Chikballapur Assembly constituency

Chikkaballapur
Chikkaballapur
Constituency No. 141 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Map of Assembly constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Chikkaballapur
Lok Sabha constituency	Chikkaballapur
Established	1956
Total electors	209,846
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Pradeep Eshwar
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2023
Preceded by	K. Sudhakar

Chikballapur Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. It is a part of Chikballapur Lok Sabha constituency.^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1957	S. Muni Raju	Indian National Congress
1957	A. Muniyappa	Indian National Congress
1962	C. V. Venkatarayappa	Independent politician
1967	K. M. Puttaswamy	Indian National Congress
1972	C. V. Venkatarayappa	Indian National Congress
1978	Renuka Rajendran	Indian National Congress
1983	A. Muniyappa	Independent politician
1985	K. M. Muniyappa	Janata Party
1989	Renuka Rajendran	Indian National Congress
1994	M. Shivananda	Independent politician
1999	K. V. Anasuyamma Natarajan	Indian National Congress
2004	Muniyappa. S. M	Indian National Congress
2008	K. P. Bache Gowda	Janata Dal
2013	Dr. K. Sudhakar	Indian National Congress
2018		Indian National Congress
2019 By-election		Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	Pradeep Eshwar	Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Pradeep Eshwar	86,224	46.65%	17.97
	BJP	Dr. K. Sudhakar	75,582	40.90%	7.91
	JD(S)	K. P. Bache Gowda	19,815	10.72%	10.03
	NOTA	None of the above	1,050	0.57%	0.01
Margin of victory			10,642	5.76%	14.37
Turnout			185,151	88.23%	1.42
Total valid votes			184,817
Registered electors			209,846		4.78
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	2.16

Assembly By-election 2019

2019 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-election : Chikballapur ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. K. Sudhakar	84,389	48.81%	45.60
	INC	M. Anjanappa	49,588	28.68%	18.59
	JD(S)	N. Radhakrishna	35,869	20.75%	8.98
	BSP	D. R. Narayana Swamy	1,319	0.76%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	973	0.56%	0.15
Margin of victory			34,801	20.13%	2.59
Turnout			173,866	86.81%	0.91
Total valid votes			172,902
Registered electors			200,275		1.24
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	1.54

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dr. K. Sudhakar	82,006	47.27%	1.46
	JD(S)	K. P. Bache Gowda	51,575	29.73%	9.21
	Independent	Naveen Kiran. K. V	29,433	16.97%	New
	BJP	Dr. G. V. Manjunatha	5,576	3.21%	0.67
	Kannada Paksha	N. Narasimhamurthy	1,830	1.05%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	714	0.41%	New
Margin of victory			30,431	17.54%	7.75
Turnout			173,530	87.72%	4.50
Total valid votes			173,467
Registered electors			197,826		12.16
	INC hold		Swing	1.46

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dr. K. Sudhakar	74,914	48.73%	27.72
	JD(S)	K. P. Bache Gowda	59,866	38.94%	0.55
	BJP	A. V. Byregowda	3,910	2.54%	10.79
	BSRCP	S. V. Lokesh	1,692	1.10%	New
	Independent	Sudhakar. N	1,203	0.78%	New
	KJP	Dr. N. Lakshmipathi Babu	1,156	0.75%	New
	BSP	M. Somashekar	1,013	0.66%	1.53
Margin of victory			15,048	9.79%	8.70
Turnout			146,785	83.22%	4.37
Total valid votes			153,740
Registered electors			176,383		10.26
	INC gain from JD(S)		Swing	9.24

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD(S)	K. P. Bache Gowda	49,774	39.49%	7.46
	INC	S. V. Ashwathanarayana Reddy	26,473	21.01%	20.35
	Independent	G. H. Nagaraj	22,041	17.49%	New
	BJP	P. S. Prakash	16,797	13.33%	New
	BSP	M. M. Basha	2,766	2.19%	4.62
	Independent	Gummappa	2,152	1.71%	New
	Independent	M. Somashekar	1,685	1.34%	New
	Independent	V. Nagaraj	1,351	1.07%	New
	Independent	V. Venkatesh	1,272	1.01%	New
Margin of victory			23,301	18.49%	9.16
Turnout			126,145	78.85%	6.86
Total valid votes			126,031
Registered electors			159,971		3.27
	JD(S) gain from INC		Swing	1.87

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Muniyappa. S. M	45,993	41.36%	1.09
	JD(S)	M. Shivananda	35,613	32.03%	12.34
	JD(U)	Nanjundappa Dr.	18,437	16.58%	10.09
	BSP	Shivanna. N	7,576	6.81%	New
	Independent	Munivenkatappa	1,030	0.93%	New
	Independent	Lakshmamma. N. V	979	0.88%	New
	LJP	Prabhavati. M	933	0.84%	New
Margin of victory			10,380	9.33%	4.27
Turnout			111,515	71.99%	0.77
Total valid votes			111,195
Registered electors			154,910		7.68
	INC hold		Swing	1.09

