Yeshvanthapura Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka, India
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Yeswanthpur Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, southern India. It is also part of Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
| Yeswanthpur | |
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| Constituency No. 153 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore North |
| Established | 1961 (first establishment), 2008 (second establishment) |
| Total electors | 564,208 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (At the time of Election) Independent (Currently) |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Shobha Karandlaje |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
- Disqualified by the Hon'ble Speaker under the 10th Schedule of the Constitution with effect from 25/07/2019
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. T. Somashekhar | 169,149 | 47.26% |  4.11 | |
| JD(S) | T. N. Javarayi Gowda | 154,031 | 43.04% |  1.50 | |
| INC | S. Balraj Gowda | 21,684 | 6.06% | 0.48 | |
| UPP | Uday Kumar | 4,298 | 1.20% | 0.52 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,857 | 0.80% | 0.20 | |
| AAP | Shashidhar. C. Aradhya | 2,199 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,118 | 4.22% | 5.61 | ||
| Turnout | 357,998 | 63.45% | 4.31 | ||
| Total valid votes | 357,911 | ||||
| Registered electors | 564,208 | 17.30 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 4.11 |
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Assembly By-election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. T. Somashekhar | 144,722 | 51.37% | 30.72 | |
| JD(S) | T. N. Javarayi Gowda | 117,023 | 41.54% | 5.13 | |
| INC | P. Nagaraj | 15,714 | 5.58% | 34.56 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,812 | 1.00% | 0.49 | |
| UPP | Manjunatha. M | 1,915 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 27,699 | 9.83% | 6.10 | ||
| Turnout | 284,446 | 59.14% | 1.37 | ||
| Total valid votes | 281,723 | ||||
| Registered electors | 480,986 | 1.30 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 11.23 | |||
Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. T. Somashekhar | 115,273 | 40.14% | 23.22 | |
| JD(S) | T. N. Javarayi Gowda | 104,562 | 36.41% | 11.63 | |
| BJP | Jaggesh | 59,308 | 20.65% | 13.94 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,453 | 0.51% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,711 | 3.73% | 11.59 | ||
| Turnout | 287,331 | 60.51% | 5.73 | ||
| Total valid votes | 287,205 | ||||
| Registered electors | 474,817 | 35.79 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 23.22 |
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Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. T. Somashekhar | 120,380 | 63.36% | 25.79 | |
| JD(S) | T. N. Javarayi Gowda | 91,280 | 48.04% | 26.15 | |
| BJP | H. L. Krishnappa | 12,747 | 6.71% | 31.58 | |
| Margin of victory | 29,100 | 15.32% | 14.60 | ||
| Turnout | 231,604 | 66.24% | 9.47 | ||
| Total valid votes | 189,998 | ||||
| Registered electors | 349,667 | 31.87 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 25.07 | |||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shobha Karandlaje | 57,643 | 38.29% | New | |
| INC | S. T. Somashekhar | 56,561 | 37.57% | 7.02 | |
| JD(S) | Panchalingaiah | 32,947 | 21.89% | New | |
| Independent | M. U. Venkateshaiah | 2,062 | 1.37% | New | |
| BSP | Bettegowda. G | 1,331 | 0.88% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,082 | 0.72% | 1.30 | ||
| Turnout | 150,548 | 56.77% | 1.84 | ||
| Total valid votes | 150,544 | ||||
| Registered electors | 265,168 | 358.19 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 6.30 | |||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Krishna Byre Gowda | 14,215 | 44.59% | New | |
| Independent | B. Narayanaswamappa | 13,570 | 42.57% | New | |
| CPI | K. Vajravelu | 2,890 | 9.07% | New | |
| Independent | K. Nanjaiah | 1,205 | 3.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 645 | 2.02% | |||
| Turnout | 33,921 | 58.61% | |||
| Total valid votes | 31,880 | ||||
| Registered electors | 57,873 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||