https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Challakere_Assembly_constituency Challakere Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T09:16:32Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Challakere_Assembly_constituency&diff=493204&oldid=prev RowenaTardent at 03:48, 14 April 2026 2026-04-14T03:48:23Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka State, India}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Challakere<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 98<br /> | state = [[Karnataka]]<br /> | map_image = 98-Challakere constituency.svg<br /> | district = [[Chitradurga district|Chitradurga]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency|Chitradurga]]<br /> | established = 1956<br /> | reservation = ST<br /> | mla = [[T. Raghumurthy]]<br /> | party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br /> | electors = {{formatnum:220968}}&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 /> | latest_election_year = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br /> | preceded_by = Thippeswamy<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Challakere Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 224 [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of [[Karnataka]] in [[India]].&lt;ref name=electors2019&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PCELE2019/GE2019_VOTERS_COUNT.pdf |title=Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count |website=ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in |accessdate= 10 February 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> It is part of [[Chitradurga district]] and is reserved for candidates belonging to the [[Scheduled Tribes]].<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; | [[1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1957]] || A. Bheemappa Naik || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | T. Hanumaiah<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1962]] || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | B. L. Gowda || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || V. Masiyappa<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]] || N. Jayanna || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || H. C. Shivashankarappa || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || Thippeswamy<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]] || N. Jayanna || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]] || Thippeswamy || {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]] || G. Basavaraja Mandimutt || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]] || [[D. Sudhakar]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || Thippeswamy || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]] || rowspan=&quot;3&quot; | [[T. Raghumurthy]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<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]] : Challakere &lt;ref name=&quot;Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Challakere&quot;&gt;{{cite news |title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Challakere |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1098.htm?ac=98 |access-date=1 May 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=13 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501142506/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1098.htm?ac=98 |archive-date=1 May 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[T. Raghumurthy]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 67,952 |percentage = 38.16% |change = {{decrease}}4.96 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ravish Kumar. M |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 51,502 |percentage = 28.92% |change = {{decrease}}6.19 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. T. Kumar Swamy |party = Independent politician |votes = 29,148 |percentage = 16.37% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Anil Kumar. R |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 22,894 |percentage = 12.86% |change = {{decrease}}6.95 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Marakka |party = Aam Aadmi Party |votes = 3,072 |percentage = 1.73% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,639 |percentage = 0.92% |change = {{decrease}}0.10 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = C. Bhojaraja |party = Kranti Sabha |votes = 1,139 |percentage = 0.64% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 16,450 |percentage = 9.24% |change = {{increase}}1.23 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 178,308 |percentage = 80.69% |change = {{decrease}}0.34 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 178,061}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 220,968 |ref = |change = {{increase}}5.76 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}4.96 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2018 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere &lt;ref name=election2018&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/6933-karnataka-2018/ |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018 |website=Election Commission of India |accessdate= 4 February 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[T. Raghumurthy]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 72,874 |percentage = 43.12% |change = {{increase}}6.27 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Raveesh Kumar |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 59,335 |percentage = 35.11% |change = {{increase}}18.35 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. T. Kumar Swamy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 33,471 |percentage = 19.81% |change = {{increase}}11.86 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,730 |percentage = 1.02% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. P. Bhuthaiah |party = Swaraj India |votes = 1,590 |percentage = 0.94% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 13,539 |percentage = 8.01% |change = {{decrease}}6.14 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 169,310 |percentage = 81.03% |change = {{increase}}2.64 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 169,000}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 208,942 |ref = |change = {{increase}}10.69 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}6.27 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2013 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere &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 = [[T. Raghumurthy]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 60,197 |percentage = 36.85% |change = {{increase}}1.08 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. T. Kumar Swamy |party = Karnataka Janata Paksha |votes = 37,074 |percentage = 22.69% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. Thippeswamyp. T |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 27,373 |percentage = 16.76% |change = {{decrease}}3.34 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. P. Jayapalaiah |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 12,981 |percentage = 7.95% |change = {{decrease}}28.06 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = L. Nagarajunaganna |party = Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress |votes = 4,233 |percentage = 2.59% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Hanumantharaya |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,568 |percentage = 1.57% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. Palaiah |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 998 |percentage = 0.61% |change = {{decrease}}2.72 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 23,123 |percentage = 14.15% |change = {{increase}}13.91 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 147,968 |percentage = 78.39% |change = {{increase}}12.70 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 163,365}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 188,758 |ref = |change = {{increase}}4.65 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}0.84 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere &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 = Thippeswamy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 42,591 |percentage = 36.01% |change = {{increase}}19.03 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shashi Kumar |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 42,302 |percentage = 35.77% |change = {{decrease}}4.19 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. Thippeswamy |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 23,777 |percentage = 20.10% |change = {{increase}}3.54 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dr. Obanna. K. Poojar |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 3,938 |percentage = 3.33% |change = {{increase}}2.42 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sanna Suraiah |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,672 |percentage = 2.26% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. Bhagirathi Nayaka |party = Janata Dal (United) |votes = 1,804 |percentage = 1.53% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Obanna |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,191 |percentage = 1.01% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 289 |percentage = 0.24% |change = {{decrease}}22.75 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 118,476 |percentage = 65.69% |change = {{decrease}}2.92 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 118,275}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 180,369 |ref = |change = {{increase}}3.89 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}3.95 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2004 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_KT_2004.