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. V. Anasuyamma Natarajan	39,460	40.27%	19.41
	JD(U)	M. Shivananda	26,132	26.67%	New
	JD(S)	S. Narayanappa	19,293	19.69%	New
	Independent	K. C. Rajakanth	8,679	8.86%	New
	Independent	M. Gangadharaiah	3,453	3.52%	New
	Independent	K. N. Vasanth Kumar	960	0.98%	New
Margin of victory			13,328	13.60%	6.05
Turnout			104,672	72.76%	2.04
Total valid votes			97,977
Rejected ballots			6,450	6.16%	4.04
Registered electors			143,863		9.07
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	0.66

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Shivananda	39,520	40.93%	*New*
	JD	K. M. Muniyappa	20,544	21.28%	9.29
	INC	G. Narayanamma	20,146	20.86%	27.74
	BJP	Dr. Chennappa	7,782	8.06%	6.27
	Independent	Renuka Rajendran	3,731	3.86%	New
	Independent	K. N. Vasanth Kumar	1,264	1.31%	New
	INC	R. K. Thyagaraj	1,191	1.23%	New
	Independent	S. Nagamani	1,149	1.19%	New
Margin of victory			18,976	19.65%	2.24
Turnout			98,659	74.80%	3.56
Total valid votes			96,556
Rejected ballots			2,087	2.12%	3.79
Registered electors			131,902		7.53
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	7.67

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Renuka Rajendran	39,958	48.60%	8.28
	JP	K. M. Muniyappa	25,646	31.19%	New
	JD	V. Narasimhaiah	9,857	11.99%	New
	Independent	A. Muniyappa	1,929	2.35%	New
	BJP	N. Srinivasalu	1,472	1.79%	New
	Independent	D. N. Narasappa	1,072	1.30%	New
	Independent	R. K. Thyagaraj	972	1.18%	New
	Independent	T. Thirumaliya	632	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			14,312	17.41%	0.64
Turnout			87,389	71.24%	1.78
Total valid votes			82,224
Rejected ballots			5,165	5.91%	4.25
Registered electors			122,665		24.71
	INC gain from JP		Swing	9.77

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	K. M. Muniyappa	39,216	58.37%	*New*
	INC	K. N. Nagappa	27,091	40.32%	6.14
	Independent	A. Venkataramaiah	470	0.70%	New
	Independent	M. Prabhabathi	406	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			12,125	18.05%	11.59
Turnout			68,317	69.46%	1.52
Total valid votes			67,183
Rejected ballots			1,134	1.66%	0.73
Registered electors			98,358		6.72
	JP gain from Independent		Swing	5.45

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Muniyappa	40,751	63.82%	*New*
	INC	Renuka Rajendran	21,823	34.18%	29.32
	Independent	M. V. Muniyappa	461	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			18,928	29.64%	11.84
Turnout			65,413	70.98%	0.03
Total valid votes			63,850
Rejected ballots			1,563	2.39%	0.23
Registered electors			92,163		9.32
	Independent gain from INC(I)		Swing	8.24

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Renuka Rajendran	32,378	55.58%	*New*
	JP	A. Muniyappa	22,008	37.78%	New
	INC	K. M. Muniyappa	2,830	4.86%	50.97
	Independent	Muniswamyn	787	1.35%	New
Margin of victory			10,370	17.80%	3.60
Turnout			59,816	70.95%	2.86
Total valid votes			58,251
Rejected ballots			1,565	2.62%	2.62
Registered electors			84,309		12.34
	INC(I) gain from INC		Swing	0.25

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	C. V. Venkatarayappa	27,804	55.83%	12.96
	Independent	R. B. Pillappa	20,733	41.63%	New
	ABJS	T. M. Ramarao	1,261	2.53%	New
Margin of victory			7,071	14.20%	5.48
Turnout			51,103	68.09%	4.37
Total valid votes			49,798
Registered electors			75,048		18.59
	INC hold		Swing	12.96

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. M. Puttaswamy	16,302	42.87%	6.47
	Independent	K. Venkatakrishnappa	12,984	34.14%	New
	Independent	A. B. Krishnappa	7,001	18.41%	New
	Independent	G. Muniyappa	1,743	4.58%	New
Margin of victory			3,318	8.72%	18.47
Turnout			40,326	63.72%	0.63
Total valid votes			38,030
Registered electors			63,282		4.42
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	20.73

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur ^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. V. Venkatarayappa	23,362	63.60%	*New*
	INC	T. S. Venkataramanaiah	13,373	36.40%	14.73
Margin of victory			9,989	27.19%	26.07
Turnout			38,997	64.35%	13.34
Total valid votes			36,735
Registered electors			60,601		42.31
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	36.40

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Chikballapur ^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Muni Raju	29,149	27.20%	*New*
	Independent	C. V. Venkatarayappa	27,947	26.07%	New
	INC	A. Muniyappa	25,652	23.93%	*New*
	Independent	Bandi Muniyappa	24,436	22.80%	New
Margin of victory			1,202	1.12%
Turnout			107,184	51.01%
Total valid votes			107,184
Registered electors			105,055
	INC win (new seat)

References

↑ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
↑ DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008
↑ "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 : To the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
↑ "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.
↑ "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.
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↑ "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.
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↑ "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.
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[election2023-1] "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[2] DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008

[3] "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.

[4] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 : To the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.

[5] "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.

[6] "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.

[7] "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.

[8] "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.

[9] "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.

[10] "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.

[11] "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.

[12] "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.

[13] "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.

[14] "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.

[15] "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.

[16] "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.

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