https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Fort_Assembly_constituency Fort Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T04:14:32Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Fort_Assembly_constituency&diff=499282&oldid=prev Tanisha R at 23:39, 15 April 2026 2026-04-15T23:39:43Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Former 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 = Fort<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | map_image = <br /> | map_caption = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> | state = [[Mysore State]]<br /> | district = [[Bangalore district|Bangalore]]<br /> | division = [[Bangalore division|Bangalore]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Bangalore Lok Sabha constituency|Bangalore]]<br /> | constituency_no = 77<br /> | established = 1967<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | abolished = 1978<br /> | mla = <br /> | party = <br /> | alliance = <br /> | latest_election_year = [[1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> | electors = <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Fort Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; was one of the constituencies in [[Mysore state assembly]] in India until 1978 when it was made defunct. It was part of [[Bangalore Lok Sabha constituency]].<br /> <br /> ==Jurisdiction==<br /> The places under the constituency:<br /> Chamarajpet (East), Fort, Visveswarapuram, Shankarapuram, Kempegowdanagar, Hanumantanagar and Basaveshwara Temple divisions of [[Bangalore Mahanagara Palike]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |date=2018-08-21 |title=Delimitation, 1967 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3944-delimitation-orders-1967/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |language=en-IN|website=eci.gov.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;<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; | [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | [[T. R. Shamanna]] || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> |}<br /> ==Election results==<br /> === Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Fort &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 = [[T. R. Shamanna]] |party = Independent politician |votes = 13,625 |percentage = 33.13% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = D. S. Narasinga Rao |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 11,209 |percentage = 27.26% |change = {{increase}}5.81 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = T. K. Thimmarayi Gowda |party = Independent politician |votes = 9,262 |percentage = 22.52% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. G. Subbarama Setty |party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 6,746 |percentage = 16.41% |change = {{increase}}7.07 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 2,416 |percentage = 5.88% |change = {{decrease}}25.70 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 42,201 |percentage = 53.01% |change = {{increase}}0.05 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 41,120}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 79,602 |ref = |change = {{increase}}18.69 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Independent politician |swing = {{decrease}}19.90 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Fort &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 = [[T. R. Shamanna]] |party = Independent politician |votes = 18,116 |percentage = 53.03% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. N. S. Murthy |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 7,327 |percentage = 21.45% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. K. T. Prabhu |party = Independent politician |votes = 5,529 |percentage = 16.18% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. Setty |party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 3,192 |percentage = 9.34% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 10,789 |percentage = 31.58% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 35,522 |percentage = 52.96% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 34,164}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 67,069 |ref = |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Independent politician |swing = }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[List of constituencies of the Mysore Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Karnataka}}<br /> <br /> {{Coord|12.962846|77.575889|region:IN|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Bengaluru Urban district]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]<br /> [[Category:1967 establishments in Mysore State]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1978]]<br /> [[Category:1978 disestablishments in India]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Bengaluru]]</div> Tanisha R