https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Kanakapura_Assembly_constituency Kanakapura Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-31T15:19:29Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Kanakapura_Assembly_constituency&diff=508072&oldid=prev LarhondaG28 at 08:37, 19 April 2026 2026-04-19T08:37:51Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Kanakapura<br /> | state = [[Karnataka]]<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 184<br /> | map_image = 184-Kanakapura constituency.svg<br /> | map_caption = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> | district = [[Bengaluru South district|Bengaluru South]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency|Bangalore Rural]]<br /> | established = 1951<br /> | electors = {{formatnum:224987}} (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 /> | reservation = None<br /> | mla = [[D. K. Shivakumar]] [[Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka]]<br /> | party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br /> | preceded_by = P. G. R. Sindhia<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Kanakapura Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 224 assembly constituencies in [[Karnataka]] state in India. The constituency is one of the 8 seats which make up [[Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency]]. Ramakrishna Hegde contested a bypoll from this seat when he first became Chief Minister in 1983.<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; | [[1952 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1952]] || K. G. Thimme Gowda || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1957]] || M. Linge Gowda || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1962]] || S. Kariyappa || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || K. G. Thimme Gowda || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || S. Kariyappa<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]] || C. Appaji || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || rowspan=&quot;1&quot; | P. G. R. Sindhia || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 elections in India#Karnataka|1983 By-election]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |date=2013-07-18 |title=We never considered the Kranti Ranga to be our supporters: Ramakrishna Hegde |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19830715-we-never-considered-the-kranti-ranga-to-be-our-supporters-ramakrishna-hegde-770844-2013-07-18 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=India Today |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; || [[Ramakrishna Hegde]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || rowspan=&quot;5&quot; | P. G. R. Sindhia<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]] || {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]<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]] || rowspan=&quot;4&quot; | [[D. K. Shivakumar]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|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]] : Kanakapura &lt;ref name=election2023/&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[D. K. Shivakumar]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 143,023 |percentage = 75.03% |change = {{increase}}6.51 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Nagaraju |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 20,631 |percentage = 10.82% |change = {{decrease}}14.77 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = R. Ashoka |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 19,753 |percentage = 10.36% |change = {{increase}}6.99 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Manmohan Raj. K. N |party = Uttama Prajaakeeya Party |votes = 1,258 |percentage = 0.66% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = E. Puttaraju |party = Aam Aadmi Party |votes = 1,144 |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 = 762 |percentage = 0.40% |change = {{decrease}}0.23 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 122,392 |percentage = 64.21% |change = {{increase}}21.28 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 191,323 |percentage = 85.04% |change = {{increase}}1.31 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 190,623}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 224,987 |ref = |change = {{increase}}1.07 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}6.51 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2018 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Kanakapura &lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2018/karnataka/kanakapura-election-result/|title=Kanakapura Election Result 2018 Live: Kanakapura Assembly Elections Results (Vidhan Sabha Polls Result)}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[D. K. Shivakumar]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 127,552 |percentage = 68.52% |change = {{increase}}9.17 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Narayana Gowda |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 47,643 |percentage = 25.59% |change = {{decrease}}15.11 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Nandini Gowda |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 6,273 |percentage = 3.37% |change = {{increase}}2.30 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,168 |percentage = 0.63% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 79,909 |percentage = 42.93% |change = {{increase}}24.28 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 186,384 |percentage = 83.73% |change = {{increase}}0.10 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 186,152}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 222,602 |ref = |change = {{increase}}5.49 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}9.17 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2013 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Kanakapura &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 = [[D. K. Shivakumar]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 100,007 |percentage = 59.35% |change = {{increase}}11.01 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. G. R. Sindhia |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 68,583 |percentage = 40.70% |change = {{decrease}}2.54 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Nagaraju |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 1,807 |percentage = 1.07% |change = {{decrease}}1.30 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mallikarjunaiah |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,345 |percentage = 0.80% |change = {{decrease}}1.22 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kalaiah |party = Bharatiya Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Janta Party |votes = 1,178 |percentage = 0.70% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 31,424 |percentage = 18.65% |change = {{increase}}13.55 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 176,479 |percentage = 83.63% |change = {{increase}}7.40 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 168,511}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 211,011 |ref = |change = {{increase}}14.15 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}11.01 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Kanakapura &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 = [[D. K. Shivakumar]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 68,096 |percentage = 48.34% |change = {{increase}}8.37 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = D. M. Vishwanath |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 60,917 |percentage = 43.24% |change = {{decrease}}4.90 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. M. Hampaiah |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 3,340 |percentage = 2.37% |change = {{decrease}}2.47 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Chinnaswamy |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 2,845 |percentage = 2.02% |change = {{decrease}}1.94 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. M. Shivakumar |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,582 |percentage = 1.12% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. S. Shankar |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,216 |percentage = 0.86% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. V. Vishwanath |party = Independent politician |votes = 932 |percentage = 0.66% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 7,179 |percentage = 5.10% |change = {{decrease}}3.07 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 140,916 |percentage = 76.23% |change = {{increase}}10.46 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 140,873}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 184,852 |ref = |change = {{increase}}10.90 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Janata Dal (Secular) |swing = {{increase}}0.20 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2004 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Kanakapura &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 = P. G. R. Sindhia |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 52,740 |percentage = 48.14% |change = {{increase}}23.61 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Narayana Gowda |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 43,791 |percentage = 39.97% |change = {{increase}}16.22 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Nagaraju |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 5,307 |percentage = 4.84% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Chinnaswamy |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 4,340 |percentage = 3.96% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = T. Durgaiah |party = Kannada Nadu Party |votes = 1,182 |percentage = 1.08% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Suvarnamma |party = All India Forward Bloc (Subhasist) |votes = 1,099 |percentage = 1.00% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ravikumar |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,088 |percentage = 0.99% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 8,949 |percentage = 8.17% |change = {{decrease}}15.65 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 109,620 |percentage = 65.77% |change = {{decrease}}7.84 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 109,547}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 166,680 |ref = |change = {{increase}}16.66 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Janata Dal (Secular) |loser = Janata Dal (United) |swing = {{decrease}}0.22 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1999 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Kanakapura &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 = P. G. R. Sindhia |party = Janata Dal (United) |votes = 48,164 |percentage = 48.36% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Narayana Gowda |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 24,436 |percentage = 24.53% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Marilinge Gowda |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 23,653 |percentage = 23.75% |change = {{increase}}3.61 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = T. Durgaiah |party = Satyayug Party |votes = 2,764 |percentage = 2.77% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 23,728 |percentage = 23.82% |change = {{decrease}}26.63 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 105,175 |percentage = 73.61% |change = {{decrease}}0.91 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 99,604}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 5,475 |percentage = 5.21% |change = {{increase}}3.81 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 142,882 |ref = |change = {{increase}}8.08 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Janata Dal (United) |loser = Janata Dal |swing = {{decrease}}22.22 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1994 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Kanakapura &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 = P. G. R. Sindhia |party = Janata Dal |votes = 68,561 |percentage = 70.58% |change = {{increase}}29.88 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. T. Channabasavegowda |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 19,559 |percentage = 20.14% |change = {{decrease}}15.71 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = L. Puttamadaiah |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 5,017 |percentage = 5.16% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sampangiramaiah |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 901 |percentage = 0.93% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = C. Bharathi |party = Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee |votes = 742 |percentage = 0.76% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = C. Shivashankara |party = Independent politician |votes = 658 |percentage = 0.68% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 49,002 |percentage = 50.45% |change = {{increase}}45.59 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 98,514 |percentage = 74.52% |change = {{decrease}}4.52 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 97,137}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,377 |percentage = 1.40% |change = {{decrease}}2.51 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 132,202 |ref = |change = {{increase}}11.63 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Janata Dal |swing = {{increase}}29.88 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1989 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Kanakapura &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 = P. G. R. Sindhia |party = Janata Dal |votes = 36,614 |percentage = 40.70% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Marilinge Gowda |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 32,245 |percentage = 35.85% |change = {{increase}}3.02 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. D. Devegowda |party = Janata Party |votes = 20,224 |percentage = 22.48% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,369 |percentage = 4.86% |change = {{decrease}}28.71 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 93,608 |percentage = 79.04% |change = {{decrease}}2.01 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 89,952}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 3,656 |percentage = 3.91% |change = {{increase}}2.97 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 118,426 |ref = |change = {{increase}}17.65 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Janata Dal |loser = Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}25.70 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Kanakapura &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 = P. G. R. Sindhia |party = Janata Party |votes = 53,669 |percentage = 66.40% |change = {{increase}}7.94 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. V. Rajashekaran |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 26,534 |percentage = 32.83% |change = {{decrease}}5.56 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 27,135 |percentage = 33.57% |change = {{increase}}13.50 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 81,586 |percentage = 81.05% |change = {{increase}}4.56 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 80,822}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 764 |percentage = 0.94% |change = {{decrease}}0.90 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 100,661 |ref = |change = {{increase}}17.92 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}7.94 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Kanakapura &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 = P. G. R. Sindhia |party = Janata Party |votes = 37,467 |percentage = 58.46% |change = {{increase}}13.13 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = C. Appaji |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 24,603 |percentage = 38.39% |change = {{increase}}34.45 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Basavaiah |party = Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) |votes = 1,020 |percentage = 1.59% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. R. Anantha Swamy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 999 |percentage = 1.56% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 12,864 |percentage = 20.07% |change = {{increase}}14.66 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 65,293 |percentage = 76.49% |change = {{decrease}}5.81 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 64,089}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,204 |percentage = 1.84% |change = {{decrease}}0.50 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 85,363 |ref = |change = {{increase}}12.71 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress (I) |swing = {{increase}}7.72 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1978 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Kanakapura &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 = C. Appaji |party = Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 30,883 |percentage = 50.74% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Srinivasa Murthy. K. G |party = Janata Party |votes = 27,590 |percentage = 45.33% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Cabbedi Kagegowda Mallaiah |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 2,397 |percentage = 3.94% |change = {{decrease}}62.80 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,293 |percentage = 5.41% |change = {{decrease}}28.08 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 62,327 |percentage = 82.30% |change = {{increase}}18.30 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 60,870}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,457 |percentage = 2.34% |change = {{increase}}2.34 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 75,735 |ref = |change = {{increase}}25.60 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress (I) |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}16.00 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Kanakapura &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 = S. Kariyappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 25,121 |percentage = 66.74% |change = {{increase}}11.86 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. G. Srinivasmurthy |party = Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes = 12,517 |percentage = 33.26% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 12,604 |percentage = 33.49% |change = {{increase}}23.73 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 38,591 |percentage = 64.00% |change = {{decrease}}12.07 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 37,638}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 60,299 |ref = |change = {{increase}}21.19 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}11.86 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Kanakapura &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 = K. G. Thimme Gowda |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 20,115 |percentage = 54.88% |change = {{increase}}6.84 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. Kariyappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 16,539 |percentage = 45.12% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,576 |percentage = 9.76% |change = {{increase}}5.83 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 37,850 |percentage = 76.07% |change = {{decrease}}1.15 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 36,654}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 49,756 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}7.93 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Independent politician |swing = {{increase}}2.92 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1962 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Kanakapura &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 = S. Kariyappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 21,085 |percentage = 51.96% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. G. Thimme Gowda |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 19,492 |percentage = 48.04% |change = {{increase}}10.80 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 1,593 |percentage = 3.93% |change = {{decrease}}9.61 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 41,730 |percentage = 77.22% |change = {{increase}}11.90 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 40,577}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 54,041 |ref = |change = {{increase}}14.73 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Independent politician |loser = Praja Socialist Party |swing = {{increase}}1.18 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1957 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Kanakapura &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 = M. Linge Gowda |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 15,624 |percentage = 50.78% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. G. Thimme Gowda |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 11,459 |percentage = 37.24% |change = {{decrease}}17.83 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = C. M. Mahadevaiah |party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 2,065 |percentage = 6.71% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. P. Malleshan Alias Malleshaiah |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,620 |percentage = 5.27% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,165 |percentage = 13.54% |change = {{increase}}3.40 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 30,768 |percentage = 65.32% |change = {{increase}}4.87 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 30,768}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 47,104 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}7.15 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Praja Socialist Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}4.29 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1952 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1952 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Kankanhalli &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 = K. G. Thimme Gowda |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 16,888 |percentage = 55.07% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. Linge Gowda |party = Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes = 13,778 |percentage = 44.93% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,110 |percentage = 10.14% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 30,666 |percentage = 60.45% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 30,666}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 50,733 |ref = |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Karnataka}}<br /> {{coords|12.55|77.42|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Ramanagara district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br /> [[Category:1951 establishments in Mysore State]]</div> LarhondaG28