Shorapur Assembly constituency

Shorapur
Shorapur
Constituency No. 36 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
Division	Kalaburagi
District	Yadgir
Lok Sabha constituency	Raichur
Established	1951
Total electors	281,869
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Raja Venugopal Naik
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2024
Preceded by	Raja Venkatappa Nayak

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

CountryIndia

RegionSouth India

StateKarnataka

DivisionKalaburagi

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It is part of Yadgir district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. Raja Venkatappa Naik's son Raja Venugopal Naik was elected in the by-election, caused due to the demise of his father in February 2024.

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Election	Member
1952	Kollur Mallappa	Indian National Congress
1957	Kumar Naik Venkatappa Naik	Indian National Congress
1962	Raja Pidnaik Raja Krishtappa Naik	Swatantra Party
1967		Indian National Congress
1972		Independent politician
1978	Raja Kumar Naik	Indian National Congress
1983	Raja Madan Gopal Nayak	Indian National Congress
1985
1989
1994	Raja Venkatappa Naik	Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
1999	Raja Venkatappa Naik	Indian National Congress
2004	Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gowda)	Kannada Nadu Party
2008	Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gowda)	Bharatiya Janata Party
2013	Raja Venkatappa Naik	Indian National Congress
2018	Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gowda)	Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	Raja Venkatappa Naik	Indian National Congress
2024 By-election ^[a]	Raja Venugopal Naik	Indian National Congress

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raja Venugopal Naik	114,886	53.57%	1.15
	BJP	Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gowda)	96,566	45.03%	2.46
	Independent	Ashoka Laxmana	1,612	0.75%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	848	0.40%	0.21
Margin of victory			18,320	8.54%	3.61
Turnout			215,261	76.02%	0.35
Total valid votes			214,451
Registered electors			283,148		2.78
	INC hold		Swing	1.15

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raja Venkatappa Naik	113,559	54.72%	13.21
	BJP	Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gowda)	88,336	42.57%	10.39
	JD(S)	Shravanakumar Nayak	1,544	0.74%	1.69
	AAP	R. Manjunath Nayak	1,348	0.65%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	1,259	0.61%	0.26
Margin of victory			25,223	12.15%	0.71
Turnout			208,464	75.67%	4.09
Total valid votes			207,530
Registered electors			275,483		0.07
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	1.76

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gowda)	104,426	52.96%	50.40
	INC	Raja Venkatappa Naik	81,858	41.51%	9.65
	JD(S)	Raja Krishnappa Nayak	4,796	2.43%	45.52
	NOTA	None of the above	1,720	0.87%	New
	AIMEP	Raja Ramappa Nayak. J. G	1,513	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			22,568	11.44%	8.23
Turnout			197,311	71.58%	5.20
Total valid votes			197,196
Registered electors			275,668		25.12
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	1.80

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raja Venkatappa Naik	65,033	51.16%	7.37
	JD(S)	Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gowda)	60,958	47.95%	45.13
	KJP	Shivaraj Malleshi	8,239	6.48%	New
	Independent	Ramanagouda Bhimarayagouda	3,250	2.56%	New
	BJP	Madangopal Nayak	3,249	2.56%	44.81
	BSRCP	Nandkumar Malipatil	2,005	1.58%	New
	Independent	Prabhulinga Siddapur. J	993	0.78%	New
	Independent	Basavaraj	985	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			4,075	3.21%	0.37
Turnout			146,244	66.38%	7.25
Total valid votes			127,118
Registered electors			220,323		1.92
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	3.79

Shorapur Assembly constituency

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

Assembly By-election 2024

Assembly Election 2023

Assembly Election 2018

Assembly Election 2013

Assembly Election 2008

Assembly Election 2004

Assembly Election 1999

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

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gowda)	60,542	47.37%	42.36
	INC	Raja Venkatappa Naik	55,961	43.79%	7.71
	JD(S)	Girijamma	3,601	2.82%	15.00
	Independent	Somanna Biradar	1,929	1.51%	New
	BSP	Laxman Rao Nayak	1,835	1.44%	New
	Independent	Raja Ramappa Nayak. J. G	804	0.63%	New
	Independent	Ramanagouda Bommanalli	774	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			4,581	3.58%	1.03
Turnout			127,831	59.13%	0.74
Total valid votes			127,800
Registered electors			216,176		14.65
	BJP gain from Kannada Nadu Party		Swing	8.74

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Kannada Nadu Party	Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gowda)	43,608	38.63%	*New*
	INC	Raja Venkatappa Naik	40,733	36.08%	10.27
	JD(S)	Shivanna Mangihal	20,117	17.82%	15.83
	BJP	Venugopal Naik Sugappa. J	5,657	5.01%	0.64
	Independent	Ghanshamdas Tiwari	2,770	2.45%	New
Margin of victory			2,875	2.55%	18.35
Turnout			112,885	59.87%	2.11
Total valid votes			112,885
Registered electors			188,559		14.08
	Kannada Nadu Party gain from INC		Swing	7.72

