Madikeri Assembly constituency
| Madikeri | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 208 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Kodagu |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mysore |
| Established | 1956 |
| Total electors | 232,799 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Mantar Gowda | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Appachu Ranjan |
Madikeri Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]
It is part of Kodagu district and is one among the two legislative assembly constituency from the district.
Madekeri Mantar Gowda who won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election is the current MLA from this constituency.
Electorate
[edit]The constituency has 209,469 voters: 1.05 lakh women and 1.03 lakh men.[3] The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes constitute roughly 20.5% of the electorate and the electorate is 79.8% rural. The electorate is predominantly Hindu with Muslims and Christians constituting less than 16% of the voter base. The constituency has more number of Gowdas (Are Bhashe and others) than Kodavas in contrast to Virajpet Assembly constituency.[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]Mysore State
[edit]| Year | Member[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1956: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1957 | K. Mallapa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | A. P. Appanna | ||
| 1972 | A. M. Bellaippa | ||
Karnataka
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | M. C. Nanaiah | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1983 | Mundanda M Nanaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | D. A. Chinnappa | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Dambekodi Subbaya Madappa | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | Mundanda M Nanaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | K. G. Bopaiah | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | Appachu Ranjan | ||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | Mantar Gowda | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mantar Gowda | 84,879 | 47.84 | +25.29 | |
| BJP | Appachu Ranjan | 80,477 | 45.36 | +3.68 | |
| JD(S) | Napanda Muthappa | 6,233 | 3.51 | −28.72 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,516 | 0.85 | −0.10 | |
| Majority | 4,402 | 2.48 | −6.97 | ||
| Turnout | 177,416 | 76.21 | −1.74 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Appachu Ranjan | 70,631 | 41.68 | ||
| JD(S) | B. A. Jivijaya | 54,616 | 32.23 | ||
| INC | K. P. Chandrakala | 38,219 | 22.55 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,615 | 0.95 | ||
| Majority | 16,015 | 9.45 | |||
| Turnout | 1,69,458 | 77.95 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]- List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
- Kodagu district
- Mysore Lok Sabha constituency
References
[edit]- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Constituencies | Kodagu District, Government of Karnataka | India". Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Temple entry row: It is Kodavas vs Arebhashe Gowdas in Kodagu- The Week". www.theweek.in. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Madikeri Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Madikeri Constituency Election Results 2023". The Times of India. 5 May 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Madikeri". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.