Bellary Assembly constituency
| Bellary | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bellary |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bellary |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
Bellary Assembly constituency was one of the 224 seats in Karnataka State Assembly in India. It was part of Bellary Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency was split as Bellary Rural and Bellary City after the 2008 delimitation.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Mundlur Gangappa | Independent politician | |
| 1952 By-election | H. S. Goud | ||
| 1957 | Mundlur Gangappa | ||
| 1962 | T. G. Sathyanarayan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | V. Nagappa | Swatantra Party | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1978 | K. Bhasker Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | M. Ramappa | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | M. Divakar Babu | Independent politician | |
| 1999 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2004 | B. Sriramulu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | B. Sriramulu | 53,354 | 47.29% | 3.05 | |
| INC | M. Divakar Babu | 46,643 | 41.34% | 11.40 | |
| JD(S) | Sirigeri Pannaraj | 6,515 | 5.77% | New | |
| BSP | Mundargi Nagaraja | 3,801 | 3.37% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,711 | 5.95% | 2.55 | ||
| Turnout | 112,835 | 52.67% | 8.45 | ||
| Total valid votes | 112,817 | ||||
| Registered electors | 214,232 | 19.87 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 5.45 | |||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Divakar Babu | 55,441 | 52.74% | 32.37 | |
| BJP | B. Sriramulu | 46,508 | 44.24% | 30.48 | |
| Independent | P. Valli Sab | 989 | 0.94% | New | |
| Independent | Sayyed Karimulla | 726 | 0.69% | New | |
| Independent | K. Somashekar | 721 | 0.69% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,933 | 8.50% | 18.46 | ||
| Turnout | 109,244 | 61.12% | 5.58 | ||
| Total valid votes | 105,126 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 4,050 | 3.71% | 1.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 178,723 | 13.96 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 5.41 | |||
Assembly Election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. Divakar Babu | 40,156 | 47.33% | New | |
| INC | Venkat Mahipal | 17,280 | 20.37% | 14.44 | |
| BJP | S. Indu Sekhar | 11,678 | 13.76% | New | |
| INC | Syed Mujeeb | 9,250 | 10.90% | New | |
| Independent | N. D. Kamalakar | 1,703 | 2.01% | New | |
| JD | G. Ramachandraiah | 1,522 | 1.79% | 11.90 | |
| Independent | K. Somasekhar | 855 | 1.01% | New | |
| Independent | A. Eswarappa | 782 | 0.92% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,876 | 26.96% | 20.55 | ||
| Turnout | 87,106 | 55.54% | 2.14 | ||
| Total valid votes | 84,850 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,208 | 2.53% | 6.98 | ||
| Registered electors | 156,825 | 1.58 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 12.52 | |||
Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Ramappa | 26,802 | 34.81% | 5.93 | |
| Independent | Pannaraj | 21,869 | 28.40% | New | |
| Independent | K. Bhasker Naidu | 10,565 | 13.72% | New | |
| JD | M. Ravi Prasad | 10,538 | 13.69% | New | |
| JP | Abdul Azeez | 2,884 | 3.75% | New | |
| CPI | Sharda Maiebennor | 2,273 | 2.95% | 32.55 | |
| Independent | P. Veeresh | 970 | 1.26% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,933 | 6.41% | 1.17 | ||
| Turnout | 85,088 | 53.40% | 11.05 | ||
| Total valid votes | 76,995 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 8,093 | 9.51% | 7.03 | ||
| Registered electors | 159,347 | 30.86 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.93 | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Ramappa | 20,485 | 40.74% | 1.96 | |
| CPI | Sharada Male Bennur | 17,852 | 35.50% | New | |
| Independent | Sabjan | 7,089 | 14.10% | New | |
| BJP | Y. Changalappa | 2,701 | 5.37% | 0.31 | |
| Independent | V. H. Bhaskar | 965 | 1.92% | New | |
| Independent | P. Valli Sab | 490 | 0.97% | New | |
| Independent | Ramalinganagoud | 383 | 0.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,633 | 5.24% | 2.14 | ||
