Bangalore South Assembly constituency
Vidhana Sabha constituency in Karnataka, India
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Bangalore South Assembly constituency is one of the seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is part of Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency. Notably, Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency does not contain Bangalore South Assembly constituency.
| Bangalore South | |
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| Constituency No. 176 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Division | Bangalore |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore Rural |
| Established | 1951 (first establishment) 2008 (second establishment) |
| Total electors | 695,797 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Bangalore South Assembly seat was created for the second time when the delimitation of seats was carried out in 2008. While there are four Lok Sabha seats with the name of the city 'Bangalore' in their title, Bangalore South is the only Assembly seat among dozens in the city boundary which has the word 'Bangalore' in its title.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | A. V. Narasimha Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| B. T. Kempa Raj | |||
| 1957 | R. Rangappa Reddy | Independent politician | |
| A. V. Narasimha Reddy | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1962 | D. Munichinnappa | Independent politician | |
| 2008 | M. Krishnappa | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | M. Krishnappa | 196,220 | 51.35% |  3.61 | |
| INC | R. K. Ramesh | 146,521 | 38.35% | 0.11 | |
| JD(S) | H. P. Rajagopala Reddy | 24,612 | 6.44% |  4.88 | |
| UPP | Manu. M. M | 4,360 | 1.14% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,006 | 1.05% | 0.19 | |
| AAP | Ashok Mruthyunjaya | 2,585 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 49,699 | 13.01% | 3.50 | ||
| Turnout | 382,161 | 54.92% | 2.06 | ||
| Total valid votes | 382,112 | ||||
| Registered electors | 695,797 | 15.21 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 3.61 |
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Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | M. Krishnappa | 152,427 | 47.74% | 7.07 | |
| INC | R. K. Ramesh | 122,068 | 38.24% | 4.00 | |
| JD(S) | R. Prabhakara Reddy | 36,138 | 11.32% | 27.32 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,952 | 1.24% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 30,359 | 9.51% | 6.67 | ||
| Turnout | 319,270 | 52.86% | 3.17 | ||
| Total valid votes | 319,255 | ||||
| Registered electors | 603,939 | 34.94 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 7.07 |
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Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | M. Krishnappa | 102,207 | 54.81% | 12.24 | |
| JD(S) | R. Prabhakara Reddy | 72,045 | 38.64% | 18.57 | |
| INC | Dr. Tejaswini Gowda | 63,849 | 34.24% | 12.11 | |
| KJP | Jagadish Reddy | 3,936 | 2.11% | New | |
| Independent | Murali Mohan | 1,975 | 1.06% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 30,162 | 16.18% | 4.25 | ||
| Turnout | 250,782 | 56.03% | 12.04 | ||
| Total valid votes | 186,461 | ||||
| Registered electors | 447,562 | 17.82 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 12.24 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | M. Krishnappa | 71,114 | 42.57% | New | |
| INC | Sadananda. M | 36,979 | 22.13% | 12.80 | |
| JD(S) | C. Manjunath | 33,529 | 20.07% | New | |
| Independent | H. P. Rajagopala Reddy | 17,726 | 10.61% | New | |
| BSP | R. Manjunath | 2,300 | 1.38% | New | |
| Independent | A. Somashekar | 1,755 | 1.05% | New | |
| Independent | N. S. Ravichandra | 1,494 | 0.89% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 34,135 | 20.43% | 2.57 | ||
| Turnout | 167,106 | 43.99% | 18.29 | ||
| Total valid votes | 167,068 | ||||
| Registered electors | 379,873 | 560.96 | |||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | 10.22 | |||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | D. Munichinnappa | 17,441 | 52.79% | New | |
| INC | B. Basavalingappa | 11,540 | 34.93% | 10.29 | |
| SWA | K. Chikkanna | 2,561 | 7.75% | New | |
| PSP | M. Narayanappa | 1,494 | 4.52% | 0.01 | |
| Margin of victory | 5,901 | 17.86% | 15.54 | ||
| Turnout | 35,793 | 62.28% | 27.59 | ||
| Total valid votes | 33,036 | ||||
| Registered electors | 57,473 | 30.83 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 29.02 | |||
Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. V. Narasimha Reddy | 13,702 | 23.77% | 16.31 | |
| Independent | R. Rangappa Reddy | 13,452 | 23.33% | New | |
| INC | B. Basavalingappa | 12,365 | 21.45% | 18.63 | |
| Independent | B. T. Kempa Raj | 5,449 | 9.45% | New | |
| Independent | C. Basaviah | 5,333 | 9.25% | New | |
| PSP | Shivarudrappa | 2,610 | 4.53% | New | |
| CPI | Krishnama Raju | 2,509 | 4.35% | New | |
| Independent | P. S. Chinnappa | 2,229 | 3.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,337 | 2.32% | 4.64 | ||
| Turnout | 57,649 | 34.69% | 24.80 | ||
| Total valid votes | 57,649 | ||||
| Registered electors | 83,089 | 8.73 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 2.57 |
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Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. V. Narasimha Reddy | 9,637 | 21.20% | New | |
| INC | B. T. Kempa Raj | 8,586 | 18.89% | New | |
| Independent | S. A. Narayana Reddy | 6,471 | 14.23% | New | |
| Independent | Nilgiri. G. Sanjeevaiah | 5,377 | 11.83% | New | |
| Socialist | R. Rama Reddy | 4,714 | 10.37% | New | |
| KMPP | B. M. Krishna Murthy | 3,647 | 8.02% | New | |
| KMPP | S. S. Pillai | 2,376 | 5.23% | New | |
| Independent | H. Nanjappa | 2,022 | 4.45% | New | |
| Independent | Mylarappa | 1,317 | 2.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,166 | 6.96% | |||
| Turnout | 45,462 | 29.74% | |||
| Total valid votes | 45,462 | ||||
| Registered electors | 76,420 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||