Melukote 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 = Melukote
| type= SLA
| constituency_no = 188
| map_image = 188-Melukote constituency.svg
| state = Karnataka
| district = Mandya
| loksabha_cons = Mandya
| established = 2008
| reservation = None
| electors = {{formatnum:200184}}{{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 = Darshan Puttannaiah
| party = Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha
| latest_election_year = 2023
| preceded_by = C. S. Puttaraju
}}
Melukote 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 Mandya district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Member !colspan=2|Party |
|---|
| colspan=4 align=center|Until 2008: Seat does not exist. See Pandavapura Assembly constituency |
| 2008{{cite web |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2008 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3783-karnataka-2008/ |accessdate=7 September 2021 |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India}}
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)|dab=y}} |
| 2013{{cite web |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2013 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3784-karnataka-2013/ |accessdate=7 September 2021 |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India}}
|{{Full party name with color|Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha}} |
| 2018
| C. S. Puttaraju |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)|dab=y}} |
| 2023
| {{Full party name with color|Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha}} |
Election results
= 2023 =
{{Election box begin | title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election, 2023: Melukote{{cite news |title=2023 Karnataka Assembly Election Results - Melukote |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10188.htm?ac=188 |accessdate=1 April 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=13 May 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401155201/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10188.htm?ac=188 |archivedate=1 April 2025}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Darshan Puttannaiah
|party = Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha
|votes = 91,115
|percentage = 49.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = C. S. Puttaraju
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|votes = 80,289
|percentage = 43.66
|change = -11.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = N. S. Indresh
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 6,470
|percentage = 3.52
|change = +2.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 480
|percentage = 0.26
|change = -0.30
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,862
|percentage = 5.91
|change = -6.79
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,83,883
|percentage = 91.86
|change = +2.36
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha
|loser = Janata Dal (Secular)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2018 =
{{Election box begin | title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Melukote{{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 = C. S. Puttaraju
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|votes = 96,003
|percentage = 54.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Darshan Puttannaiah
|party = Swaraj India
|votes = 73,779
|percentage = 42.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sundahalli Somashekara
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 1,595
|percentage = 0.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 979
|percentage = 0.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 22,224
|percentage = 12.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,74,965
|percentage = 89.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Janata Dal (Secular)
|loser = Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Karnataka}}
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