Someshkar Reddy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Anil Lad | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018[2] | Gali Somasekhara Reddy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023[3][4] | Nara Bharath Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nara Bharath Reddy | 86,440 | 48.47% |  8.52 | |
| KRPP | Gali Lakshmi Aruna | 48,577 | 27.24% | New | |
| BJP | G. Somasekhara Reddy | 37,155 | 20.83% |  29.80 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 983 | 0.55% | 0.12 | |
| Margin of victory | 37,863 | 21.23% | 10.55 | ||
| Turnout | 178,899 | 69.01% | 4.06 | ||
| Total valid votes | 178,350 | ||||
| Registered electors | 259,221 | 11.12 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 2.16 | |||
Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gali Somashekar Reddy | 76,589 | 50.63% | 46.23 | |
| INC | Anil Lad | 60,434 | 39.95% | 0.63 | |
| JD(S) | Mohamad Iqbal Hothur | 6,255 | 4.14% | 8.54 | |
| KPJP | Mekala Eswara Reddy | 913 | 0.60% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,016 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,155 | 10.68% | 3.50 | ||
| Turnout | 151,510 | 64.95% | 3.41 | ||
| Total valid votes | 151,267 | ||||
| Registered electors | 233,284 | 20.12 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 10.05 | |||
Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anil Lad | 52,098 | 40.58% | 5.96 | |
| BSRCP | S. Murali Krishna | 33,898 | 26.40% | New | |
| JD(S) | Munna | 16,285 | 12.68% | New | |
| BJP | Guttiganuru Virupaksha Gouda | 5,646 | 4.40% | 43.02 | |
| CPI | K. Nagabhushana Rao | 2,508 | 1.95% | New | |
| Independent | J. B. Jayamma | 877 | 0.68% | New | |
| Independent | Chandrashekar Naidu | 794 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,200 | 14.18% | 13.30 | ||
| Turnout | 119,521 | 61.54% | 9.49 | ||
| Total valid votes | 128,384 | ||||
| Registered electors | 194,202 | 12.61 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 6.84 | |||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gali Somashekar Reddy | 54,831 | 47.42% | New | |
| INC | Anil Lad | 53,809 | 46.54% | New | |
| Independent | Nazeer Hussain | 979 | 0.85% | New | |
| Independent | G. Neelakanthappa | 896 | 0.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,022 | 0.88% | |||
| Turnout | 115,664 | 52.05% | |||
| Total valid votes | 115,631 | ||||
| Registered electors | 222,217 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||