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006204912/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_KT_2004.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[D. Sudhakar]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 47,550 |percentage = 39.96% |change = {{increase}}27.17 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. Basavaraja Mandimutt |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 20,199 |percentage = 16.98% |change = {{decrease}}8.87 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Thippeswamy |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 19,707 |percentage = 16.56% |change = {{decrease}}0.66 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Lakshmikanta. N. R |party = Independent politician |votes = 14,074 |percentage = 11.83% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. Rangaswamy |party = Independent politician |votes = 10,195 |percentage = 8.57% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. Jagaluraiah |party = Janata Party |votes = 3,263 |percentage = 2.74% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Giriyappa R. (R. G. Master) |party = Kannada Nadu Party |votes = 1,703 |percentage = 1.43% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Panduranga. G. R |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,077 |percentage = 0.91% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 27,351 |percentage = 22.99% |change = {{increase}}14.36 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 119,122 |percentage = 68.61% |change = {{decrease}}6.77 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 118,991}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 173,623 |ref = |change = {{increase}}17.59 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}14.11 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1999 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-KT99.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006053217/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-KT99.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = G. Basavaraja Mandimutt |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 26,517 |percentage = 25.85% |change = {{increase}}5.44 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Thippeswamy |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 17,665 |percentage = 17.22% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = N. Jayanna |party = Independent politician |votes = 16,922 |percentage = 16.49% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = T. Prabhudev |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 13,121 |percentage = 12.79% |change = {{decrease}}14.52 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. L. Gowda |party = Independent politician |votes = 8,116 |percentage = 7.91% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. Jagaluraiah |party = Independent politician |votes = 4,200 |percentage = 4.09% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. C. Shivashankarappa |party = Janata Dal (United) |votes = 3,848 |percentage = 3.75% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Basaiah |party = Independent politician |votes = 3,658 |percentage = 3.57% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. Shivamurthy |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,969 |percentage = 1.92% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 8,852 |percentage = 8.63% |change = {{decrease}}5.74 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 111,295 |percentage = 75.38% |change = {{increase}}5.96 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 102,594}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 8,662 |percentage = 7.78% |change = {{increase}}5.71 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 147,647 |ref = |change = {{increase}}5.74 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Janata Dal |swing = {{decrease}}15.83 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1994 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-KT94.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006211324/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-KT94.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Thippeswamy |party = Janata Dal |votes = 39,560 |percentage = 41.68% |change = {{increase}}21.25 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = N. Jayanna |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 25,919 |percentage = 27.31% |change = {{decrease}}13.44 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. Basavaraja Mandimutt |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 19,375 |percentage = 20.41% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = T. Thammanna |party = Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee |votes = 9,161 |percentage = 9.65% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Patel Rajasekharappa |party = Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha |votes = 619 |percentage = 0.65% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 13,641 |percentage = 14.37% |change = {{decrease}}1.85 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 96,932 |percentage = 69.42% |change = {{increase}}4.90 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 94,913}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 2,011 |percentage = 2.07% |change = {{decrease}}3.66 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 139,637 |ref = |change = {{increase}}7.23 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Janata Dal |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}0.93 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1989 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20karnataka%201989.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007070737/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20karnataka%201989.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = N. Jayanna |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 32,274 |percentage = 40.75% |change = {{increase}}4.04 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Thippeswamy |party = Janata Party |votes = 19,426 |percentage = 24.53% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. Thimma Reddy |party = Janata Dal |votes = 16,178 |percentage = 20.43% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. Rangaswamy |party = Kranti Sabha |votes = 10,056 |percentage = 12.70% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Hanumanthaiah |party = Independent politician |votes = 831 |percentage = 1.05% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 12,848 |percentage = 16.22% |change = {{decrease}}5.94 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 84,017 |percentage = 64.52% |change = {{increase}}0.49 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 79,203}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 4,814 |percentage = 5.73% |change = {{increase}}4.14 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 130,221 |ref = |change = {{increase}}33.57 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}18.12 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201985.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006143216/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201985.