Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka, India
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Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly Constituency is one of the 224 legislative assembly segments of the state of Karnataka. It is a part of Bangalore Urban district and comes under Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency.
| Mahalakshmi Layout Mahalakshmipuram | |
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| Constituency No. 156 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 292,040 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | N. L. Narendra Babu |
The constituency was formed in the year 2008, carved out of portions of Rajajinagar, Yelahanka and the erstwhile Uttarahalli Assembly constituencies.[3] The constituency is predominantly urban in nature with a mix of old residential areas, industrial areas and slums. It comprises the northern parts of West Bengaluru such as Mahalakshmi Layout, Nandini Layout, Yeshwanthapur APMC Yard, Goraguntepalya, Kanteerava Nagar, Shankar Nagar, Saraswathipura, Nagapura, Kurubarahalli, Kamalanagar, Vrishabhavathi Nagar and also parts of Basaveshwaranagar and Kamakshipalya.
The MLA for Mahalakshmi Layout as of 2023 is K. Gopalaiah of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2]
Wards
Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency includes the following 7 wards of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP):
| Ward No. | Ward Name | Corporator |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Nandini Layout[4] | K. V. Rajendra Kumar[4] |
| 44 | Marappanapalya[5] | Mahadev M.[5] |
| 67 | Nagapura[6] | Badregowda B.[6] |
| 68 | Mahalakshmipura[7] | S. Keshavamurthy[7] |
| 74 | Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar[8] | Gangamma Rajanna[8] |
| 75 | Shankar Mutt[9] | M. Shivaraju[9] |
| 102 | Vrishabhavathi Nagar[10] | Hemalatha Gopalaiah[10] |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N. L. Narendra Babu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | K. Gopalaiah | Janata Dal | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2019 By-election [a] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2023 | |||
- 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. Gopalaiah | 96,424 | 60.60 |  1.13 | |
| INC | Keshavamurthy. S | 45,259 | 28.45 | 6.64 | |
| JD(S) | K. C. Rajanna | 9,241 | 5.81 |  10.47 | |
| UPP | Lakshminarayana. M. R | 2,853 | 1.79 | 0.56 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,286 | 1.44 | 0.03 | |
| AAP | Shanthala Damle | 1,600 | 1.01 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 51,165 | 32.16 | 5.50 | ||
| Turnout | 159,167 | 54.50 | 3.29 | ||
| Total valid votes | 159,103 | ||||
| Registered electors | 292,040 | 2.15 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 1.13 |
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Assembly By-election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. Gopalaiah | 85,889 | 59.47 | 30.00 | |
| INC | M. Shivaraju | 31,503 | 21.81 | 8.99 | |
| JD(S) | Dr. Girish K. Nashi | 23,516 | 16.28 | 38.90 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,035 | 1.41 | 0.32 | |
| UPP | Asha Rani .V | 1,771 | 1.23 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 54,386 | 37.66 | 11.95 | ||
| Turnout | 146,400 | 51.21 | 3.48 | ||
| Total valid votes | 144,420 | ||||
| Registered electors | 285,897 | 2.21 | |||
| BJP gain from JD(S) | Swing | 4.29 | |||
Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | K. Gopalaiah | 88,218 | 55.18 | 5.88 | |
| BJP | N. L. Narendra Babu | 47,118 | 29.47 | 7.73 | |
| INC | Manjunatha. H. S | 20,496 | 12.82 | 34.05 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,739 | 1.09 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 41,100 | 25.71 | 11.52 | ||
| Turnout | 159,881 | 54.69 | 5.59 | ||
| Total valid votes | 159,880 | ||||
| Registered electors | 292,364 | 19.04 | |||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | 5.88 |
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Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | K. Gopalaiah | 66,127 | 61.06 | 36.28 | |
| INC | N. L. Narendra Babu | 50,757 | 46.87 | 9.25 | |
| BJP | S. Harish | 23,545 | 21.74 | 13.03 | |
| KJP | Veeresh Kumar. T | 2,936 | 2.71 | New | |
| LSP | Rajshree Muralidhar | 1,168 | 1.08 | New | |
| Independent | K. N. Sridhar | 967 | 0.89 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,370 | 14.19 | 11.35 | ||
| Turnout | 148,061 | 60.28 | 8.78 | ||
| Total valid votes | 108,299 | ||||
| Registered electors | 245,603 | 11.53 | |||
| JD(S) gain from INC | Swing | 23.44 | |||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. L. Narendra Babu | 42,652 | 37.62 | New | |
| BJP | R. V. Hareesh | 39,427 | 34.77 | New | |
| JD(S) | K. Gopalaiah | 28,097 | 24.78 | New | |
| Independent | V. Harish | 1,054 | 0.93 | New | |
| BSP | Somu | 708 | 0.62 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,225 | 2.84 | |||
| Turnout | 113,404 | 51.50 | |||
| Total valid votes | 113,386 | ||||
| Registered electors | 220,222 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||