https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Bangalore_South_Assembly_constituency Bangalore South Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-31T11:37:32Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Bangalore_South_Assembly_constituency&diff=489558&oldid=prev Julixei at 03:16, 14 April 2026 2026-04-14T03:16:54Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{distinguish|text = [[Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency]], in which Bangalore South AC is not a part}}<br /> {{short description|Vidhana Sabha constituency in Karnataka, India}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Bangalore South<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | map_image = 176-Bangalore South constituency.svg<br /> | map_caption = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> | state = [[Karnataka]]<br /> | district = [[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]]<br /> | division = [[Bangalore division|Bangalore]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency|Bangalore Rural]]<br /> | constituency_no = 176<br /> | established = 1951 (first establishment)&lt;br&gt;2008 (second establishment)<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | abolished = <br /> | mla = [[M. Krishnappa (politician, born 1962)|M. Krishnappa]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> | alliance = <br /> | latest_election_year = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br /> | electors = {{formatnum:695797}} (2023)&lt;ref name=election2023&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/15163-karnataka-2023/ |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |website=eci.gov.in |access-date=24 July 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;{{update after|2028|7}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Bangalore South Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the seats in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in India. It is part of [[Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency]]. Notably, Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency does not contain Bangalore South Assembly constituency.<br /> <br /> Bangalore South Assembly seat was created for the second time when the delimitation of seats was carried out in 2008. While there are four Lok Sabha seats with the name of the city &#039;Bangalore&#039; in their title, Bangalore South is the only Assembly seat among dozens in the city boundary which has the word &#039;Bangalore&#039; in its title.<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | [[1952 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1952]] || A. V. Narasimha Reddy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | B. T. Kempa Raj<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | [[1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1957]] || R. Rangappa Reddy || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br /> |-<br /> | A. V. Narasimha Reddy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1962]] || D. Munichinnappa || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || rowspan=&quot;4&quot; | [[M. Krishnappa (politician, born 1962)|M. Krishnappa]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> === Assembly Election 2023 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bangalore South }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[M. Krishnappa (politician, born 1962)|M. Krishnappa]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 196,220 |percentage = 51.35% |change = {{increase}}3.61 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = R. K. Ramesh |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 146,521 |percentage = 38.35% |change = {{increase}}0.11 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. P. Rajagopala Reddy |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 24,612 |percentage = 6.44% |change = {{decrease}}4.88 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Manu. M. M |party = Uttama Prajaakeeya Party |votes = 4,360 |percentage = 1.14% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 4,006 |percentage = 1.05% |change = {{decrease}}0.19 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ashok Mruthyunjaya |party = Aam Aadmi Party |votes = 2,585 |percentage = 0.68% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 49,699 |percentage = 13.01% |change = {{increase}}3.50 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 382,161 |percentage = 54.92% |change = {{increase}}2.06 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 382,112}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 695,797 |ref = |change = {{increase}}15.21 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}3.61 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2018 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bangalore South }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[M. Krishnappa (politician, born 1962)|M. Krishnappa]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 152,427 |percentage = 47.74% |change = {{decrease}}7.07 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = R. K. Ramesh |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 122,068 |percentage = 38.24% |change = {{increase}}4.00 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = R. Prabhakara Reddy |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 36,138 |percentage = 11.32% |change = {{decrease}}27.32 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 3,952 |percentage = 1.24% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 30,359 |percentage = 9.51% |change = {{decrease}}6.67 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 319,270 |percentage = 52.86% |change = {{decrease}}3.17 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 319,255}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 603,939 |ref = |change = {{increase}}34.94 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}7.07 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2013 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bangalore South &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 : To the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/StatReports2013.pdf |website=eci.nic.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2014-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220034253/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/StatReports2013.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-20 |url-status=dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[M. Krishnappa (politician, born 1962)|M. Krishnappa]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 102,207 |percentage = 54.81% |change = {{increase}}12.24 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = R. Prabhakara Reddy |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 72,045 |percentage = 38.64% |change = {{increase}}18.57 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dr. Tejaswini Gowda |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 63,849 |percentage = 34.24% |change = {{increase}}12.11 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Jagadish Reddy |party = Karnataka Janata Paksha |votes = 3,936 |percentage = 2.11% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Murali Mohan |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,975 |percentage = 1.06% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 30,162 |percentage = 16.18% |change = {{decrease}}4.25 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 250,782 |percentage = 56.03% |change = {{increase}}12.04 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 186,461}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 447,562 |ref = |change = {{increase}}17.82 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}12.24 