Harihar Assembly constituency

{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka State, India}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Harihar

| type= SLA

| map_image = 105-Harihar constituency.svg

| mla = B. P. Harish

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| latest_election_year = 2023

| preceded_by = S. Ramappa

| state = Karnataka

| district = Davanagere

| loksabha_cons = Davangere

| established = 1951

| constituency_no = 105

| reservation = None

| electors = {{formatnum:207589}}{{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}}{{update after|2028|7}}

}}

Harihar Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.{{cite web |url=https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PCELE2019/GE2019_VOTERS_COUNT.pdf |title=Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count |website=ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in |accessdate=10 February 2021 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414121135/https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PCELE2019/GE2019_VOTERS_COUNT.pdf |url-status=live }}

It is part of Davanagere district. B. P. Harish is the current MLA from Harihar.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

= Mysore State =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Member{{Cite web |title=Harihar Election and Results 2023, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/harihar.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}

! colspan="2" |Party

1952

|H. Siddhaveerappa

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1957

|M. Ramappa

|{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}

1962

|Ganji Veerappa

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1967

| rowspan="2" |H. Siddhaveerappa

|{{Party name with color|Independent}}

1972

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

= Karnataka =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Member

! colspan="2" |Party

1978

|P. Basavana Gowda

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)|rowspan=2|dab=y}}

1980^

|H. Shivappa

1983

|Kannavara Mallappa

|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party|rowspan=2}}

1985

|B. G. Kotrappa

1989

|Y. Nagappa

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1994

|H. Shivappa

|{{Party name with color|Independent}}

1999

| rowspan="2" |Y. Nagappa

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}

2004

2008

|B. P. Harish

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

2013

|H. S. Shivashankar

|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)|dab=y}}

2018

|S. Ramappa

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

2023

|B. P. Harish

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

Election results

=2023=

{{Election box begin | title=2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Harihar{{cite news |title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Harihar |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10105.htm?ac=105 |accessdate=2 May 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=13 May 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250502091517/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10105.htm?ac=105 |archivedate=2 May 2025}} }}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|candidate = B. P. Harish

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = 63,924

|percentage = 37.94

|change = +3.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. H. Srinivasa |party=Indian National Congress|votes=59,620|percentage=35.39|change=-3.90}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=H. S. Shivashankar|party=Janata Dal (Secular)|votes=40,580|percentage=24.09|change=+0.93}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=557|percentage=0.33|change=-0.28}}

{{Election box majority|votes=4,304|percentage=2.55|change=-1.85}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=168,473|percentage=81.16|change=+3.43}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

= 2018 =

{{Election box begin | title=2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Harihar{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/6933-karnataka-2018/ |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018 |website=Election Commission of India |accessdate= 4 February 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|candidate = S. Ramappa

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 64,801

|percentage = 39.29

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=B. P. Harish|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=57,541|percentage=34.89|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=H. S. Shivashankar|party=Janata Dal (Secular)|votes=38,204|percentage=23.16|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=1,006|percentage=0.61|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Indian National Congress