Shorapur (Karnataka Assembly Constituency)
Shorapur Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
It is part of Yadgir district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Hyderabad State
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kollur Mallappa | Indian National Congress | |
Mysore State
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Kumar Naik Venkatappa Naik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Raja Pidnaik Raja Krishtappa Naik | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | Independent | ||
Karnataka State
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Raja Kumar Naik | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1983 | Raja Madan Gopal Naiyak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Raja Venkatappa Nayak | Karnataka Congress Party | |
| 1999 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2004 | Narasimha Nayak | Kannada Nadu Party | |
| 2008 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2013 | Raja Venkatappa Nayak | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | Narasimha Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | Raja Venkatappa Nayak | Indian National Congress | |
| 2024^ | Raja Venugopal Nayak | ||
^ by-election
Election results
2024 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raja Venugopal Nayak | 1,14,886 | 53.36 | -1.36 | |
| BJP | Narasimha Nayak | 96,566 | 44.85 | +2.28 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 848 | 0.39 | -0.22 | |
| Majority | 18,320 | 8.51 | -3.64 | ||
| Turnout | 2,15,299 | 76.38 | +1.05 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raja Venkatappa Naik | 113,559 | 54.72 | +13.21 | |
| BJP | Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gouda) | 88,336 | 42.57 | -10.39 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,259 | 0.61 | -0.26 | |
| Majority | 25,223 | 12.15 | +0.70 | ||
| Turnout | 207,530 | 75.33 | +3.80 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gouda) | 104,426 | 52.96 | ||
| INC | Raja Venkatappa Naik | 81,858 | 41.51 | ||
| JD(S) | Raja Krishnappa Nayak | 4,796 | 2.43 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,720 | 0.87 | ||
| Majority | 22,568 | 11.45 | |||
| Turnout | 1,97,196 | 71.53 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||