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Thippeswamy |party = Janata Party |votes = 36,163 |percentage = 58.87% |change = {{decrease}}6.33 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. L. Gowda |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 22,551 |percentage = 36.71% |change = {{increase}}7.40 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = C. P. Thippeswamy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 1,106 |percentage = 1.80% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Srinivasa Reddy |party = Independent politician |votes = 704 |percentage = 1.15% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = D. Hanumanthappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 613 |percentage = 1.00% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 13,612 |percentage = 22.16% |change = {{decrease}}13.73 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 62,421 |percentage = 64.03% |change = {{decrease}}3.82 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 61,426}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 995 |percentage = 1.59% |change = {{decrease}}0.26 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 97,490 |ref = |change = {{increase}}10.97 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}6.33 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20Report%201983%20karnatkaa.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124742/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20Report%201983%20karnatkaa.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = H. C. Shivashankarappa |party = Janata Party |votes = 38,146 |percentage = 65.20% |change = {{increase}}30.47 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. K. Seetharamaiah |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 17,149 |percentage = 29.31% |change = {{increase}}27.21 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. Shivanna |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,605 |percentage = 2.74% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Neelakanta |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,049 |percentage = 1.79% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 20,997 |percentage = 35.89% |change = {{increase}}7.45 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 59,605 |percentage = 67.85% |change = {{decrease}}8.31 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 58,504}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,101 |percentage = 1.85% |change = {{decrease}}0.21 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 87,854 |ref = |change = {{increase}}7.78 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress (I) |swing = {{increase}}2.03 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1978 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201978.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007164123/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201978.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = N. Jayanna |party = Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 38,411 |percentage = 63.17% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. L. Gowda |party = Janata Party |votes = 21,120 |percentage = 34.73% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Obalappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 1,276 |percentage = 2.10% |change = {{decrease}}53.86 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 17,291 |percentage = 28.44% |change = {{increase}}12.24 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 62,085 |percentage = 76.16% |change = {{increase}}16.99 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 60,807}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,278 |percentage = 2.06% |change = {{increase}}2.06 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 81,514 |ref = |change = {{increase}}11.46 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress (I) |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}7.21 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisRep_Mysore_72.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006074555/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisRep_Mysore_72.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = V. Masiyappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 23,643 |percentage = 55.96% |change = {{increase}}5.12 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. C. Shivashankarappa |party = Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes = 16,798 |percentage = 39.76% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = D. Hanumanthappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,810 |percentage = 4.28% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 6,845 |percentage = 16.20% |change = {{increase}}7.99 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 43,273 |percentage = 59.17% |change = {{decrease}}17.11 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 42,251}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 73,132 |ref = |change = {{increase}}20.58 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}5.12 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Mysore%201967.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006083645/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Mysore%201967.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = B. L. Gowda |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 22,194 |percentage = 50.84% |change = {{increase}}15.27 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. V. Anjanappa |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 18,609 |percentage = 42.63% |change = {{decrease}}0.51 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. S. Eswaraiah |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,498 |percentage = 5.72% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = D. Borappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 352 |percentage = 0.81% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,585 |percentage = 8.21% |change = {{increase}}0.65 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 46,265 |percentage = 76.28% |change = {{increase}}11.12 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 43,653}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 60,649 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}7.37 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Praja Socialist Party |swing = {{increase}}7.70 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1962 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere &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 = B. L. Gowda |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 17,067 |percentage = 43.14% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ratnagiri Venkatarangan |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 14,075 |percentage = 35.57% |change = {{decrease}}17.84 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = T. Marappa |party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 6,507 |percentage = 16.45% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. Thimma Reddy |party = Communist Party of India |votes = 1,917 |percentage = 4.85% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 2,992 |percentage = 7.56% |change = {{increase}}3.92 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 42,663 |percentage = 65.16% |change = {{increase}}7.95 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 39,566}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 65,477 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}42.14 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Praja Socialist Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}15.43 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1957 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Challakere &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. Bheemappa Naik |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 35,883 |percentage = 27.71% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = T. Hanumaiah |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 33,283 |percentage = 25.70% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mulka Govinda Reddy |party = Independent politician |votes = 31,170 |percentage = 24.07% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Vaddara Yangatappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 29,152 |percentage = 22.51% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,713 |percentage = 3.64% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 129,488 |percentage = 57.21% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 129,488}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 113,172 |ref = |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]<br /> * [[Chitradurga district]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Karnataka}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|14.32|76.65|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Chitradurga district]]<br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1956]]<br /> [[Category:1956 establishments in Mysore State]]</div> RowenaTardent