Shimoga Rural Assembly constituency
Shimoga Rural Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.[1]
| Shimoga Rural | |
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| Constituency No. 111 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Division | Bangalore |
| District | Shimoga |
| LS Constituency | Shimoga |
| Total electors | 211,546[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent K. B. Ashok Naik | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2018 |
It is part of Shimoga district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | K. G. Kumaraswamy | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Sharada Pooryanik | Janata Dal | |
| 2018 | K. B. Ashok Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. B. Ashok Naik | 69,326 | 40.25 | ||
| JD(S) | Sharada Purya Naik | 65,549 | 38.06 | ||
| INC | Dr Sreenivas Kariyanna | 33,493 | 19.44 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,328 | 0.77 | ||
| Majority | 3,777 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,72,248 | 81.42 | |||
| BJP gain from JD(S) | Swing | ||||
References
- "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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