Narasimharaja Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka, India
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Narasimharaja Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. It is a segment of Mysore Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3] Narasimharaja is a minority-dominated constituency, with 48% Muslims, 11% Dalits, 5% tribals, 2% Christians.[4]
| Narasimharaja | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 218 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
Map of Vidhana Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mysore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mysore |
| Established | 1966 |
| Total electors | 288,775 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Azeez Sait |

Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Azeez Sait | Sanghata Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1978 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1983 | Janata Party | ||
| 1985 | Mukthar Unnisa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Azeez Sait | ||
| 1994 | E. Maruthi Rao Pawar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | Azeez Sait | Indian National Congress | |
| 2002 By-election [a] | Tanveer Sait | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
- Died on 28 December 2001
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Tanveer Sait | 83,480 | 45.14% | ||
| BJP | S. Satish (Sandesh Swamy) | 52,360 | 28.31% | ||
| SDPI | Abdul Majeed | 41,037 | 22.19% | ||
| JD(S) | Abdul Khader (Shahid) | 3,548 | 1.92% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,209 | 0.65% | ||
| Margin of victory | 31,120 | 16.83% | |||
| Turnout | 185,404 | 64.20% | |||
| Total valid votes | 184,941 | ||||
| Registered electors | 288,775 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Tanveer Sait | 62,268 | 38.46% | ||
| BJP | S. Satish (Sandesh Swamy) | 44,141 | 27.27% | ||
| SDPI | Abdul Majeed | 33,284 | 20.56% | ||
| JD(S) | Abdul Azeez(abdulla) | 14,709 | 9.09% | ||
| SP | B. M. Nataraju | 3,471 | 2.14% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,206 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,127 | 11.20% | |||
| Turnout | 161,939 | 61.79% | |||
| Total valid votes | 161,885 | ||||
| Registered electors | 262,066 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Tanveer Sait | 38,037 | 28.11% | ||
| SDPI | Abdul Majid. K. H | 29,667 | 21.93% | New | |
| JD(S) | S. Satish (Sandesh Swamy) | 29,180 | 21.57% | ||
| BJP | B. P. Manjunath | 12,443 | 9.20% | ||
| KJP | Farid. N. K | 1,750 | 1.29% | New | |
| AIADMK | R. Ravindra Kumar | 1,001 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,370 | 6.19% | |||
| Turnout | 115,819 | 54.73% | |||
| Total valid votes | 135,293 | ||||
| Registered electors | 211,635 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Tanveer Sait | 37,789 | 37.06% | ||
| JD(S) | S. Nagaraju (Sandesh) | 31,104 | 30.50% | ||
| BJP | B. P. Manjunath | 17,545 | 17.20% | New | |
| Independent | Syed Kalimullah | 9,834 | 9.64% | New | |
| BSP | Azeezulla (Ajju) | 1,748 | 1.71% | ||
| Independent | Dr. Anil Thomas | 867 | 0.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,685 | 6.56% | |||
| Turnout | 102,120 | 50.23% | |||
| Total valid votes | 101,980 | ||||
| Registered electors | 203,316 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Tanveer Sait | 54,462 | 54.20% | ||
| JD(S) | E. Maruthi Rao Pawar | 29,853 | 29.71% | ||
| JD(U) | Anwarji. M | 5,589 | 5.56% | New | |
| BSP | Mahesh. R. N | 3,616 | 3.60% | New | |
| JP | Tariq Sait | 3,040 | 3.03% | New | |
| Kannada Nadu Party | Krishnamurthy. A. R | 1,305 | 1.30% | New | |
| SS | Rajesh. J. N | 1,005 | 1.00% | New | |
| Independent | S. Shanthappa | 644 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 24,609 | 24.49% | |||
| Turnout | 100,545 | 46.88% | |||
| Total valid votes | 100,490 | ||||
| Registered electors | 214,495 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly By-election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Tanveer Sait | 41,453 | 50.10% | ||
| JD(S) | E. Maruthi Rao Pawar | 29,744 | 35.95% | ||
| BJP | B. P. Manunath(archestra Manju) | 8,703 | 10.52% | ||
| Independent | Hottepakshada Rajendra Prasad | 989 | 1.20% | New | |
| CPI | Shafeeq Ahmed | 723 | 0.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,709 | 14.15% | |||
| Turnout | 82,746 | 41.98% | |||
| Total valid votes | 82,746 | ||||
| Registered electors | 197,113 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Azeez Sait | 56,485 | 50.51% | New | |
