Saundatti Yellamma (Vidhana Sabha Constituency)
Saundatti Yellamma, also spelt Savadatti, is one of 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka state, in India. It is one of the 8 constituencies which make up Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency came into existence when the assembly map was redrawn in 2008. Prior to that most of its area was under the now defunct Parasgad.
Anand Chandrashekhar Mamani won this seat in 2018 election. Chandrashekhar Mamani, Anand's father, was elected to Assembly as Janata Dal candidate from Parasgad in 1994. Anand Mamani was elected Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Assembly in March 2020.
Members of Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Till 2008 : See Parasgad
| |||
| 2008 | Anand Mamani | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | Vishwas Vasant Vaidya | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vishwas Vasant Vaidya | 71,224 | 43.61 | +24.08 | |
| BJP | Anand Mamani | 56,529 | 34.61 | -6.04 | |
| JD(S) | Saurav Anand Chopra | 30,857 | 18.89 | ||
| AAP | Bapugouda Siddanagouda Patil | 1,596 | 0.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 586 | 0.36 | -0.26 | |
| Majority | 14,695 | 9.00 | +4.91 | ||
| Turnout | 163,317 | 81.72 | +1.56 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anand Mamani | 62,480 | 40.65 | ||
| Independent | Saurav Anand Chopra | 56,189 | 36.56 | ||
| INC | Vishwas Vasant Vaidya | 30,018 | 19.53 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 960 | 0.62 | ||
| Majority | 6,291 | 4.09 | |||
| Turnout | 1,53,707 | 80.16 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||