Molakalmuru Assembly constituency

Molakalmuru
Molakalmuru
Constituency No. 97 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Lok Sabha constituency	Chitradurga
Established	1951
Total electors	2,43,788
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent N. Y. Gopalakrishna
Party	Indian National Congress

Molakalmuru Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.^[2]

CountryIndia

RegionSouth India

StateKarnataka

DistrictChitradurga

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It is part of Chitradurga district and parliamentary constituency, and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

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Election	Member
1952	A. Bhimappa Naik	Indian National Congress
1957	S. Nijalingappa
1962	S. H. Basanna
1967	S. H. Basanna
1972	Patil Papanaik
1978	Patil Papanaik	Indian National Congress
1983	N. G. Naik	Indian National Congress
1985	Purna Muthappa	Janata Party
1989	N. G. Naik	Indian National Congress
1994	Purna Muthappa	Janata Dal
1997 By-election ^[a]	N. Y. Gopalakrishna	Indian National Congress
1999
2004
2008
2013	S. Thippeswamy	Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress
2018	B. Sriramulu	Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	N. Y. Gopalakrishna	Indian National Congress

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Y. Gopalakrishna	109,459	53.81%	32.01
	BJP	S. Thippeswamy	87,310	42.92%	0.71
	JD(S)	Veerabhadrappa	1,594	0.78%	7.15
	NOTA	None of the above	1,561	0.77%	0.06
Margin of victory			22,149	10.89%	10.95
Turnout			203,455	83.46%	0.13
Total valid votes			203,405
Registered electors			243,788		5.47
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	10.18

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	B. Sriramulu	84,018	43.63%	41.45
	INC	Dr. B. Yogesh Babu	41,973	21.80%	25.34
	Independent	S. Thippeswamy	41,152	21.37%	New
	JD(S)	G. M. Thippeswamy Patel	15,262	7.93%	5.06
	Independent	S. Chandranna (Yattinahatty)	3,223	1.67%	New
	Pyramid Party of India	K. Raghavendra	1,427	0.74%	New
	Independent	S. P. Raju (Sasalahatty Rajanna)	1,366	0.71%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	1,361	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			42,045	21.84%	16.99
Turnout			192,621	83.33%	3.92
Total valid votes			192,549
Registered electors			231,151		11.58
	BJP gain from BSRCP		Swing	8.36

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BSRCP	S. Thippeswamy	76,827	51.99%	*New*
	INC	N. Y. Gopalakrishna	69,658	47.14%	10.03
	JD(S)	Dr. Obanna Poojar	4,234	2.87%	17.18
	BJP	Dasari Kirthi Kumar	3,227	2.18%	31.27
	KJP	Dhrakshayanamma	1,832	1.24%	New
	Independent	Sanna Maranna	1,536	1.04%	New
	CPI	Commred Patel. G. Papanayaka	1,438	0.97%	1.00
Margin of victory			7,169	4.85%	1.18
Turnout			164,510	79.41%	7.49
Total valid votes			147,776
Registered electors			207,158		7.56
	BSRCP gain from INC		Swing	14.88

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Y. Gopalakrishna	51,402	37.11%	7.63
	BJP	S. Thippeswamy	46,326	33.45%	New
	JD(S)	G. M. Thippeswamy Patel	27,774	20.05%	12.94
	Independent	Sanna Maranna	2,938	2.12%	New
	CPI	Patel G. Papanayak(comred)	2,732	1.97%	New
	BSP	Dr. N. P. Venkatesh	2,063	1.49%	13.06
	Swarna Yuga Party	P. Shivanna	1,160	0.84%	New
	Independent	N. R. Mallaiahswamy	911	0.66%	New
	Independent	D. Mahesh Kumar	892	0.64%	New
Margin of victory			5,076	3.67%	1.98
Turnout			138,510	71.92%	1.35
Total valid votes			138,495
Registered electors			192,601		19.13
	INC hold		Swing	7.63

Molakalmuru Assembly constituency

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

Assembly Election 2018

Assembly Election 2013

Assembly Election 2008

Assembly Election 2004

Assembly Election 1999

Assembly By-election 1997

Assembly Election 1994

Assembly Election 1989

Assembly Election 1985

Assembly Election 1983

Assembly Election 1978

Assembly Election 1972

Assembly Election 1967

Assembly Election 1962

Assembly Election 1957

Assembly Election 1952

See also

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Y. Gopalakrishna	33,592	29.48%	15.18
	JD(U)	G. M. Thippeswamy Patel	27,155	23.83%	6.54
	JP	Nagareddy. H. T	23,982	21.04%	New
	BSP	M. Jayanna	16,581	14.55%	3.50
	JD(S)	Ramadas. B	8,100	7.11%	5.89
	Independent	N. R. Mallaiahswamy	1,305	1.15%	New
	Kannada Nadu Party	Parameshwarappa. A. T	1,282	1.12%	New
	Urs Samyuktha Paksha	Mohana. M. P	1,026	0.90%	New
	Pyramid Party of India	Lakshmi. P. V	940	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			6,437	5.65%	8.65
Turnout			114,091	70.57%	2.65
Total valid votes			113,963
Registered electors			161,671		14.39
	INC hold		Swing	15.18

