Tumkur Assembly constituency

Tumkur
Tumkur
Former constituency for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
Division	Mysore
District	Tumkur
Lok Sabha constituency	Tumkur
Established	1951
Abolished	2008
Reservation	None

Tumkur Assembly constituency was one of the constituencies in Karnataka state assembly in India until 2008 when it was split into Tumkur Rural and Tumkur City Assembly constituencies. It was part of Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1952	M. V. Rama Rao	Indian National Congress
1957	G. N. Puttanna	Praja Socialist Party
1962	G. C. Bhageerathamma	Indian National Congress
1967	B. P. Gangadhar	Praja Socialist Party
1972	K. Abdul Subhan	Indian National Congress
1978	Nazeer Ahmed	Indian National Congress
1980 By-election ^[a]	S. Shafi Ahmed	Indian National Congress
1983	Lakshmi Narasimhaiah	Janata Party
1985	Lakshmi Narasimhaiah	Janata Party
1989	S. Shafi Ahmed	Indian National Congress
1994	Sogadu Shivanna	Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004

↑ Resigned on 26 March 1979

Election results

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Tumkur ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sogadu Shivanna	59,977	41.53%	5.42
	INC	S. Shafi Ahmed	51,332	35.54%	4.77
	JD(S)	Somasekhar. G. S	26,883	18.61%	7.25
	JP	Rama Murthy (Gowda)	2,132	1.48%	New
	Kannada Nadu Party	Sadashivaiah N. (Jyoyhi Sadanna)	1,071	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			8,645	5.99%	0.65
Turnout			144,784	60.32%	5.27
Total valid votes			144,429
Registered electors			240,035		18.05
	BJP hold		Swing	5.42

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Tumkur ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sogadu Shivanna	60,699	46.95%	15.31
	INC	S. Shafi Ahmed	52,111	40.31%	16.04
	JD(S)	T. N. Krisnnappa	14,686	11.36%	New
	Independent	C. H. Maridevaru	1,065	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			8,588	6.64%	0.73
Turnout			133,359	65.59%	3.37
Total valid votes			129,275
Rejected ballots			3,911	2.93%	1.08
Registered electors			203,327		11.37
	BJP hold		Swing	15.31

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Tumkur ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sogadu Shivanna	39,101	31.64%	27.44
	INC	S. Shafi Ahmed	29,997	24.27%	19.66
	JD	Lakshmi Narasimhaiah	27,100	21.93%	16.96
	Independent	K. N. Rajanna	25,144	20.35%	New
Margin of victory			9,104	7.37%	2.33
Turnout			125,910	68.96%	4.21
Total valid votes			123,582
Rejected ballots			2,328	1.85%	4.78
Registered electors			182,571		8.27
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	12.29

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Tumkur ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Shafi Ahmed	44,786	43.93%	7.73
	JD	Lakshmi Narasimhaiah	39,646	38.89%	New
	JP	B. Vishveshwaraiah	11,133	10.92%	New
	BJP	Giridara Pai	4,286	4.20%	1.52
Margin of victory			5,140	5.04%	13.16
Turnout			109,179	64.75%	2.45
Total valid votes			101,937
Rejected ballots			7,242	6.63%	5.01
Registered electors			168,626		39.01
	INC gain from JP		Swing	10.47

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Tumkur ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Lakshmi Narasimhaiah	40,440	54.40%	0.29
	INC	Aliya Begum	26,910	36.20%	1.48
	BJP	Sogadu Shivanna	4,252	5.72%	New
	LKD	B. G. Vijaya Prakash	1,871	2.52%	New
Margin of victory			13,530	18.20%	1.78
Turnout			75,571	62.30%	5.31
Total valid votes			74,345
Rejected ballots			1,226	1.62%	0.77
Registered electors			121,302		24.86
	JP hold		Swing	0.29

