Hospet Assembly constituency

Hospet
Former constituency for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DivisionGulbarga
DistrictBallari
Lok Sabha constituencyBellary
Established1951
Abolished2008

Hospet Assembly constituency was one of the constituencies in Karnataka state assembly in India until 2008 when it was made defunct. It was part of Bellary Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
1952R. Nagana GowdaIndian National Congress
1957
1962Murari Kamala. M. SreeramuluPraja Socialist Party
1967R. Nagana GowdaIndian National Congress
1970 By-election S. Singh . BNCJ
1972N. ChikkegowdaIndian National Congress
1978K. GudusahebIndian National Congress
1983G. Shankar GoudIndian National Congress
1985Bheemaneni KondaiahJanata Party
1989Gujjala HanumanthappaJanata Dal
1991 By-election R. SinghIndian National Congress
1994G. Shankar GoudBharatiya Janata Party
1999Jayalakshmi GujjalIndian National Congress
2004H. R. GaviyappaIndependent politician

Sources:

  1. ↑ Died on 19/07/1969
  2. ↑ Death of Gujjala Hanumanthappa

Election results

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Hospet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. R. Gaviyappa 31,440 28.15% New
BJP G. Shankar Goud 23,737 21.25% Decrease17.07
INC Hanumanthappa. G. K 21,068 18.86% Decrease31.38
Independent Rajarao. G 20,459 18.32% New
JD(S) Ayyali Thimappa 7,731 6.92% Increase5.46
Kannada Nadu Party Bhavikatti Basanna 2,692 2.41% New
Independent Sheela. T. S 1,813 1.62% New
Pyramid Party of India Rudrareddy. G 1,540 1.38% Increase0.49
BSP Chandramouli. E 1,213 1.09% New
Margin of victory 7,703 6.90% Decrease5.02
Turnout 111,733 58.49% Increase0.46
Total valid votes 111,693
Registered electors 191,021 Increase9.24
Independent gain from INC Swing Decrease22.09

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Hospet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jayalakshmi Gujjal 47,220 50.24% Increase20.37
BJP G. Shankar Goud 36,015 38.32% Decrease9.74
CPI(M) S. Prasannakumar 4,103 4.37% New
Independent Kaviraju 2,977 3.17% New
JD(S) V. Venkateshwara Reddy 1,371 1.46% New
Independent B. Showkath Ali 1,102 1.17% New
Pyramid Party of India Daki Reddy. K 836 0.89% New
Margin of victory 11,205 11.92% Decrease6.27
Turnout 101,481 58.03% Decrease5.36
Total valid votes 93,996
Rejected ballots 7,485 7.38% Increase4.51
Registered electors 174,870 Increase7.24
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase2.18

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Hospet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP G. Shankar Goud 48,249 48.06% New
INC H. Abdul Wahab 29,988 29.87% Decrease6.06
JD Bheemaneni Kondaiah 18,281 18.21% New
INC Ambika Jalagar 1,677 1.67% New
KRRS Maharaj Durgappa 693 0.69% New
Margin of victory 18,261 18.19% Increase17.61
Turnout 103,365 63.39%
Total valid votes 100,401
Rejected ballots 2,964 2.87%
Registered electors 163,057
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase12.13

Assembly By-election 1991

1991 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-election : Hospet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC R. Singh 27,021 35.93% Increase4.33
Independent S. Gouda 26,588 35.35% New
Independent G. Bhrappa 18,908 25.14% New
Independent C. H. Lingappa 907 1.21% New
Independent M. Apparao 793 1.05% New
Independent K. Niyaji 525 0.70% New
Margin of victory 433 0.58% Decrease31.62
Total valid votes 75,212
INC gain from JD Swing Decrease27.87

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Hospet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD Gujjala Hanumanthappa 63,805 63.80% New
INC H. Abdul Wahab 31,603 31.60% Decrease5.89
JP Ko. Kotreswara 2,841 2.84% New
Independent Dhanavelu 641 0.64% New
Margin of victory 32,202 32.20% Increase7.18
Turnout 106,278 65.19% Increase5.05
Total valid votes 100,006
Rejected ballots 6,272 5.90% Increase3.72
Registered electors 163,029 Increase30.98
JD gain from JP Swing Increase1.29

