Hosakote Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka, India
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Hosakote Assembly constituency (also spelled Hosakote) is one of the seats in Karnataka State Assembly in India. It is part of Chikballapur Lok Sabha constituency.

| Hosakote | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 178 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
Map of Assembly constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Rural |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chikkaballapur |
| Established | 1956 |
| Total electors | 234,098[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | M. T. B. Nagaraj |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
- Disqualified by the Hon'ble Speaker under the 10th Schedule of the Constitution with effect from 25/07/2019
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda | 107,220 | 50.13% | ||
| BJP | N. Nagaraju | 102,145 | 47.75% | ||
| Independent | G. Narayanaswamy | 1,425 | 0.67% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 507 | 0.24% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,075 | 2.37% | |||
| Turnout | 214,042 | 91.43% | |||
| Total valid votes | 213,896 | ||||
| Registered electors | 234,098 | ||||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly By-election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda | 81,671 | 41.59% | New | |
| BJP | M. T. B. Nagaraj | 70,185 | 35.74% | ||
| INC | Padmavathi Suresh | 41,443 | 21.11% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 757 | 0.39% | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,486 | 5.85% | |||
| Turnout | 197,104 | 90.94% | |||
| Total valid votes | 196,353 | ||||
| Registered electors | 216,741 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. T. B. Nagaraj | 98,824 | 51.19% | ||
| BJP | Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda | 91,227 | 47.25% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 539 | 0.28% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,597 | 3.93% | |||
| Turnout | 193,079 | 90.33% | |||
| Total valid votes | 193,071 | ||||
| Registered electors | 213,750 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. T. B. Nagaraj | 85,238 | 55.51% | ||
| BJP | B. N. Bache Gowda | 78,099 | 50.86% | ||
| JD(S) | V. Sridhar | 1,304 | 0.85% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,139 | 4.65% | |||
| Turnout | 166,428 | 90.99% | |||
| Total valid votes | 153,547 | ||||
| Registered electors | 182,911 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | B. N. Bache Gowda | 71,069 | 50.07% | ||
| INC | M. T. B. Nagaraj | 67,191 | 47.33% | ||
| JD(S) | N. Kumar | 1,343 | 0.95% | ||
| BSP | S. R. Ranganatha | 946 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,878 | 2.73% | |||
| Turnout | 141,987 | 89.38% | |||
| Total valid votes | 141,953 | ||||
| Registered electors | 158,865 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. T. B. Nagaraj | 75,808 | 45.52% | ||
| JD(S) | B. N. Bache Gowda | 74,973 | 45.02% | ||
| BJP | Lakshmana. K | 11,464 | 6.88% | New | |
| Independent | Bachegowda. A. N | 2,468 | 1.48% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 835 | 0.50% | |||
| Turnout | 166,549 | 73.51% | |||
| Total valid votes | 166,529 | ||||
| Registered electors | 226,567 | ||||
| INC gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | B. N. Bache Gowda | 73,055 | 48.10% | New | |
| INC | Mune Gowda | 65,752 | 43.29% | ||
| Independent | H. J. Bachegowda | 5,584 | 3.68% | New | |
| JD(S) | N. S. Chandramohan | 5,581 | 3.67% | New | |
| Independent | Mune Gowda | 1,903 | 1.25% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,303 | 4.81% | |||
| Turnout | 151,992 | 78.71% | |||
| Total valid votes | 151,875 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.01% | |||
| Registered electors | 193,113 | ||||
| JD(U) gain from JD | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | B. N. Bache Gowda | 70,517 | 53.16% | ||
| INC | Mune Gowda | 47,467 | 35.78% | ||
| BJP | A. M. Rajanna | 8,796 | 6.63% | New | |
| INC | K. Nanjegowda | 5,087 | 3.83% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 23,050 | 17.37% | |||
| Turnout | 134,714 | 79.47% | |||
| Total valid votes | 132,662 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,979 | 1.47% | |||
| Registered electors | 169,510 | ||||
| JD gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Chikke Gowda | 57,007 | 50.95% | ||
| JD | B. N. Bache Gowda | 44,352 | 39.64% | New | |
| JP | B. M. Narayanaswamy | 9,699 | 8.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,655 | 11.31% | |||
| Turnout | 116,067 | 78.46% | |||
| Total valid votes | 111,899 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 4,168 | 3.59% | |||
| Registered electors | 147,932 | ||||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | B. N. Bache Gowda | 45,552 | 49.12% | ||
| INC | N. Chikke Gowda | 41,133 | 44.35% | ||
| Independent | Bache Gowda | 1,497 | 1.61% | New | |
| Independent | S. Abdul Rasheed | 1,278 | 1.38% | New | |
| Independent | B. K. Ramaiah | 1,252 | 1.35% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,419 | 4.76% | |||
| Turnout | 94,141 | 79.77% | |||
| Total valid votes | 92,739 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,402 | 1.49% | |||
| Registered electors | 118,020 | ||||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Chikke Gowda | 47,822 | 61.09% | ||
| JP | S. N. Thabasappa | 27,425 | 35.04% | ||
| INC(J) | M. Nanjappa | 1,564 | 2.00% | New | |
| Independent | Jamshed Khan | 1,465 | 1.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 20,397 | 26.06% | |||
| Turnout | 79,799 | 78.15% | |||
| Total valid votes | 78,276 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,523 | 1.91% | |||
| Registered electors | 102,112 | ||||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | B. N. Bache Gowda | 35,387 | 47.46% | New | |
| INC | Mune Gowda | 20,795 | 27.89% | ||
| INC(I) | M. Somasekhara | 17,050 | 22.87% | New | |
| Independent | Allappa | 879 | 1.18% | New | |
| Independent | J. L. Souza | 448 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,592 | 19.57% | |||
| Turnout | 76,025 | 82.80% | |||
| Total valid votes | 74,559 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,466 | 1.93% | |||
| Registered electors | 91,814 | ||||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Chikke Gowda | 40,227 | 80.22% | ||
| INC(O) | T. Kembarai | 6,937 | 13.83% | New | |
| SSP | S. N. Thabasappa | 2,351 | 4.69% | New | |
| ABJS | K. S. Rama Rao | 401 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 33,290 | 66.39% | |||
| Turnout | 51,134 | 68.53% | |||
| Total valid votes | 50,146 | ||||
| Registered electors | 74,612 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Chikke Gowda | 30,530 | 66.63% | ||
| SWA | B. Chanabyre Gowda | 13,337 | 29.11% | ||
| Independent | B. Ramappa | 1,146 | 2.50% | New | |
| Independent | B. M. V. Gowda | 661 | 1.44% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,193 | 37.52% | |||
| Turnout | 48,097 | 78.06% | |||
| Total valid votes | 45,821 | ||||
| Registered electors | 61,614 | ||||
| INC gain from SWA | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA | B. Chanabyre Gowda | 20,643 | 56.32% | New | |
| INC | N. Chikke Gowda | 16,012 | 43.68% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,631 | 12.63% | |||
| Turnout | 37,632 | 69.54% | |||
| Total valid votes | 36,655 | ||||
| Registered electors | 54,116 | ||||
| SWA gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. R. Ramaiah | 29,100 | 30.13% | New | |
| INC | Rukmaniamma | 24,149 | 25.01% | New | |
| PSP | H. V. Nanjiah | 23,143 | 23.96% | New | |
| PSP | B. Chanabyre Gowda | 20,181 | 20.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,957 | 6.17% | |||
| Turnout | 96,573 | 52.74% | |||
| Total valid votes | 96,573 | ||||
| Registered electors | 91,559 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||