Chitradurga Assembly constituency

Chitradurga
Chitradurga
Constituency No. 99 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Lok Sabha constituency	Chitradurga
Established	1951
Total electors	262,552
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent K. C. Veerendra
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2023
Preceded by	G. H. Thippareddy

Chitradurga Assembly constituency is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is part of Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency.

K. C. Veerendra Puppy is the current MLA from Chitradurga.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1952	Mulka Govinda Reddy	Socialist Party
1957	G. Sivappa	Indian National Congress
1957	G. Duggappa
1962	H. C. Boraiah
1967	H. C. Boraiah
1972	C. R. Mohammad Saifuddin
1978	V. Masiyappa	Indian National Congress
1983	B. L. Gowda	Janata Party
1985	H. Ekanthaiah	Janata Party
1989	H. Ekanthaiah	Janata Dal
1994	G. H. Thippareddy	Independent politician
1999		Independent politician
2004		Indian National Congress
2008	Basavarajan Basanna	Janata Dal
2013	G. H. Thippareddy	Bharatiya Janata Party
2018	G. H. Thippareddy	Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	K. C. Veerendra Puppy	Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. C. Veerendra Puppy	122,021	59.84%	33.96
	BJP	G. H. Thippareddy	68,721	33.70%	10.08
	JD(S)	G. Raghu Achar	5,021	2.46%	23.90
	SDPI	Bale Kai Srinivasa. H	2,555	1.25%	New
	AAP	B. E. Jagadish	1,348	0.66%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	695	0.34%	0.41
Margin of victory			53,300	26.14%	8.72
Turnout			204,674	77.96%	2.44
Total valid votes			203,906
Registered electors			262,552		4.60
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	16.06

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	G. H. Thippareddy	82,896	43.78%	4.98
	JD(S)	K. C. Veerendra Puppy	49,911	26.36%	4.22
	INC	H. A. Shanmukhappa (Hanumali)	49,014	25.88%	6.72
	NOTA	None of the above	1,427	0.75%	New
	Independent	N. Suresh	1,287	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			32,985	17.42%	0.76
Turnout			189,557	75.52%	2.90
Total valid votes			189,358
Registered electors			251,003		11.41
	BJP hold		Swing	4.98

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	G. H. Thippareddy	62,228	38.80%	11.59
	JD(S)	Basavarajan Basanna	35,510	22.14%	18.35
	INC	G. S. Manjunatha	30,729	19.16%	9.51
	BSRCP	Fayazuddin. K. S	23,382	14.58%	New
	KJP	A. V. Umapathi	3,791	2.36%	New
	Independent	Sathish	1,993	1.24%	New
	Independent	C. K. Rehaman @ Chand	1,077	0.67%	New
Margin of victory			26,718	16.66%	4.84
Turnout			163,616	72.62%	5.84
Total valid votes			160,397
Registered electors			225,294		8.83
	BJP gain from JD(S)		Swing	1.69

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD(S)	Basavarajan Basanna	55,906	40.49%	3.01
	INC	G. H. Thippareddy	39,584	28.67%	16.49
	BJP	G. S. Manjunatha	37,571	27.21%	20.49
	Independent	S. M. Sadanandaiah	1,376	1.00%	New
	BSP	Mohamed Nasiruddin. T. R	1,088	0.79%	1.73
	Swarna Yuga Party	S. Sridevi Krishanamurthy	870	0.63%	New
	Independent	Kotla Ramalingareddy	830	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			16,322	11.82%	10.16
Turnout			138,244	66.78%	0.77
Total valid votes			138,077
Registered electors			207,006		15.25
	JD(S) gain from INC		Swing	4.67

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	G. H. Thippareddy	53,386	45.16%	24.93
	JD(S)	Basavarajan. S. K	51,420	43.50%	42.72
	BJP	Shivanna. G. H	7,949	6.72%	0.83
	BSP	Kumar. K	2,978	2.52%	New
	Independent	Thippaiah Reddy. B. H	876	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			1,966	1.66%	23.60
Turnout			118,566	66.01%	3.82
Total valid votes			118,210
Registered electors			179,607		12.17
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	3.80

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. H. Thippareddy	51,198	48.96%	*New*
	Independent	H. Ekanthaiah	24,782	23.70%	New
	INC	M. K. Tajpeer	21,161	20.23%	1.43
	BJP	R. Basavarajappa	6,164	5.89%	3.20
	JD(S)	D. Yaraiah	814	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			26,416	25.26%	16.90
Turnout			111,808	69.83%	4.66
Total valid votes			104,577
Rejected ballots			6,879	6.15%	4.14
Registered electors			160,115		4.46
	Independent hold		Swing	9.80

