Kadur Assembly constituency

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

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Kadur

| type = SLA

| map_image = 127-Kadur constituency.svg

| map_caption =

| map_alt =

| state = Karnataka

| division = Mysore

| district = Chikmagalur

| loksabha_cons = Hassan

| constituency_no = 127

| established = 1951

| reservation = None

| abolished =

| electors = {{formatnum:206584}}{{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 |url-access=limited}}{{update after|2028|7}}

| mla = K. S. Anand

| party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}

| alliance = INDIA

| latest_election_year = 2023

| preceded_by = K. S. Prakash

}}

Kadur 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}}

It is part of Chikmagalur district.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Source{{Cite web|title=Kadur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/kadur.html|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Elections in India}}

= Mysore State =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Member

! colspan="2" | Party

1952

| Y. M. Chandrashekaraiah

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

1957

| D. H. Rudrappa

1962

| G. Marulappa

| {{Full party name with color|Independent}}

1967

| K. M. Thammaiah

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

1972

| K. R. Honnappa

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

= Karnataka =

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Member

! colspan="2" | Party

1978

| K. M. Thammaiah

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

1983

| N. K. Huchappa

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

1985

| P. B. Onkaramurthy

| {{Full party name with color|Independent}}

1989

| M. Veerabhadrappa

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

1994

| rowspan="4" | K. M. Krishnamurthy

| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}

1999

| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)|rowspan=2|dab=y}}

2004
2008

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

2010^{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=BJP wraps up Kadur, Congress routed |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2010/Sep/17/bjp-wraps-up-kadur-congress-routed-187539.html |access-date=9 May 2025 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=16 May 2012 |language=en}}

| Dr. Y. C. Vishwanath

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

2013

| Y. S. V. Datta

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

2018{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/karnataka-election-results-2018-full-list-of-winners-losers-from-bjp-congress-jds/1167608/|title=Karnataka election results 2018: Full list of constituency wise winners and losers from BJP, Congress, JD(S) in Karnataka assembly elections|last1=Financialexpress|date=16 May 2018|accessdate=4 January 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104174553/https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/karnataka-election-results-2018-full-list-of-winners-losers-from-bjp-congress-jds/1167608/|archivedate=4 January 2023|language=en}}

| Belli Prakash

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

2023{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/karnataka-assembly-polls-2023/story/karnataka-assembly-election-results-2023-full-list-of-winners-2378524-2023-05-13|title=Karnataka Election Results 2023 winners: Full list of winning candidates|last1=India Today|date=14 May 2023|accessdate=14 May 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514043110/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/karnataka-assembly-polls-2023/story/karnataka-assembly-election-results-2023-full-list-of-winners-2378524-2023-05-13|archivedate=14 May 2023|language=en}}{{Cite news |last1=Hindustan Times |title=Karnataka election 2023 results: List of winners from Hassan area constituencies |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/karnataka-polls-live-results-for-kadur-shravanabelagola-arsikere-belur-hassan-holenarasipur-arkalgud-sakleshpur-101683894373862.html |accessdate=14 May 2023 |work= |date=13 May 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514101814/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/karnataka-polls-live-results-for-kadur-shravanabelagola-arsikere-belur-hassan-holenarasipur-arkalgud-sakleshpur-101683894373862.html |archivedate=14 May 2023 |language=en}}

| K. S. Anand

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

^by-election

Election results

= 2023 =

{{Election box begin

| title = 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Kadur{{cite news |title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Kadur |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10127.htm?ac=127 |access-date=9 May 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=13 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250509154656/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10127.htm?ac=127 |archive-date=9 May 2025}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|candidate = K. S. Anand

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 75,482

|percentage = 44.60

|change = +15.70

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Belli Prakash|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=63,480|percentage=37.51|change=-1.46}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Y. S. V. Datta|party=Janata Dal (Secular)|votes=26,838|percentage=15.86|change=-13.48}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=928|percentage=0.55|change=-0.12}}

{{Election box majority|votes=12,002|percentage=7.09|change=-2.54}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=169,248|percentage=81.93|change=+2.84}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2018 =

{{Election box begin

| title = 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Kadur{{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 = K. S. Prakash

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = 62,232

|percentage = 38.97

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = Y. S. V. Datta

|party = Janata Dal (Secular)

|votes = 46,860

|percentage = 29.34

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = K. S. Anand

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 46,142

|percentage = 28.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|candidate = None of the Above

|party = None of the above

|votes = 1,075

|percentage = 0.67

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 15,372

|percentage = 9.63

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 159,688

|percentage = 79.09

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Janata Dal (Secular)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References