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bangalore South &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics |url=https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PDFS/Previous%20Elections/Election%20Statistics%202008%20Final.pdf |publisher=Government of Karnataka |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201232433/https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PDFS/Previous%20Elections/Election%20Statistics%202008%20Final.pdf |archive-date=1 February 2021 |url-status=dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[M. Krishnappa (politician, born 1962)|M. Krishnappa]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 71,114 |percentage = 42.57% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sadananda. M |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 36,979 |percentage = 22.13% |change = {{decrease}}12.80 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = C. Manjunath |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 33,529 |percentage = 20.07% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. P. Rajagopala Reddy |party = Independent politician |votes = 17,726 |percentage = 10.61% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = R. Manjunath |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 2,300 |percentage = 1.38% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = A. Somashekar |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,755 |percentage = 1.05% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = N. S. Ravichandra |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,494 |percentage = 0.89% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 34,135 |percentage = 20.43% |change = {{increase}}2.57 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 167,106 |percentage = 43.99% |change = {{decrease}}18.29 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 167,068}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 379,873 |ref = |change = {{increase}}560.96 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Independent politician |swing = {{decrease}}10.22 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1962 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Bangalore South &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Mysore_1962.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006093153/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Mysore_1962.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = D. Munichinnappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 17,441 |percentage = 52.79% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Basavalingappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 11,540 |percentage = 34.93% |change = {{decrease}}10.29 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. Chikkanna |party = Swatantra Party |votes = 2,561 |percentage = 7.75% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. Narayanappa |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 1,494 |percentage = 4.52% |change = {{decrease}}0.01 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 5,901 |percentage = 17.86% |change = {{increase}}15.54 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 35,793 |percentage = 62.28% |change = {{increase}}27.59 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 33,036}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 57,473 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}30.83 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Independent politician |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}29.02 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1957 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Bangalore South &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Mysore_1957.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111195053/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Mysore_1957.pdf |archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = A. V. Narasimha Reddy |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 13,702 |percentage = 23.77% |change = {{decrease}}16.31 }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = R. Rangappa Reddy |party = Independent politician |votes = 13,452 |percentage = 23.33% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Basavalingappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 12,365 |percentage = 21.45% |change = {{decrease}}18.63 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. T. Kempa Raj |party = Independent politician |votes = 5,449 |percentage = 9.45% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = C. Basaviah |party = Independent politician |votes = 5,333 |percentage = 9.25% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shivarudrappa |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 2,610 |percentage = 4.53% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Krishnama Raju |party = Communist Party of India |votes = 2,509 |percentage = 4.35% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. S. Chinnappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,229 |percentage = 3.87% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 1,337 |percentage = 2.32% |change = {{decrease}}4.64 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 57,649 |percentage = 34.69% |change = {{decrease}}24.80 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 57,649}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 83,089 |ref = |change = {{increase}}8.73 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}2.57 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1952 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1952 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Bangalore South &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_MYSORE.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007130946/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_MYSORE.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = A. V. Narasimha Reddy |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 9,637 |percentage = 21.20% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = B. T. Kempa Raj |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 8,586 |percentage = 18.89% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. A. Narayana Reddy |party = Independent politician |votes = 6,471 |percentage = 14.23% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Nilgiri. G. Sanjeevaiah |party = Independent politician |votes = 5,377 |percentage = 11.83% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = R. Rama Reddy |party = Socialist Party (India, 1948) |votes = 4,714 |percentage = 10.37% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. M. Krishna Murthy |party = Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes = 3,647 |percentage = 8.02% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. S. Pillai |party = Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes = 2,376 |percentage = 5.23% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. Nanjappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,022 |percentage = 4.45% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mylarappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,317 |percentage = 2.90% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,166 |percentage = 6.96% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 45,462 |percentage = 29.74% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 45,462}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 76,420 |ref = |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Karnataka}}<br /> {{Coords|12.86|77.58|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Bengaluru]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br /> [[Category:1951 establishments in Mysore State]]</div> Julixei