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raja Venkatappa Naik	45,351	46.35%	28.18
	Independent	Shivanna Mangihal	24,901	25.45%	New
	Independent	Raja Madan Gopal Nayak	20,195	20.64%	New
	BJP	Venugopal Naik Sugappa. J	4,273	4.37%	5.79
	JD(S)	Ninganna Chinchodi	1,946	1.99%	New
	Independent	Ghanshamdas Tiwari	945	0.97%	New
Margin of victory			20,450	20.90%	14.56
Turnout			102,441	61.98%	0.37
Total valid votes			97,852
Rejected ballots			4,589	4.48%	0.85
Registered electors			165,287		9.99
	INC gain from INC		Swing	8.16

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raja Venkatappa Naik	34,078	38.19%	*New*
	JD	Diwan Shivanna Mangihal	28,419	31.85%	10.97
	INC	Raja Madan Gopal Nayak	16,213	18.17%	22.24
	BJP	Raja Venkatappa Naik (Tata) S/o Raja Pid Naik	9,066	10.16%	New
	KRRS	Ayyanna Saibanna Halbhavi	938	1.05%	New
Margin of victory			5,659	6.34%	10.05
Turnout			92,588	61.61%	2.35
Total valid votes			89,224
Rejected ballots			3,364	3.63%	2.80
Registered electors			150,271		10.25
	INC gain from INC		Swing	2.22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raja Madan Gopal Nayak	30,545	40.41%	0.45
	JP	Shivanna Mangihal	18,156	24.02%	New
	JD	Neelakantraya	15,778	20.88%	New
	Kranti Sabha	Basavantraygouda	11,101	14.69%	New
Margin of victory			12,389	16.39%	14.30
Turnout			80,774	59.26%	5.45
Total valid votes			75,580
Rejected ballots			5,194	6.43%	3.40
Registered electors			136,295		26.83
	INC hold		Swing	0.45

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raja Madan Gopal Nayak	22,411	39.96%	14.00
	JP	Shivanna Mangihal	21,238	37.87%	14.73
	Independent	Raja Pidda Naik	9,261	16.51%	New
	Independent	Mareppa	1,245	2.22%	New
	BJP	Ashok Kumar Gadagade	906	1.62%	New
	Independent	Hanumappa Talwar	521	0.93%	New
Margin of victory			1,173	2.09%	28.73
Turnout			57,830	53.81%	0.62
Total valid votes			56,077
Rejected ballots			1,753	3.03%	2.03
Registered electors			107,463		12.36
	INC hold		Swing	14.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raja Madan Gopal Nayak	26,062	53.96%	42.78
	JP	Raja Pidda Naik	11,177	23.14%	13.72
	Independent	Raja Venkatappa Naik Raja Kumar Naik	11,062	22.90%	New
Margin of victory			14,885	30.82%	15.73
Turnout			50,873	53.19%	3.27
Total valid votes			48,301
Rejected ballots			2,572	5.06%	0.17
Registered electors			95,645		14.60
	INC gain from INC(I)		Swing	2.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Raja Kumar Naik	23,201	51.96%	*New*
	JP	Raja Pidda Naik	16,461	36.86%	New
	INC	Shivappa Basappa	4,992	11.18%	17.15
Margin of victory			6,740	15.09%	10.76
Turnout			47,119	56.46%	10.55
Total valid votes			44,654
Rejected ballots			2,465	5.23%	5.23
Registered electors			83,457		19.49
	INC(I) gain from Independent		Swing	2.22

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Raja Pidnaik Raja Krishtappa Naik	16,541	54.18%	*New*
	INC	Abbas Ali	8,648	28.33%	53.37
	SWA	Mahant Swami	5,341	17.49%	New
Margin of victory			7,893	25.85%	37.56
Turnout			32,068	45.91%	2.94
Total valid votes			30,530
Registered electors			69,847		12.46
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	27.52

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Raja Pidnaik Raja Krishtappa Naik	20,117	81.70%	52.34
	Independent	A. Wahed	4,505	18.30%	New
Margin of victory			15,612	63.41%	22.13
Turnout			26,688	42.97%	9.47
Total valid votes			24,622
Registered electors			62,110		10.67
	INC gain from SWA		Swing	11.06

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	Raja Pidnaik Raja Krishtappa Naik	18,841	70.64%	*New*
	INC	Dharmrao Sharnappa	7,830	29.36%	30.01
Margin of victory			11,011	41.28%	22.54
Turnout			29,430	52.44%	0.50
Total valid votes			26,671
Registered electors			56,121		11.21
	SWA gain from INC		Swing	11.27

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kumar Naik Venkatappa Naik	15,561	59.37%	6.56
	Independent	Mahant Swami	10,650	40.63%	New
Margin of victory			4,911	18.74%	6.35
Turnout			26,211	51.94%	14.99
Total valid votes			26,211
Registered electors			50,463		4.45
	INC hold		Swing	6.56

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kollur Mallappa	9,428	52.81%	*New*
	Independent	Mahant Swami	7,217	40.43%	New
	Independent	Doddappa	1,207	6.76%	New
Margin of victory			2,211	12.39%
Turnout			17,852	36.95%
Total valid votes			17,852
Registered electors			48,312
	INC win (new seat)