| BJP | E. Maruthi Rao Pawar | 42,516 | 38.02% | ||
| JD(S) | Dr. D. Satyanarayana | 6,517 | 5.83% | New | |
| Independent | D. C. Gnana Prakash | 2,171 | 1.94% | New | |
| Independent | Husseni Baig | 2,088 | 1.87% | New | |
| Independent | B. S. Kumaraswamy Alias Bannur Kumar | 732 | 0.65% | New | |
| Independent | C. Swamy | 706 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,969 | 12.49% | |||
| Turnout | 111,975 | 60.04% | |||
| Total valid votes | 111,819 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 26 | 0.02% | |||
| Registered electors | 186,494 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | E. Maruthi Rao Pawar | 31,592 | 32.04% | ||
| Independent | Azeez Sait | 30,141 | 30.57% | New | |
| JD | S. Nagaraj | 26,862 | 27.24% | ||
| INC | Abdul Azeez | 6,661 | 6.76% | New | |
| Independent | M. Khalid | 1,177 | 1.19% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,451 | 1.47% | |||
| Turnout | 100,815 | 73.25% | |||
| Total valid votes | 98,595 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,220 | 2.20% | |||
| Registered electors | 137,627 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Azeez Sait | 39,858 | 47.95% | ||
| BJP | E. Maruthi Rao Pawar | 24,698 | 29.71% | ||
| JD | Dr. D. Satyanarayana | 9,574 | 11.52% | New | |
| Independent | R. G. Harshad | 4,777 | 5.75% | New | |
| JP | Abdul Jameel | 1,275 | 1.53% | New | |
| CPI | Raju | 747 | 0.90% | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,160 | 18.24% | |||
| Turnout | 88,411 | 57.23% | |||
| Total valid votes | 83,130 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 5,281 | 5.97% | |||
| Registered electors | 154,481 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mukthar Unnisa | 15,552 | 29.65% | ||
| BJP | E. Maruthi Rao Pawar | 11,388 | 21.71% | ||
| CPI | S. K. Rehaman | 8,151 | 15.54% | New | |
| Independent | R. Q. Arshad | 8,077 | 15.40% | New | |
| Independent | B. Kodanda Ramu | 2,125 | 4.05% | New | |
| Independent | Taj Mohammed Khan | 2,015 | 3.84% | New | |
| Independent | S. Shanthappa | 1,435 | 2.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,164 | 7.94% | |||
| Turnout | 53,370 | 48.31% | |||
| Total valid votes | 52,457 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 913 | 1.71% | |||
| Registered electors | 110,485 | ||||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Azeez Sait | 26,576 | 51.26% | ||
| INC | R. Q. Arshad | 17,512 | 33.78% | ||
| IC(S) | Chikkrangappa | 3,642 | 7.02% | New | |
| Independent | Santappa | 1,017 | 1.96% | New | |
| BJP | B. H. Khleel Khan | 914 | 1.76% | New | |
| Independent | Nadi Musfeer | 613 | 1.18% | New | |
| Independent | Raju | 374 | 0.72% | New | |
| Independent | Gurusiddaiah | 336 | 0.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,064 | 17.48% | |||
| Turnout | 53,321 | 56.27% | |||
| Total valid votes | 51,848 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,473 | 2.76% | |||
| Registered electors | 94,755 | ||||
| JP gain from INC(I) | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Azeez Sait | 28,718 | 58.81% | New | |
| JP | B. Ilyas Ahmad | 16,070 | 32.91% | New | |
| INC | M. Govindappa | 3,233 | 6.62% | ||
| Independent | K. Nanjuda | 519 | 1.06% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,648 | 25.90% | |||
| Turnout | 50,224 | 65.09% | |||
| Total valid votes | 48,828 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,396 | 2.78% | |||
| Registered electors | 77,158 | ||||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Azeez Sait | 17,784 | 64.19% | ||
| Janata Paksha Party | A. Ramanna | 5,454 | 19.68% | New | |
| Independent | Rasheed Ahmed Khan | 3,355 | 12.11% | New | |
| Independent | Mynaa Gopalakishna | 869 | 3.14% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,330 | 44.50% | |||
| Turnout | 28,529 | 44.47% | |||
| Total valid votes | 27,707 | ||||
| Registered electors | 64,154 | ||||
| INC gain from SSP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Azeez Sait | 13,166 | 44.89% | New | |
| PSP | B. K. Puttaiah | 10,123 | 34.51% | New | |
| INC | M. J. M. Yakoob | 3,373 | 11.50% | New | |
| ABJS | B. N. S. Rao | 1,413 | 4.82% | New | |
| Independent | A. Sammed | 966 | 3.29% | New | |
| Independent | M. C. Appachoo | 290 | 0.99% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,043 | 10.37% | |||
| Turnout | 30,653 | 52.39% | |||
| Total valid votes | 29,331 | ||||
| Registered electors | 58,514 | ||||
| SSP win (new seat) | |||||