Shimoga Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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Shimoga Assembly constituency is one of the seats in Karnataka State Assembly in India. It is part of Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency.
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| Constituency No. 113 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Shimoga |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shimoga |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 260757[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent S. N. Channabasappa | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | K. S. Eshwarappa |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | S. R. Nagappa Setty | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Ratnamma Madhava Rao | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | A. R. Badri Narayan | ||
| 1972 | A. B. B. Narayanaiyengar | ||
| 1978 | K. H. Srinivasa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | M. Ananda Rao | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | K. H. Srinivasa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | K. S. Eshwarappa | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | H. M. Chandrashekarappa | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | K. S. Eshwarappa | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | K. B. Prasanna Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | K. S. Eshwarappa | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | S. N. Channabasappa | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. N. Channabasappa | 96,490 | 53.66% |  6.70 | |
| INC | H. C. Yogesh | 68,816 | 38.27% |  4.66 | |
| JD(S) | Ayanur Manjunath | 8,863 | 4.93% | 1.57 | |
| UPP | Venkatesh. R | 2,370 | 1.32% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,225 | 0.68% | 0.17 | |
| Margin of victory | 27,674 | 15.39% | 11.36 | ||
| Turnout | 180,734 | 69.31% | 1.80 | ||
| Total valid votes | 179,829 | ||||
| Registered electors | 260,757 | 1.71 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 6.70 |
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Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. S. Eshwarappa | 104,027 | 60.36% | 36.32 | |
| INC | K. B. Prasanna Kumar | 57,920 | 33.61% | 5.34 | |
| JD(S) | H. N. Niranjan | 5,796 | 3.36% | 12.18 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 875 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 46,107 | 26.75% | 26.55 | ||
| Turnout | 173,081 | 67.51% | 2.74 | ||
| Total valid votes | 172,354 | ||||
| Registered electors | 256,373 | 18.72 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 32.09 | |||
Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. B. Prasanna Kumar | 39,355 | 28.27% | 4.14 | |
| KJP | S. Rudregowda | 39,077 | 28.07% | New | |
| BJP | K. S. Eshwarappa | 33,462 | 24.04% | 29.54 | |
| JD(S) | M. Srikanth | 21,638 | 15.54% | 1.93 | |
| SDPI | K. B. Basheer Ahmed | 3,312 | 2.38% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 278 | 0.20% | 29.25 | ||
| Turnout | 139,872 | 64.77% | 7.75 | ||
| Total valid votes | 139,215 | ||||
| Registered electors | 215,947 | 11.40 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 25.31 | |||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. S. Eshwarappa | 58,982 | 53.58% | 0.77 | |
| INC | Ismail Khan | 26,563 | 24.13% | 15.06 | |
| JD(S) | M. Shreekanth | 19,232 | 17.47% | 15.28 | |
| SP | Y. H. Nagaraj | 1,511 | 1.37% | New | |
| Independent | D. Honnappa Aliyas Nimbehannu Manjunath | 1,122 | 1.02% | New | |
| BSP | M. Esuru Lokesh | 806 | 0.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 32,419 | 29.45% | 14.29 | ||
| Turnout | 110,523 | 57.02% | 6.31 | ||
| Total valid votes | 110,086 | ||||
| Registered electors | 193,844 | 3.47 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 0.77 |
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Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. S. Eshwarappa | 69,015 | 54.35% | 9.90 | |
| INC | Chandrashekarappa. H. N | 49,766 | 39.19% | 10.78 | |
| JP | Anantharamaiah. K. S | 2,968 | 2.34% | New | |
| JD(S) | Y. H. Nagaraj | 2,777 | 2.19% | 0.60 | |
| Kannada Nadu Party | Firoz | 1,458 | 1.15% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,249 | 15.16% | 9.64 | ||
| Turnout | 127,182 | 63.33% | 3.91 | ||
| Total valid votes | 126,985 | ||||
| Registered electors | 200,814 | 9.83 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 4.38 | |||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. M. Chandrashekarappa | 59,490 | 49.97% | 12.50 | |
| BJP | Eshwarappa | 52,916 | 44.45% | 7.71 | |
| JD(S) | D. V. Ramesh | 3,323 | 2.79% | New | |
| SP | Fayaz | 1,561 | 1.31% | New | |
| AIADMK | M. M. Kuppuswamy | 866 | 0.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,574 | 5.52% | 9.17 | ||
| Turnout | 122,946 | 67.24% | 0.14 | ||
| Total valid votes | 119,042 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 3,829 | 3.11% | 1.51 | ||
| Registered electors | 182,840 | 9.71 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 2.19 | |||
Assembly Election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. S. Eshwarappa | 57,385 | 52.16% | 17.35 | |
| INC | K. H. Srinivasa | 41,219 | 37.47% | 4.07 | |
| JD | G. Madappa | 5,267 | 4.79% | 12.93 | |
| INC | B. Mallikaruna Rao | 4,196 | 3.81% | New | |
| KRRS | K. S. Puttappa | 1,317 | 1.20% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,166 | 14.69% | 13.29 | ||
