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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Karnataka legislative assembly in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Gundlupet<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| constituency_no = 224<br />
| map_image = 224-Gundlupet constituency.svg<br />
| state = [[Karnataka]]<br />
| division = [[Mysore division|Mysore]]<br />
| district = [[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajanagar]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency|Chamarajanagar]]<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| established = 1956<br />
| electors = {{formatnum:213888}} (2023)<ref name=election2023>{{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}}</ref>{{update after|2028|7}}<br />
| mla = [[H M Ganesh Prasad]] <br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br />
| preceded_by = [[C. S. Niranjan Kumar]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Gundlupet Assembly constituency''' is one of the [[List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly|224 electoral constituencies]] that form the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in the [[South India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Karnataka]]. It is part of [[Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency]].<br />
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The constituency was formed in 1957 after [[Mysore State]] was reorganized as the result of [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/images/Rajyotsava12352120051031.asp |title=History in the making |newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=1 November 2005 |first=Prem Paul |last=Ninan |access-date=9 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222111458/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/images/Rajyotsava12352120051031.asp |archive-date=22 December 2015 }}</ref> [[K. S. Nagarathanamma]] won the first election of 1957, and she went on to be elected six more times. H. K. Shivarudrappa won in 1978 and since 1994 [[H. S. Mahadeva Prasad]] has won the seat five times consecutively. Following Prasad's death on 3 January 2017, the by-election was won by M. C. Mohan Kumari.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/060117/choose-late-ministers-wife-for-gundlupet.html |title=Choose Late minister's wife for Gundlupet: B Janardhan Poojary |author=Paniyadi, Gururaj A. |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=6 January 2017 |access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Members of the Legislative Assembly==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Election<br />
! Member<br />
! colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor="#FFF58A" | [[1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1957]] || rowspan="4" | [[K. S. Nagarathnamma]] || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor="#FFF58A" | [[1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor="#FFF58A" | [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| bgcolor="#FFF58A" | [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]] || H. K. Shivarudrappa || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || rowspan="3" | [[K. S. Nagarathnamma]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]] || rowspan="5" | [[H. S. Mahadeva Prasad]] || {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]] || {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]] || {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2017 elections in India#Karnataka|2017 By-election]] || M. C. Mohan Kumari Uruf Geetha<br />
|-<br />
| [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]] || [[C. S. Niranjan Kumar]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]] || [[H M Ganesh Prasad]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Election results==<br />
=== Assembly Election 2023 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet }}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[H M Ganesh Prasad]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 107,794 |percentage = 57.34% |change = {{increase}}14.99 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[C. S. Niranjan Kumar]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 71,119 |percentage = 37.83% |change = {{decrease}}13.65 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sunil. M. P |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,227 |percentage = 1.18% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Manjunatha. K. S |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 1,850 |percentage = 0.98% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,538 |percentage = 0.82% |change = {{increase}}0.15 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = D. Govindaraju |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,234 |percentage = 0.66% |change = {{decrease}}2.85 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 36,675 |percentage = 19.51% |change = {{increase}}10.39 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 188,014 |percentage = 87.90% |change = {{decrease}}1.20 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 187,995}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 213,888 |ref = |change = {{increase}}4.01 }}<br />
{{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}5.86 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== Assembly Election 2018 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet }}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[C. S. Niranjan Kumar]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 94,151 |percentage = 51.48% |change = {{increase}}5.69 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. C. Mohan Kumari Uruf Geetha |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 77,467 |percentage = 42.35% |change = {{decrease}}9.72 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. Guruprasad |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 6,412 |percentage = 3.51% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kantharaj. C. G |party = Praja Parivartan Party |votes = 1,419 |percentage = 0.78% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,231 |percentage = 0.67% |change = {{decrease}}0.25 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 16,684 |percentage = 9.12% |change = {{increase}}2.85 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 183,230 |percentage = 89.10% |change = {{increase}}1.99 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 182,902}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 205,646 |ref = |change = {{increase}}2.37 }}<br />
{{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}0.59 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== Assembly By-election 2017 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[2017 elections in India#Karnataka|2017 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-election]] : Gundlupet <ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/15622-bye-elections-july-to-dec-2024/ |title= Bye-Elections, July to Dec, 2024 - Election Commission of India |access-date=21 December 2025 |website=old.eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] }}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = M. C. Mohan Kumari Uruf Geetha |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 90,260 |percentage = 52.07% |change = {{increase}}6.65 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = C. S. Niranjan Kumar |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 79,383 |percentage = 45.79% |change = {{increase}}44.56 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,596 |percentage = 0.92% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shivaraju. M |party = Republican Party of India |votes = 1,512 |percentage = 0.87% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 10,877 |percentage = 6.27% |change = {{increase}}1.54 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 175,000 |percentage = 87.11% |change = {{increase}}1.80 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 173,359}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 200,891 |ref = |change = {{increase}}5.50 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}6.65 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== Assembly Election 2013 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet <ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[H. S. Mahadeva Prasad]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 