| Turnout | 51,564 | 42.35% | 16.26 | ||
| Total valid votes | 50,286 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,278 | 2.48% | 0.41 | ||
| Registered electors | 121,770 | 14.37 | |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | 9.34 | |||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | M. Ramappa | 30,350 | 50.08% | 10.47 | |
| INC | Raja Saheb | 25,876 | 42.70% | 31.50 | |
| BJP | Y. Changalappa | 3,440 | 5.68% | New | |
| Independent | N. V. Prakash Rao | 931 | 1.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,474 | 7.38% | 1.54 | ||
| Turnout | 62,398 | 58.61% | 2.26 | ||
| Total valid votes | 60,597 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,801 | 2.89% | 0.32 | ||
| Registered electors | 106,470 | 18.28 | |||
| JP gain from INC(I) | Swing | 1.55 | |||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | K. Bhasker Naidu | 25,911 | 48.53% | New | |
| JP | Abdul Huq | 21,147 | 39.61% | New | |
| INC | V. Nagappa | 5,981 | 11.20% | 33.05 | |
| Independent | P. Valli Sab | 348 | 0.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,764 | 8.92% | 3.46 | ||
| Turnout | 54,793 | 60.87% | 2.54 | ||
| Total valid votes | 53,387 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,406 | 2.57% | 2.57 | ||
| Registered electors | 90,018 | 5.62 | |||
| INC(I) gain from INC(O) | Swing | 1.18 | |||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(O) | V. Nagappa | 25,866 | 49.71% | New | |
| INC | K. Bhasker Naidu | 23,024 | 44.25% | 16.57 | |
| ABJS | S. Rajagopal Chetty | 1,713 | 3.29% | New | |
| Independent | N. A. Nabi | 1,072 | 2.06% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,842 | 5.46% | 29.45 | ||
| Turnout | 54,042 | 63.41% | 2.58 | ||
| Total valid votes | 52,037 | ||||
| Registered electors | 85,230 | 22.56 | |||
| INC(O) gain from SWA | Swing | 12.88 | |||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA | V. Nagappa | 27,052 | 62.59% | 15.97 | |
| INC | T. G. Sathyanarayan | 11,963 | 27.68% | 24.00 | |
| People's Front India | A. Maebennur | 2,822 | 6.53% | New | |
| Independent | N. A. N. Sab | 1,382 | 3.20% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,089 | 34.91% | 29.85 | ||
| Turnout | 45,889 | 65.99% | 13.09 | ||
| Total valid votes | 43,219 | ||||
| Registered electors | 69,539 | 5.11 | |||
| SWA gain from INC | Swing | 10.91 | |||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. G. Sathyanarayan | 17,250 | 51.68% | 8.29 | |
| SWA | R. A. Subhan | 15,560 | 46.62% | New | |
| Independent | T. Sreenivasa Murthy | 567 | 1.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,690 | 5.06% | 5.27 | ||
| Turnout | 34,998 | 52.90% | 7.93 | ||
| Total valid votes | 33,377 | ||||
| Registered electors | 66,161 | 16.53 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 2.03 | |||
Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mundlur Gangappa | 18,551 | 53.71% | New | |
| INC | Abdur Razack Sab | 14,984 | 43.39% | New | |
| Independent | A. C. J. Dasen Solomon | 1,002 | 2.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,567 | 10.33% | 5.73 | ||
| Turnout | 34,537 | 60.83% | |||
| Total valid votes | 34,537 | ||||
| Registered electors | 56,776 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | 1.41 | |||
Assembly By-election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. S. Goud | 31,708 | 52.30% | New | |
| Independent | Mundlur Gangappa | 28,917 | 47.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,791 | 4.60% | 0.54 | ||
| Total valid votes | 60,625 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | 8.93 | |||
Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mundlur Gangappa | 19,534 | 43.37% | New | |
| INC | A. Sumangalamma | 17,219 | 38.23% | New | |
| Independent | Abdul Hameed | 3,274 | 7.27% | New | |
| SP | Gurubasappa | 3,193 | 7.09% | New | |
| KMPP | Seshagiri Rao | 1,817 | 4.03% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,315 | 5.14% | |||
| Turnout | 45,037 | 60.04% | |||
| Total valid votes | 45,037 | ||||
| Registered electors | 75,016 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
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