https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Bellary_City_Assembly_constituency Bellary City Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-31T01:21:27Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Bellary_City_Assembly_constituency&diff=490389&oldid=prev MichaleFlint91 at 19:24, 19 April 2026 2026-04-19T19:24:15Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Ballari City<br /> | state = [[Karnataka]]<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 94<br /> | map_image = 94-Bellary City constituency.svg<br /> | map_caption = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> | mla = Nara Bharath Reddy<br /> | party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br /> | preceded_by = Gali Somasekhara Reddy<br /> | district = [[Ballari district|Ballari]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Ballari (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ballari]]<br /> | established = 2008<br /> | electors = {{formatnum:259221}}&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}}&lt;/ref&gt;{{update after|2028|7}}<br /> | reservation = None<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Ballari City Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the seats in [[Karnataka State Assembly]] in India. It is part of [[Bellary Lok Sabha constituency|Ballari Lok Sabha constituency]].<br /> The constituency includes 28 wards of Ballari Mahanagara Palika. The constituency came into existence after the 2008 delimitation. It was a part of [[Ballari Rural Assembly constituency|Bellary Rural Assembly constituency]].<br /> <br /> [[Nara Bharath Reddy]] is the current MLA from Ballari City.<br /> <br /> ==Geographical scope==<br /> The constituency comprises ward nos. 1-24 and 36-39 wards of Ballari Municipal Corporation.<br /> Urban voters at Ballari City assembly is approximately 242,170 which is around 99.78% as per 2011 Census.<br /> <br /> == Members of Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> !Year<br /> !Member<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot; |Party<br /> |-<br /> |Before [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br /> | colspan=&quot;3&quot; |&#039;&#039;See: [[Bellary Assembly constituency|Bellary]]&#039;&#039;<br /> |-<br /> |[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br /> |Gali Someshkar Reddy<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]<br /> |[[Anil Lad]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]&lt;ref name=&quot;Karnataka election results 2018: Full list of constituency wise winners and losers from BJP, Congress, JD(S) in Karnataka assembly elections&quot;&gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/karnataka-election-results-2018-full-list-of-winners-losers-from-bjp-congress-jds/1167608/|title=Karnataka election results 2018: Full list of constituency wise winners and losers from BJP, Congress, JD(S) in Karnataka assembly elections|last1=Financialexpress|date=16 May 2018|accessdate=4 January 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104174553/https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/karnataka-election-results-2018-full-list-of-winners-losers-from-bjp-congress-jds/1167608/|archivedate=4 January 2023|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |Gali Somasekhara Reddy<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]&lt;ref name=&quot;Karnataka Election Results 2023 winners: Full list of winning candidates&quot;&gt;{{cite news |last1=India Today |title=Karnataka Election Results 2023 winners: Full list of winning candidates |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/karnataka-assembly-polls-2023/story/karnataka-assembly-election-results-2023-full-list-of-winners-2378524-2023-05-13 |accessdate=14 May 2023 |date=14 May 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514043110/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/karnataka-assembly-polls-2023/story/karnataka-assembly-election-results-2023-full-list-of-winners-2378524-2023-05-13 |archivedate=14 May 2023 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;గాలి లక్ష్మీ అరుణపై కాంగ్రెస్‌ అభ్యర్థి నారా భరత్‌ రెడ్డి విజయం&quot;&gt;{{cite news |last1=Sakshi |date=8 May 2023 |title=గాలి లక్ష్మీ అరుణపై కాంగ్రెస్‌ అభ్యర్థి నారా భరత్‌ రెడ్డి విజయం |url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/karnataka/1619886 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514045259/https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/karnataka/1619886 |archive-date=14 May 2023 |access-date=14 May 2023 |language=te}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |[[Nara Bharath Reddy]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> === Assembly Election 2023 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bellary City &lt;ref name=&quot;Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Ballari City&quot;&gt;{{cite news |title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Ballari City |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1094.htm?ac=94 |accessdate=9 April 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=13 May 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409125031/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1094.htm?ac=94 |archivedate=9 April 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Nara Bharath Reddy]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 86,440 |percentage = 48.47% |change = {{increase}}8.52 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gali Lakshmi Aruna |party = Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha |votes = 48,577 |percentage = 27.24% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. Somasekhara Reddy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 37,155 |percentage = 20.83% |change = {{decrease}}29.80 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 983 |percentage = 0.55% |change = {{decrease}}0.12 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 37,863 |percentage = 21.23% |change = {{increase}}10.55 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 178,899 |percentage = 69.01% |change = {{increase}}4.06 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 178,350}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 259,221 |ref = |change = {{increase}}11.12 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}2.16 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2018 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bellary City &lt;ref name=election2018&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/6933-karnataka-2018/ |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election -2018 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |website=eci.gov.in |accessdate=7 September 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=karCeoResults2018&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/GenELC_2018/ResultsACWise.PDF |title=Karnataka 2018 - Candidate-wise Votes Details |date=2018-05-16 |access-date=7 September 2021 |website=ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in |publisher=Chief Election Office - Karnataka}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Gali Somashekar Reddy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 76,589 |percentage = 50.63% |change = {{increase}}46.23 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Anil Lad]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 60,434 |percentage = 39.95% |change = {{decrease}}0.63 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mohamad Iqbal Hothur |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 6,255 |percentage = 4.14% |change = {{decrease}}8.54 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mekala Eswara Reddy |party = Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party |votes = 913 |percentage = 0.60% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,016 |percentage = 0.67% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 16,155 |percentage = 10.68% |change = {{decrease}}3.50 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 151,510 |percentage = 64.95% |change = {{increase}}3.41 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 151,267}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 233,284 |ref = |change = {{increase}}20.12 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}10.05 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2013 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bellary City &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 = [[Anil Lad]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 52,098 |percentage = 40.58% |change = {{decrease}}5.96 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. Murali Krishna |party = Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress |votes = 33,898 |percentage = 26.40% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Munna |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 16,285 |percentage = 12.68% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Guttiganuru Virupaksha Gouda |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 5,646 |percentage = 4.40% |change = {{decrease}}43.02 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. Nagabhushana Rao |party = Communist Party of India |votes = 2,508 |percentage = 1.95% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = J. B. Jayamma |party = Independent politician |votes = 877 |percentage = 0.68% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Chandrashekar Naidu |party = Independent politician |votes = 794 |percentage = 0.62% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 18,200 |percentage = 14.18% |change = {{increase}}13.30 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 119,521 |percentage = 61.54% |change = {{increase}}9.49 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 128,384}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 194,202 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}12.61 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}6.84 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bellary City &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 = Gali Somashekar Reddy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 54,831 |percentage = 47.42% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Anil Lad]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 53,809 |percentage = 46.54% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Nazeer Hussain |party = Independent politician |votes = 979 |percentage = 0.85% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. Neelakanthappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 896 |percentage = 0.77% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 1,022 |percentage = 0.88% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 115,664 |percentage = 52.05% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 115,631}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 222,217 |ref = |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist|1}}<br /> <br /> {{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Karnataka}}<br /> {{coords|15.14|76.91|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Ballari]]<br /> [[Category:Ballari district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:2008 establishments in Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2008]]</div> MichaleFlint91