Molakalmuru 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 = Molakalmuru
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 97
| map_image = 97-Molakalmuru constituency.svg
| state = Karnataka
| district = Chitradurga
| loksabha_cons = Chitradurga
| established = 1951
| reservation = ST
| mla = N. Y. Gopalakrishna
| party = Indian National Congress
}}
Molakalmuru 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 Chitradurga district and parliamentary constituency, and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
= Mysore State =
= Karnataka =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Member ! colspan="2" | Party |
| 1978
|Papanaik Patil |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)|dab=y}} |
| 1983
|N. G. Naik |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1985
|Purna Muthappa |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1989
|N. G. Naik |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1994
|Purna Muthappa |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}} |
| 1997^
| rowspan="4" |N. Y. Gopalakrishna |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}} |
| 1999 |
| 2004 |
| 2008 |
| 2013
|S. Thippeswamy |{{Full party name with color|Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress}} |
| 2018
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2023
|N. Y. Gopalakrishna |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
^by-election
Election results
= 2023 =
{{Election box begin | title=2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Molakalmuru{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/15163-karnataka-2023/ |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023 |website=Election Commission of India |accessdate= 29 October 2023}}{{cite news |title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Molakalmuru |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1097.htm?ac=97 |access-date=30 April 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=13 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250430193659/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1097.htm?ac=97 |archive-date=30 April 2025}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = N. Y. Gopalakrishna
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 109,459
|percentage = 53.81
|change = +32.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = S. Thippeswamy
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 87,310
|percentage = 42.92
|change = -0.71
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 1,561
|percentage = 0.77
|change = +0.06
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 22,149
|percentage = 10.89
|change = -10.94
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 203,405
|percentage = 83.44
|change = +0.14
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = 32.72
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2018 =
{{Election box begin | title=2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Molakalmuru{{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 = B. Sriramulu
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 84,018
|percentage = 43.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = B. Yogesh Babu
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 41,973
|percentage = 21.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = S. Thippeswamy
|party = Independent
|votes = 41,152
|percentage = 21.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = G. M. Thippeswamy Patel (Yattinahattygowdru)
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|votes = 15,262
|percentage = 7.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = S. Chandranna (Yattinahatty)
|party = Independent
|votes = 3,223
|percentage = 1.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 1,361
|percentage = 0.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 42,045
|percentage = 21.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 192,549
|percentage = 83.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Karnataka}}
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