73,723 |percentage = 45.42% |change = {{increase}}0.27 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[C. S. Niranjan Kumar]] |party = Karnataka Janata Paksha |votes = 66,048 |percentage = 40.69% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Nagendra |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 6,052 |percentage = 3.73% |change = {{decrease}}1.62 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. P. Muddumallu |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 4,017 |percentage = 2.47% |change = {{decrease}}0.42 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. M. Gadkar |party = Samajwadi Janata Party (Karnataka) |votes = 3,123 |percentage = 1.92% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Subhash |party = Independent politician |votes = 3,041 |percentage = 1.87% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. G. Mallikarjunaswamy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 1,989 |percentage = 1.23% |change = {{decrease}}42.39 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. Sanghasena |party = Republican Party of India (A) |votes = 1,588 |percentage = 0.98% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Maridasaiah |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,546 |percentage = 0.95% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 7,675 |percentage = 4.73% |change = {{increase}}3.20 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 162,443 |percentage = 85.31% |change = {{increase}}3.99 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 162,326}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 190,425 |ref = |change = {{increase}}7.74 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}0.27 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== Assembly Election 2008 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet <ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[H. S. Mahadeva Prasad]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 64,824 |percentage = 45.15% |change = {{increase}}8.70 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[C. S. Niranjan Kumar]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 62,621 |percentage = 43.62% |change = {{increase}}36.95 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Venkataramana Shetty |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 7,677 |percentage = 5.35% |change = {{decrease}}2.38 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Subhash |party = Independent politician |votes = 4,284 |percentage = 2.98% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. Shivabasappa |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 4,156 |percentage = 2.89% |change = {{decrease}}42.67 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 2,203 |percentage = 1.53% |change = {{decrease}}7.59 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 143,733 |percentage = 81.32% |change = {{increase}}3.71 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 143,562}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 176,750 |ref = |change = {{increase}}13.45 }}<br />
{{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Janata Dal (Secular) |swing = {{decrease}}0.41 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== Assembly Election 2004 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet <ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[H. S. Mahadeva Prasad]] |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 55,076 |percentage = 45.56% |change = {{increase}}32.93 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. S. Nanjappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 44,057 |percentage = 36.45% |change = {{increase}}15.38 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Papanna Shetty |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 9,344 |percentage = 7.73% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Vrushabendrappa. M. P |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 8,067 |percentage = 6.67% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Lakshmanashetty |party = Janata Party |votes = 4,336 |percentage = 3.59% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 11,019 |percentage = 9.12% |change = {{decrease}}15.06 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 120,910 |percentage = 77.61% |change = {{increase}}1.25 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 120,880}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 155,793 |ref = |change = {{increase}}7.20 }}<br />
{{Election box gain |winner = Janata Dal (Secular) |loser = Janata Dal (United) |swing = {{increase}}0.31 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== Assembly Election 1999 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet <ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[H. S. Mahadeva Prasad]] |party = Janata Dal (United) |votes = 46,757 |percentage = 45.25% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. S. Nanjappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 21,776 |percentage = 21.07% |change = {{decrease}}7.00 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = C. M. Shivamallappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 21,748 |percentage = 21.05% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Muniraju. B. M |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 13,049 |percentage = 12.63% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 24,981 |percentage = 24.18% |change = {{increase}}1.42 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 110,975 |percentage = 76.36% |change = {{decrease}}4.06 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 103,330}}<br />
{{Election box rejected |votes = 7,645 |percentage = 6.89% |change = {{increase}}4.62 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 145,329 |ref = |change = {{increase}}8.08 }}<br />
{{Election box gain |winner = Janata Dal (United) |loser = Janata Dal |swing = {{decrease}}5.58 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== Assembly Election 1994 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet <ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[H. S. Mahadeva Prasad]] |party = Janata Dal |votes = 53,724 |percentage = 50.83% |change = {{increase}}14.12 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = C. M. Shivamallappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 29,668 |percentage = 28.07% |change = {{decrease}}28.99 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. Puttaranga Naik |party = Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee |votes = 11,917 |percentage = 11.28% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. R. Lokesh |party = Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha |votes = 4,798 |percentage = 4.54% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dr. Girija Maheshan |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 4,206 |percentage = 3.98% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = A. Madaiah |party = Janata Party |votes = 740 |percentage = 0.70% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 24,056 |percentage = 22.76% |change = {{increase}}2.42 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 108,138 |percentage = 80.42% |change = {{increase}}2.83 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 105,686}}<br />
{{Election box rejected |votes = 2,452 |percentage = 2.27% |change = {{decrease}}4.74 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 134,464 |ref = |change = {{increase}}9.30 }}<br />
{{Election box gain |winner = Janata Dal |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}6.23 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== Assembly Election 1989 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet <ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[K. S. Nagarathnamma]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 50,643 |percentage = 57.06% |change = {{decrease}}3.77 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[H. S. Mahadeva Prasad]] |party = Janata Dal |votes = 32,587 |percentage = 36.71% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = C. K. Lingachar |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,902 |percentage = 2.14% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shankarlingegowda |party = Janata Party |votes = 1,247 |percentage = 1.40% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. R. Lokesh |party = Kranti Sabha |votes = 965 |percentage = 1.09% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Puttalingaiah |party = Independent politician |votes = 959 |percentage = 1.08% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 18,056 |percentage = 20.34% |change = {{decrease}}8.16 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 95,451 |percentage = 77.59% |change = {{increase}}5.79 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 88,760}}<br />