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Hospet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Bheemaneni Kondaiah 45,777 62.51% Increase38.42
INC G. Shankar Goud 27,452 37.49% Decrease5.39
Margin of victory 18,325 25.02% Increase11.69
Turnout 74,859 60.14% Decrease3.90
Total valid votes 73,229
Rejected ballots 1,630 2.18% Decrease1.80
Registered electors 124,465 Increase10.97
JP gain from INC Swing Increase19.63

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Hospet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC G. Shankar Goud 29,572 42.88% Increase40.78
Independent Gujjala Hanumanthappa 20,381 29.55% New
JP B. Kondaiah 16,611 24.09% Decrease17.30
BJP J. G. Gadigeppa 2,145 3.11% New
Margin of victory 9,191 13.33% Increase0.80
Turnout 71,826 64.04% Decrease2.04
Total valid votes 68,965
Rejected ballots 2,861 3.98% Increase0.20
Registered electors 112,162 Increase10.33
INC gain from INC(I) Swing Decrease11.04

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Hospet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) K. Gudusaheb 34,855 53.92% New
JP G. Shankar Goud 26,754 41.39% New
INC B. Rangappa 1,357 2.10% Decrease145.25
Independent N. Thimma Reddy 794 1.23% New
Independent M. Ratnavelu 738 1.14% New
Margin of victory 8,101 12.53% Decrease17.21
Turnout 67,178 66.08% Increase10.70
Total valid votes 64,641
Rejected ballots 2,537 3.78% Increase3.78
Registered electors 101,659 Increase19.14
INC(I) gain from INC Swing Decrease34.62

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Hospet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. Chikkegowda 40,227 80.22% New
INC B. Satyanarayana Singh 26,717 53.28% New
INC(O) G. Shankar Goud 17,305 34.51% New
INC(O) T. Kembarai 6,937 13.83% New
SSP S. N. Thabasappa 2,351 4.69% New
SSP A. C. Dasan Solomon 725 1.45% New
Independent Korisetty Jambanna 685 1.37% New
ABJS K. S. Rama Rao 401 0.80% New
Margin of victory 13,510 26.94% Increase3.51
Turnout 51,134 68.53%
Total valid votes 50,146
Registered electors 74,612
INC gain from NCJ Swing Increase18.51

Assembly By-election 1970

1970 Mysore State Legislative Assembly by-election : Hospet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCJ S. Singh . B 28,218 61.71% New
NCN B. Setty. P 17,506 38.29% New
Margin of victory 10,712 23.43% Increase2.87
Total valid votes 45,724
NCJ gain from INC Swing Increase3.65

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Hospet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC R. Nagana Gowda 19,718 58.06% Increase25.00
Independent P. Naglingaiah 12,736 37.50% New
Independent K. J. Ambanna 1,510 4.45% New
Margin of victory 6,982 20.56% Decrease11.33
Turnout 36,544 54.08% Decrease18.46
Total valid votes 33,964
Registered electors 67,576 Increase35.15
INC gain from PSP Swing Decrease6.89

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Hospet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP Murari Kamala. M. Sreeramulu 21,913 64.95% New
INC R. Nagana Gowda 11,153 33.06% Decrease20.63
Independent Korisetty Jambanna 674 2.00% New
Margin of victory 10,760 31.89% Increase24.51
Turnout 36,273 72.54% Increase3.44
Total valid votes 33,740
Registered electors 50,001 Increase18.49
PSP gain from INC Swing Increase11.26

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Hospet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC R. Nagana Gowda 15,656 53.69% Decrease8.64
Independent Murarai Venkataswamy 13,505 46.31% New
Margin of victory 2,151 7.38% Decrease30.46
Turnout 29,161 69.10% Increase9.91
Total valid votes 29,161
Registered electors 42,199 Decrease40.89
INC hold Swing Decrease8.64

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Hospet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC R. Nagana Gowda 26,339 62.33% New
Independent Mahabaleswarappa 10,349 24.49% New
Independent Jambayya Banada 3,768 8.92% New
Socialist Party (India) A. Thirumala Rao 1,801 4.26% New
Margin of victory 15,990 37.84%
Turnout 42,257 59.19%
Total valid votes 42,257
Registered electors 71,387
INC win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hospet Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "IndiaVotes AC: Hospet 1999". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
  11. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  12. ↑ "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  14. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  15. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
  16. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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