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. H. Thippareddy	38,332	39.16%	*New*
	JD	H. Ekanthaiah	30,149	30.80%	7.73
	INC	C. M. Noorullasharief	18,400	18.80%	18.99
	SP	S. Siddappa	3,297	3.37%	New
	INC	S. T. Vasudeva Reddy	2,754	2.81%	New
	BJP	Murugharajendra Wadeyar	2,629	2.69%	0.35
	BSP	Shaik Mohammed	1,493	1.53%	New
Margin of victory			8,183	8.36%	7.62
Turnout			99,891	65.17%	3.06
Total valid votes			97,880
Rejected ballots			2,011	2.01%	4.64
Registered electors			153,285		7.25
	Independent gain from JD		Swing	0.63

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	H. Ekanthaiah	31,923	38.53%	*New*
	INC	C. M. Noorullasharief	31,313	37.79%	2.64
	JP	B. L. G. Dayananda	10,570	12.76%	New
	CPI	G. Chandrappa	5,715	6.90%	New
	BJP	M. Raghavendra	1,936	2.34%	New
	Independent	B. Manjunathachar	627	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			610	0.74%	14.55
Turnout			88,763	62.11%	5.62
Total valid votes			82,856
Rejected ballots			5,907	6.65%	5.12
Registered electors			142,924		32.13
	JD gain from JP		Swing	17.19

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	H. Ekanthaiah	40,196	55.72%	0.68
	INC	T. M. Khader Basha	29,166	40.43%	10.98
	Independent	Ramanna	939	1.30%	New
Margin of victory			11,030	15.29%	11.66
Turnout			73,262	67.73%	1.72
Total valid votes			72,140
Rejected ballots			1,122	1.53%	0.56
Registered electors			108,167		17.57
	JP hold		Swing	0.68

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	B. L. Gowda	33,536	56.40%	18.38
	INC	V. Masiyappa	17,513	29.45%	27.11
	Independent	Shaik Mohammed	6,958	11.70%	New
	Independent	S. L. Thyagaraja	588	0.99%	New
	BJP	E. H. Vasudeva Reddy	543	0.91%	New
Margin of victory			16,023	26.95%	7.47
Turnout			60,734	66.01%	3.68
Total valid votes			59,464
Rejected ballots			1,270	2.09%	0.27
Registered electors			92,004		1.54
	JP gain from INC(I)		Swing	1.09

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	V. Masiyappa	32,697	57.49%	*New*
	JP	C. Abdul Rahim	21,621	38.02%	New
	INC	A. G. Veeranna	1,333	2.34%	55.76
	Independent	L. J. Umadeva	704	1.24%	New
	Independent	K. Channabassappa	516	0.91%	New
Margin of victory			11,076	19.48%	14.27
Turnout			58,243	62.33%	5.22
Total valid votes			56,871
Rejected ballots			1,372	2.36%	2.36
Registered electors			93,446		31.08
	INC(I) gain from INC		Swing	0.61

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	C. R. Mohammad Saifuddin	23,057	58.10%	1.05
	INC(O)	T. M. K. Peer Sab	9,665	24.36%	New
	ABJS	H. K. Vasudeva Reddy	6,960	17.54%	New
Margin of victory			13,392	33.75%	17.20
Turnout			40,711	57.11%	14.78
Total valid votes			39,682
Registered electors			71,291		16.15
	INC hold		Swing	1.05

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. C. Boraiah	23,906	57.05%	0.38
	PSP	V. T. R. Reddy	16,970	40.50%	2.83
	Independent	T. A. Reddy	1,030	2.46%	New
Margin of victory			6,936	16.55%	3.22
Turnout			44,127	71.89%	9.74
Total valid votes			41,906
Registered electors			61,380		3.24
	INC hold		Swing	0.38

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. C. Boraiah	19,897	56.67%	2.01
	PSP	M. Gangadharaiah	15,215	43.33%	New
Margin of victory			4,682	13.33%	3.52
Turnout			36,948	62.15%	16.11
Total valid votes			35,112
Registered electors			59,453		41.88
	INC hold		Swing	24.14

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	G. Sivappa	30,638	32.53%	8.11
	INC	G. Duggappa	24,640	26.16%	14.48
	Independent	C. Maleshiddappa	21,394	22.71%	New
	Independent	D. N. Mallappa	10,768	11.43%	New
	Independent	B. V. Sivalingappa	6,755	7.17%	New
Margin of victory			9,244	9.81%	7.33
Turnout			94,195	46.04%	12.35
Total valid votes			94,195
Registered electors			102,300		124.02
	INC gain from Socialist Party (India)		Swing	10.59

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Chitradurga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Socialist Party (India)	Mulka Govinda Reddy	11,498	43.12%	*New*
	INC	S. Ranga Rao	10,836	40.64%	New
	KMPP	O. Veerabasappa	4,330	16.24%	New
Margin of victory			662	2.48%
Turnout			26,664	58.39%
Total valid votes			26,664
Registered electors			45,666
	Socialist Party (India) win (new seat)

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