| Turnout | 111,825 | 67.10% | 7.45 | ||
| Total valid votes | 110,020 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,784 | 1.60% | 6.39 | ||
| Registered electors | 166,659 | 1.39 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 17.35 |
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Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. S. Eshwarappa | 32,289 | 34.81% | 16.73 | |
| INC | K. H. Srinivasa | 30,987 | 33.40% | 6.56 | |
| JD | Asmathpasha Anwar | 16,439 | 17.72% | New | |
| JP | Nagendra Rao. M | 4,215 | 4.54% | New | |
| AIML | Fasaluddin. A. M | 3,284 | 3.54% | New | |
| Kranti Sabha | Chandrasekhara. H. N | 2,782 | 3.00% | New | |
| Independent | Ramappa. S. B | 706 | 0.76% | New | |
| Independent | Umashankara Upadya. M | 574 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,302 | 1.40% | 11.07 | ||
| Turnout | 100,815 | 59.65% | 3.75 | ||
| Total valid votes | 92,762 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 8,053 | 7.99% | 6.26 | ||
| Registered electors | 169,006 | 33.68 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 5.15 | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. H. Srinivasa | 31,472 | 39.96% | 15.52 | |
| JP | G. Madappa | 21,650 | 27.49% | 3.12 | |
| BJP | M. Ananda Rao | 14,241 | 18.08% | 17.03 | |
| Independent | S. S. Alum | 7,856 | 9.97% | New | |
| LKD | S. R. Nagappa Setty | 2,480 | 3.15% | New | |
| Independent | Bhagat Kumar | 486 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,822 | 12.47% | 7.97 | ||
| Turnout | 80,151 | 63.40% | 5.93 | ||
| Total valid votes | 78,761 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,390 | 1.73% | 0.77 | ||
| Registered electors | 126,423 | 17.77 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 4.85 | |||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | M. Ananda Rao | 25,475 | 35.11% | New | |
| JP | M. C. Maheswarappa | 22,211 | 30.61% | 3.34 | |
| INC | H. Gulma Abid | 17,732 | 24.44% | 23.00 | |
| Independent | V. A. Shariff | 6,369 | 8.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,264 | 4.50% | 14.04 | ||
| Turnout | 74,427 | 69.33% | 4.57 | ||
| Total valid votes | 72,566 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,861 | 2.50% | 0.12 | ||
| Registered electors | 107,345 | 22.70 | |||
| BJP gain from INC(I) | Swing | 17.38 | |||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | K. H. Srinivasa | 33,047 | 52.49% | New | |
| JP | D. H. Shankara Murthy | 21,373 | 33.95% | New | |
| Independent | S. S. Bharmappa | 7,632 | 12.12% | New | |
| INC | Abdul Sattar Khan Afridi | 908 | 1.44% | 57.38 | |
| Margin of victory | 11,674 | 18.54% | 16.23 | ||
| Turnout | 64,657 | 73.90% | 12.18 | ||
| Total valid votes | 62,960 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,697 | 2.62% | 2.62 | ||
| Registered electors | 87,488 | 1.59 | |||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 6.33 | |||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. B. B. Narayanaiyengar | 30,889 | 58.82% | 11.28 | |
| SSP | Y. R. Parameshwarappa | 12,630 | 24.05% | New | |
| ABJS | D. H. Shankara Murthy | 6,930 | 13.20% | 6.52 | |
| Independent | S. P. Mariyappa | 2,062 | 3.93% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,259 | 34.77% | 16.72 | ||
| Turnout | 54,871 | 61.72% | 2.29 | ||
| Total valid votes | 52,511 | ||||
| Registered electors | 88,906 | 23.19 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 11.28 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. R. Badri Narayan | 18,695 | 47.54% | 3.10 | |
| SSP | Y. R. Parameshwarappa | 11,598 | 29.50% | New | |
| ABJS | B. R. K. Murthy | 7,753 | 19.72% | New | |
| Independent | K. T. Danamma | 1,275 | 3.24% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,097 | 18.05% | 2.04 | ||
| Turnout | 42,889 | 59.43% | 5.33 | ||
| Total valid votes | 39,321 | ||||
| Registered electors | 72,172 | 14.68 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 3.10 |
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Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ratnamma Madhava Rao | 14,087 | 44.44% | 9.17 | |
| PSP | G. M. Channappa | 9,011 | 28.43% | New | |
| ABJS | C. L. Ramanna | 8,602 | 27.14% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,076 | 16.01% | 13.88 | ||
| Turnout | 34,047 | 54.10% | 5.50 | ||
| Total valid votes | 31,700 | ||||
| Registered electors | 62,931 | 23.99 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 9.17 |
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Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ratnamma Madhava Rao | 13,223 | 53.61% | 7.23 | |
| ABJS | C. L. Ramanna | 5,849 | 23.71% | 5.48 | |
| Independent | Y. R. Parameshwarappa | 5,595 | 22.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,374 | 29.89% | 2.87 | ||
| Turnout | 24,667 | 48.60% | 4.95 | ||
| Total valid votes | 24,667 | ||||
| Registered electors | 50,755 | 25.19 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 7.23 |
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Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. R. Nagappa Setty | 10,069 | 46.38% | New | |
| Socialist Party (India) | M. C. Maheswarappa | 4,203 | 19.36% | New | |
| ABJS | K. N. Dathatri | 3,957 | 18.23% | New | |
| KMPP | N. N. Anche | 3,482 | 16.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,866 | 27.02% | |||
| Turnout | 21,711 | 53.55% | |||
| Total valid votes | 21,711 | ||||
| Registered electors | 40,541 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||