Yelahanka Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Karnataka legislative assembly in India
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Yelahanka Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. Yelahanka is also part of Chikballapur Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3][4]
| Yelahanka | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 150 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
Map of Assembly constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chikkaballapur |
| Established | 1961 |
| Total electors | 439,087 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | B. Prasanna Kumar |

Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Y. Ramakrishna | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | B. Narayanaswamappa | Independent politician | |
| 1972 | A. M. Suryanarayana Gowda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | B. Basavalingappa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | V. Sreenivasan | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | B. Basavalingappa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | |||
| 1993 By-election [a] | B. Prasanna Kumar | ||
| 1994 | M. H. Jayaprakashanarayan | Janata Dal | |
| 1996 By-election [b] | B. Prasanna Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2008 | S. R. Vishwanath | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
- Due to death of B. Basavalingappa
- Due to death of M. H. Jayaprakashanarayan
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. R. Vishwanath | 141,538 | 51.50 | ||
| INC | Keshava Rajanna. B | 77,428 | 28.18 | ||
| JD(S) | Munegowda. M | 44,491 | 16.19 | ||
| UPP | Ashwath. M. M | 2,944 | 1.07 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,238 | 0.81 | ||
| Margin of victory | 64,110 | 23.33 | |||
| Turnout | 274,963 | 62.62 | |||
| Total valid votes | 274,807 | ||||
| Registered electors | 439,087 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. R. Vishwanath | 120,110 | 49.00 | ||
| JD(S) | A. M. Hanumanthegowda | 77,607 | 31.66 | ||
| INC | M. N. Gopalakrishna | 41,449 | 16.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,051 | 0.84 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 42,503 | 17.34 | |||
| Turnout | 245,228 | 63.26 | |||
| Total valid votes | 245,135 | ||||
| Registered electors | 387,663 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. R. Vishwanath | 75,507 | 37.72 | ||
| JD(S) | B. Chandrappa | 57,110 | 28.53 | ||
| INC | M. N. Gopalakrishna | 52,372 | 26.16 | ||
| KJP | Venugopal Rao | 3,736 | 1.87 | New | |
| BSP | Eranna. G | 1,538 | 0.77 | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,397 | 9.19 | |||
| Turnout | 196,282 | 66.93 | |||
| Total valid votes | 200,184 | ||||
| Registered electors | 293,264 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. R. Vishwanath | 60,975 | 41.36 | ||
| INC | B. Chandrappa | 44,953 | 30.49 | ||
| JD(S) | E. Krishnappa | 37,070 | 25.14 | ||
| BSP | Sunitha. A. H | 1,740 | 1.18 | New | |
| Independent | K. V. Vishwanath | 1,218 | 0.83 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,022 | 10.87 | |||
| Turnout | 147,435 | 61.07 | |||
| Total valid votes | 147,435 | ||||
| Registered electors | 241,439 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Prasanna Kumar | 144,806 | 45.27 | ||
| BJP | Munikrishna. C | 130,494 | 40.79 | ||
| JD(S) | Shivaraj. V | 36,033 | 11.26 | ||
| Kannada Nadu Party | Rajendra. S. V | 2,003 | 0.63 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,312 | 4.47 | |||
| Turnout | 319,903 | 50.35 | |||
| Total valid votes | 319,893 | ||||
| Registered electors | 635,308 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Prasanna Kumar | 124,593 | 50.63 | ||
| BJP | C. Muniyappa | 85,108 | 34.58 | ||
| JD(U) | Shivaraj. V | 19,604 | 7.97 | New | |
| JD(S) | Ramakrishna. M | 7,325 | 2.98 | New | |
| AIADMK | R. Eazilan | 2,738 | 1.11 | New | |
| Independent | R. Saravanan | 2,536 | 1.03 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 39,485 | 16.04 | |||
| Turnout | 246,256 | 49.09 | |||
| Total valid votes | 246,093 | ||||
| Registered electors | 501,637 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly By-election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Prasanna Kumar | 93,125 | 68.33 | ||
| BJP | C. Muniyappa | 43,158 | 31.67 | ||
| Margin of victory | 49,967 | 36.66 | |||
