Tirthahalli Assembly Constituency
Tirthahalli Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
It is part of Shimoga district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Source:
Mysore State
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1956: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1957 | A. R. Badri Narayan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Shantaveri Gopala Gowda | Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Sanghata Socialist Party | ||
| 1972 | Konanduru Lingappa | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
Karnataka State
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Kadidal Divakara | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1983 | D. B. Chandregowda | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Patamakki Rathnakra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | D. B. Chandregowda | Janata Dal | |
| 1994 | Araga Jnanendra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2008 | Kimmane Rathnakar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Araga Jnanendra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Araga Jnanendra | 84,563 | 52.28 | +9.25 | |
| INC | Kimmane Rathnakar | 72,322 | 44.71 | +15.67 | |
| JD(S) | Yadur Rajaram | 2,710 | 1.68 | -23.89 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,164 | 0.72 | -0.04 | |
| Majority | 12,241 | 7.57 | -6.42 | ||
| Turnout | 161,756 | 85.92 | +0.72 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Araga Jnanendra | 67,527 | 43.03 | ||
| INC | Kimmane Rathnakar | 45,572 | 29.04 | ||
| JD(S) | R. M. Manjunatha Gowda | 40,127 | 25.57 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,195 | 0.76 | ||
| Majority | 21,955 | 13.99 | |||
| Turnout | 1,56,920 | 85.20 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||