Shimoga Rural Assembly Constituency
Shimoga Rural Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.
It is part of Shimoga district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist
| |||
| 2008 | K. G. Kumaraswamy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Sharada Puryanaik | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| 2018 | K. B. Ashok Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | Sharada Puryanaik | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Sharada Puryanaik | 86,340 | 47.74 | +9.68 | |
| BJP | K. B. Ashok Naik | 71,198 | 39.37 | −0.88 | |
| INC | Sreenivas Kariyanna | 18,335 | 10.14 | −9.30 | |
| AAP | S. S. Manjunatha | 1,715 | 0.95 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,053 | 0.58 | −0.19 | |
| Margin of victory | 15,142 | 8.37 | +6.18 | ||
| Turnout | 1,80,848 | 85.12 | +3.70 | ||
| JD(S) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. B. Ashok Naik | 69,326 | 40.25 | +31.57 | |
| JD(S) | Sharada Puryanaik | 65,549 | 38.06 | +4.12 | |
| INC | Sreenivas Kariyanna | 33,493 | 19.44 | −5.43 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,328 | 0.77 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,777 | 2.19 | −4.86 | ||
| Turnout | 1,72,248 | 81.42 | +4.39 | ||
| BJP gain from JD(S) | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Sharada Purya Naik | 48,639 | 33.94 | +12.72 | |
| KJP | G. Basavanappa | 38,530 | 26.89 | New | |
| INC | Kariyanna | 35,640 | 24.87 | −1.18 | |
| BJP | K. G. Kumaraswamy | 12,435 | 8.68 | −36.70 | |
| Margin of victory | 10,109 | 7.05 | −12.28 | ||
| Turnout | 1,43,288 | 77.03 | +6.83 | ||
| JD(S) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. G. Kumaraswamy | 56,979 | 45.38 | ||
| INC | Kariyanna | 32,714 | 26.05 | ||
| JD(S) | Sharada Purya Naik | 26,644 | 21.22 | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,265 | 19.33 | |||
| Turnout | 1,25,567 | 70.2 | |||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2023 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "General election to Vidhan Sabha trends & result May-2023". ECI.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2008". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.