Kunigal (Karnataka Assembly Constituency)
Kunigal Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
It is part of Tumkur district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Mysore State
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | T. N. Mudlagiri Gowda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Andanaiah | Independent politician | |
| 1967 | G. Thammanna | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Andanaiah | ||
Karnataka State
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Andanaiah | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1983 | Y. K. Ramaiah | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | K. Lakkappa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1992^ | Y. K. Ramaiah | Janata Party | |
| 1994 | S. P. Muddahanumegowda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | H. Ningappa | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| 2008 | B. B. Ramaswamy Gowda | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | D. Nagarajaiah | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| 2018 | H. D. Ranganath | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | |||
^ by-election
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. D. Ranganath | 74,724 | 42.88 | +6.63 | |
| BJP | D. Krishnakumar | 48,151 | 27.63 | -5.16 | |
| JD(S) | Ravi Nagarajaiah | 46,974 | 26.95 | -0.52 | |
| AAP | Jayaramaiah Hithalapura | 1,672 | 0.96 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 630 | 0.36 | -0.15 | |
| Majority | 26,573 | 15.25 | +11.79 | ||
| Turnout | 1,74,277 | 87.67 | +2.64 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. D. Ranganath | 58,697 | 36.25 | ||
| BJP | D. Krishnakumar | 53,097 | 32.79 | ||
| JD(S) | D. Nagarajaiah | 44,476 | 27.47 | ||
| Karnataka Rajya Ryota Sangha | Anand Patel Hulikatte | 2,869 | 1.77 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 830 | 0.51 | ||
| Majority | 5,600 | 3.46 | |||
| Turnout | 1,61,923 | 85.03 | |||
| INC gain from JD(S) | Swing | ||||