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Y. Gopalakrishna	44,296	44.66%	6.74
	JD(U)	G. M. Thippeswamy Patel	30,115	30.37%	New
	JD(S)	Patel G. Papanayaka	12,896	13.00%	New
	BSP	M. Jayanna	10,961	11.05%	New
	Independent	D. Ganganna	907	0.91%	New
Margin of victory			14,181	14.30%	2.31
Turnout			103,483	73.22%	2.94
Total valid votes			99,175
Rejected ballots			4,262	4.12%	2.18
Registered electors			141,331		4.47
	INC hold		Swing	6.74

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Y. Gopalakrishna	51,916	51.40%	42.75
	JD	Patel Gom. Thuppeswamy Ethinahatly Gewphry	39,809	39.41%	0.15
	BJP	G. Basavaraj Mandimat	7,700	7.62%	3.61
	Independent	G. Ramachandra Naik	1,079	1.07%	New
Margin of victory			12,107	11.99%	5.66
Turnout			103,030	76.16%	5.23
Total valid votes			101,004
Rejected ballots			1,995	1.94%	0.24
Registered electors			135,279		4.80
	INC gain from JD		Swing	12.14

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Purna Muthappa	35,160	39.26%	10.35
	Independent	N. Y. Gopalakrishna	29,492	32.93%	New
	BJP	P. Ramakrishna Reddy	10,058	11.23%	7.76
	INC	N. G. Naik	7,749	8.65%	42.21
	KRRS	E. Nagendrappa	2,741	3.06%	New
	INC	K. Shakunatala Swamy	2,518	2.81%	New
	SP	R. Rajanna	852	0.95%	New
Margin of victory			5,668	6.33%	15.63
Turnout			91,556	70.93%	1.23
Total valid votes			89,547
Rejected ballots			1,995	2.18%	3.33
Registered electors			129,078		5.98
	JD gain from INC		Swing	11.60

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. G. Naik	40,802	50.86%	1.62
	JD	Purna Muthappa	23,188	28.91%	New
	JP	S. Thippeswamy	6,242	7.78%	New
	Kranti Sabha	G. Naryana Reddy	5,295	6.60%	New
	BJP	P. M. Chandrasekhar	2,784	3.47%	New
	Independent	E. Nagendrappa	1,003	1.25%	New
Margin of victory			17,614	21.96%	20.44
Turnout			84,894	69.70%	5.83
Total valid votes			80,218
Rejected ballots			4,676	5.51%	4.03
Registered electors			121,791		29.58
	INC gain from JP		Swing	0.10

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Purna Muthappa	30,022	50.76%	15.85
	INC	N. G. Naik	29,121	49.24%	0.99
Margin of victory			901	1.52%	13.81
Turnout			60,033	63.87%	0.58
Total valid votes			59,143
Rejected ballots			890	1.48%	0.87
Registered electors			93,987		7.42
	JP gain from INC		Swing	0.53

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. G. Naik	27,659	50.23%	45.89
	JP	B. M. Thippeswamy	19,220	34.91%	10.22
	Independent	R. Rajanna	7,503	13.63%	New
	Independent	Bhageerathi Naik	527	0.96%	New
Margin of victory			8,439	15.33%	9.93
Turnout			56,388	64.45%	12.53
Total valid votes			55,061
Rejected ballots			1,327	2.35%	0.08
Registered electors			87,496		9.71
	INC gain from INC(I)		Swing	0.30

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Patil Papanaik	30,316	50.53%	*New*
	JP	H. C. Boraiah	27,075	45.13%	New
	INC	M. R. Pundareekakshappa	2,603	4.34%	55.04
Margin of victory			3,241	5.40%	13.35
Turnout			61,389	76.98%	9.71
Total valid votes			59,994
Rejected ballots			1,395	2.27%	2.27
Registered electors			79,751		11.21
	INC(I) gain from INC		Swing	8.85

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Patil Papanaik	28,038	59.38%	5.84
	INC(O)	H. C. Boraiah	19,183	40.62%	New
Margin of victory			8,855	18.75%	9.96
Turnout			48,239	67.27%	0.79
Total valid votes			47,221
Registered electors			71,709		14.95
	INC hold		Swing	5.84

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. H. Basanna	20,801	53.54%	0.50
	PSP	K. B. Obaiah	17,388	44.76%	5.77
	Independent	C. L. Reddy	660	1.70%	New
Margin of victory			3,413	8.79%	6.26
Turnout			41,472	66.48%	4.57
Total valid votes			38,849
Registered electors			62,382		7.36
	INC hold		Swing	0.50

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. H. Basanna	20,845	54.04%	4.17
	PSP	G. Veeranna	15,041	38.99%	2.80
	Independent	Basavanaika	2,688	6.97%	New
Margin of victory			5,804	15.05%	1.38
Turnout			41,282	71.05%	5.94
Total valid votes			38,574
Registered electors			58,104		14.91
	INC hold		Swing	4.17

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Nijalingappa	19,167	58.21%	2.35
	PSP	G. V. Anjanappa	13,758	41.79%	New
Margin of victory			5,409	16.43%	4.71
Turnout			32,925	65.11%	3.72
Total valid votes			32,925
Registered electors			50,565		25.88
	INC hold		Swing	2.35

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. Bhimappa Naik	15,444	55.86%	*New*
	Independent	S. H. Basanna	12,203	44.14%	New
Margin of victory			3,241	11.72%
Turnout			27,647	68.83%
Total valid votes			27,647
Registered electors			40,168
	INC win (new seat)