| Melukote | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 188 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mandya |
| LS constituency | Mandya |
| Total electors | 200,184[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Melukote Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.[2]
It is part of Mandya district.
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Till 2008: Seat does not exist. See Pandavapura Assembly constituency | |||
| 2008 | C. S. Puttaraju[3] | Janata Dal | |
| 2013 | K.S. Puttannaiah[4] | Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha | |
| 2018 | C. S. Puttaraju[5] | Janata Dal | |
| 2023 | Darshan Puttannaiah | Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKP | Darshan Puttannaiah | 91,115 | 49.57 | ||
| JD(S) | C. S. Puttaraju | 80,289 | 43.66 | ||
| BJP | Dr. Indresh N. S. | 6,470 | 3.52 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 480 | 0.26 | ||
| Majority | 10,862 | 5.91 | |||
| Turnout | 1,83,883 | 91.86 | |||
| SKP gain from JD(S) | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | C. S. Puttaraju | 96,003 | 54.87 | ||
| Swaraj India | Darshan Puttannaiah | 73,779 | 42.17 | ||
| BJP | Sundahalli Somashekara | 1,595 | 0.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 979 | 0.56 | ||
| Majority | 22,224 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,74,965 | 89.50 | |||
| JD(S) gain from SKP | Swing | ||||