| Total valid votes | 136,283 | ||||
| INC gain from JD | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | M. H. Jayaprakashanarayan | 63,776 | 32.99 | ||
| INC | B. Prasanna Kumar | 61,755 | 31.94 | ||
| BJP | C. Muniyappa | 56,666 | 29.31 | New | |
| JP | R. Saravanan | 2,387 | 1.23 | New | |
| INC | T. Narayanaswamy | 2,381 | 1.23 | New | |
| BSP | C. Muniyappa | 1,865 | 0.96 | New | |
| Independent | Mallanna. M. Nayak Wadi | 1,310 | 0.68 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,021 | 1.05 | |||
| Turnout | 196,787 | 54.89 | |||
| Total valid votes | 193,324 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 3,463 | 1.76 | |||
| Registered electors | 358,498 | ||||
| JD gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly By-election 1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Prasanna Kumar | 61,357 | 50.21 | ||
| JD | M. H. Jayaprakashanarayan | 60,845 | 49.79 | ||
| Margin of victory | 512 | 0.42 | |||
| Total valid votes | 122,202 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Basavalingappa | 70,882 | 49.94 | ||
| JD | Shivaraj. V | 47,520 | 33.48 | New | |
| JP | M. Thyagaraju | 10,883 | 7.67 | New | |
| BJP | Muniswamy | 4,978 | 3.51 | ||
| Independent | C. Muniyappa | 3,865 | 2.72 | New | |
| Independent | Vemala Roshaiah | 1,025 | 0.72 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 23,362 | 16.46 | |||
| Turnout | 150,416 | 52.60 | |||
| Total valid votes | 141,932 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 8,484 | 5.64 | |||
| Registered electors | 285,968 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Basavalingappa | 47,302 | 51.94 | ||
| JP | Shivaraj. V | 40,960 | 44.98 | ||
| Independent | S. M. Raju | 1,072 | 1.18 | New | |
| BJP | M. Muddaiah | 547 | 0.60 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,342 | 6.96 | |||
| Turnout | 92,527 | 55.66 | |||
| Total valid votes | 91,066 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,461 | 1.58 | |||
| Registered electors | 166,246 | ||||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | V. Sreenivasan | 43,851 | 55.98 | ||
| INC | B. Basavalingappa | 31,783 | 40.58 | New | |
| BJP | R. Shivachandra Naik | 2,695 | 3.44 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,068 | 15.41 | |||
| Turnout | 80,236 | 61.44 | |||
| Total valid votes | 78,329 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,907 | 2.38 | |||
| Registered electors | 130,591 | ||||
| JP gain from INC(I) | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | B. Basavalingappa | 33,662 | 53.57 | New | |
| JP | D. Munichinnappa | 28,587 | 45.49 | New | |
| Independent | Chikkabaliappa | 593 | 0.94 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,075 | 8.08 | |||
| Turnout | 64,274 | 69.27 | |||
| Total valid votes | 62,842 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,432 | 2.23 | |||
| Registered electors | 92,790 | ||||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. M. Suryanarayana Gowda | 18,751 | 58.12 | ||
| INC(O) | B. V. Ramachandra Reddy | 8,793 | 27.25 | New | |
| Independent | C. Balasundaram | 3,086 | 9.56 | New | |
| Independent | M. Jayadeva | 983 | 3.05 | New | |
| ABJS | B. R. Rame Gowda | 651 | 2.02 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,958 | 30.86 | |||
| Turnout | 33,364 | 50.09 | |||
| Total valid votes | 32,264 | ||||
| Registered electors | 66,603 | ||||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Narayanaswamappa | 16,307 | 49.82 | New | |
| INC | K. V. B. Gowda | 15,046 | 45.97 | ||
| Independent | B. Ramappa | 864 | 2.64 | New | |
| Independent | G. M. Munivenatappa | 515 | 1.57 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,261 | 3.85 | |||
| Turnout | 34,583 | 63.59 | |||
| Total valid votes | 32,732 | ||||
| Registered electors | 54,384 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Y. Ramakrishna | 17,217 | 62.79 | New | |
| RPI | C. Balasundaram | 5,403 | 19.71 | New | |
| Independent | T. Hanumaiah | 2,661 | 9.70 | New | |
| Independent | Munishamappa | 1,088 | 3.97 | New | |
| ABJS | Narayanamma | 707 | 2.58 | New | |
| Independent | M. G. Chickkathimmaiah | 220 | 0.80 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,814 | 43.09 | |||
| Turnout | 29,191 | 60.74 | |||
| Total valid votes | 27,419 | ||||
| Registered electors | 48,057 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||