{{Election box rejected |votes = 6,691 |percentage = 7.01% |change = {{increase}}4.89 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 123,021 |ref = |change = {{increase}}28.72 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}3.77 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== Assembly Election 1985 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet <ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[K. S. Nagarathnamma]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 40,857 |percentage = 60.83% |change = {{decrease}}1.62 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[H. S. Mahadeva Prasad]] |party = Janata Party |votes = 21,717 |percentage = 32.34% |change = {{decrease}}3.68 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shankarlingegowda |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,755 |percentage = 2.61% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = V. Mallappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,188 |percentage = 1.77% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. M. Chikkanna |party = Independent politician |votes = 894 |percentage = 1.33% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 19,140 |percentage = 28.50% |change = {{increase}}2.07 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 68,619 |percentage = 71.80% |change = {{decrease}}7.02 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 67,162}}<br />
{{Election box rejected |votes = 1,457 |percentage = 2.12% |change = {{decrease}}0.31 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 95,573 |ref = |change = {{increase}}4.13 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}1.62 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== Assembly Election 1983 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet <ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[K. S. Nagarathnamma]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 44,085 |percentage = 62.45% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. N. Srikanta Shetty |party = Janata Party |votes = 25,427 |percentage = 36.02% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. N. Guruswamy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 1,075 |percentage = 1.52% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 18,658 |percentage = 26.43% |change = {{increase}}26.04 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 72,344 |percentage = 78.82% |change = {{decrease}}4.20 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 70,587}}<br />
{{Election box rejected |votes = 1,757 |percentage = 2.43% |change = {{decrease}}0.43 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 91,782 |ref = |change = {{increase}}7.85 }}<br />
{{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Independent politician |swing = {{increase}}22.90 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== Assembly Election 1978 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet <ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = H. K. Shivarudrappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 27,141 |percentage = 39.55% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[K. S. Nagarathnamma]] |party = Independent politician |votes = 26,870 |percentage = 39.15% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. N. Srikanta Shetty |party = Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 11,438 |percentage = 16.67% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. Shankara |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,815 |percentage = 2.64% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = A. Siddaraju |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,366 |percentage = 1.99% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 271 |percentage = 0.39% |change = {{decrease}}19.09 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 70,648 |percentage = 83.02% |change = {{increase}}12.29 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 68,630}}<br />
{{Election box rejected |votes = 2,018 |percentage = 2.86% |change = {{increase}}2.86 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 85,101 |ref = |change = {{increase}}15.21 }}<br />
{{Election box gain |winner = Independent politician |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}20.19 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== Assembly Election 1972 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet <ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[K. S. Nagarathnamma]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 30,055 |percentage = 59.74% |change = {{decrease}}16.95 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Basappa |party = Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes = 20,255 |percentage = 40.26% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 9,800 |percentage = 19.48% |change = {{decrease}}33.90 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 52,246 |percentage = 70.73% |change = {{increase}}3.09 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 50,310}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 73,868 |ref = |change = {{increase}}15.83 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}16.95 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== Assembly Election 1967 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet <ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[K. S. Nagarathnamma]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 30,778 |percentage = 76.69% |change = {{increase}}29.91 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. B. Jayadevappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 9,355 |percentage = 23.31% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 21,423 |percentage = 53.38% |change = {{increase}}46.94 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 43,139 |percentage = 67.64% |change = {{decrease}}8.85 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 40,133}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 63,773 |ref = |change = {{increase}}7.82 }}<br />
{{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Independent politician |swing = {{increase}}23.47 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== Assembly Election 1962 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet <ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[K. S. Nagarathnamma]] |party = Independent politician |votes = 22,765 |percentage = 53.22% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. K. Shivarudrappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 20,010 |percentage = 46.78% |change = {{increase}}12.44 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 2,755 |percentage = 6.44% |change = {{decrease}}24.87 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 45,239 |percentage = 76.49% |change = {{increase}}3.75 }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 42,775}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 59,147 |ref = |change = {{increase}}13.19 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner = Independent politician |swing = {{decrease}}12.44 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== Assembly Election 1957 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title = [[1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Gundlupet <ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[K. S. Nagarathnamma]] |party = Independent politician |votes = 24,955 |percentage = 65.66% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. K. Shivarudrappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 13,053 |percentage = 34.34% |change = ''New'' }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes = 11,902 |percentage = 31.31% |change = }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes = 38,008 |percentage = 72.74% |change = }}<br />
{{Election box total valid |votes= 38,008}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 52,255 |ref = |change = }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner = Independent politician |swing = }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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