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Tumkur ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Lakshmi Narasimhaiah	34,689	54.11%	22.31
	INC	S. Shafi Ahmed	24,159	37.68%	New
	Independent	B. P. Gangadhar	3,342	5.21%	New
	Independent	I. P. Cheriyan	946	1.48%	New
	Independent	Nazeer Baig	654	1.02%	New
Margin of victory			10,530	16.42%	19.02
Turnout			65,679	67.61%
Total valid votes			64,112
Rejected ballots			1,567	2.39%
Registered electors			97,150
	JP gain from INC(I)		Swing	13.12

Assembly By-election 1980

1980 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-election : Tumkur ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	S. Shafi Ahmed	32,639	67.23%	13.42
	JP	Veeranna	15,436	31.80%	7.11
Margin of victory			17,203	35.44%	20.55
Total valid votes			48,548
	INC(I) hold		Swing	13.42

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Tumkur ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Nazeer Ahmed	34,199	53.81%	*New*
	JP	Mohamed Gaiban Khan	24,733	38.91%	New
	INC	Abdul Sudhan. K	1,267	1.99%	32.56
	Independent	Chikkaveeraiah. V	948	1.49%	New
	Independent	Krishnagowda. S. H	780	1.23%	New
	Independent	Nazeer Baig	522	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			9,466	14.89%	8.66
Turnout			65,013	74.39%	21.06
Total valid votes			63,558
Rejected ballots			1,455	2.24%	2.24
Registered electors			87,400		35.42
	INC(I) gain from INC		Swing	19.26

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Tumkur ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Abdul Subhan	11,547	34.55%	0.50
	ABJS	S. Mallikarjunaiah	9,464	28.32%	New
	Independent	S. H. Krishne Gowda	6,531	19.54%	New
	INC(O)	T. S. L. Murthy	4,646	13.90%	New
	Independent	Mumtaj Ahmed	557	1.67%	New
	Independent	S. Ramaiah	542	1.62%	New
Margin of victory			2,083	6.23%	4.81
Turnout			34,420	53.33%	5.91
Total valid votes			33,421
Registered electors			64,542		20.19
	INC gain from PSP		Swing	10.54

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Tumkur ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PSP	B. P. Gangadhar	10,509	45.09%	36.22
	INC	G. C. Bhageerathamma	7,936	34.05%	14.58
	Independent	K. Mallanna	4,861	20.86%	New
Margin of victory			2,573	11.04%	2.61
Turnout			25,468	47.42%	11.83
Total valid votes			23,306
Registered electors			53,702		5.79
	PSP gain from INC		Swing	3.54

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Tumkur ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	G. C. Bhageerathamma	15,178	48.63%	4.26
	Independent	T. S. Mallikarjunaiah	10,919	34.99%	New
	PSP	G. N. Puttanna	2,769	8.87%	41.07
	ABJS	S. Mallikarjunaiah	1,488	4.77%	New
	Independent	R. S. Siddaramaiah	855	2.74%	New
Margin of victory			4,259	13.65%	8.07
Turnout			33,771	59.25%	0.95
Total valid votes			31,209
Registered electors			57,001		18.07
	INC gain from PSP		Swing	1.31

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Tumkur ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PSP	G. N. Puttanna	14,055	49.94%	*New*
	INC	M. V. Rama Rao	12,486	44.37%	9.01
	CPI	T. L. Thimmappa	1,602	5.69%	New
Margin of victory			1,569	5.58%	28.05
Turnout			28,143	58.30%	0.72
Total valid votes			28,143
Registered electors			48,276		13.23
	PSP gain from INC		Swing	3.44

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Tumkur ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. V. Rama Rao	13,434	53.38%	*New*
	KMPP	T. N. Kempahonnaiah	4,972	19.76%	New
	ABJS	K. Bheemaiah	3,787	15.05%	New
	Socialist Party (India)	K. A. Gubbanna	2,171	8.63%	New
	Independent	Kempahanumaiah	801	3.18%	New
Margin of victory			8,462	33.63%
Turnout			25,165	59.02%
Total valid votes			25,165
Registered electors			42,636
	INC win (new seat)

References

↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.

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[1] Resigned on 26 March 1979

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] "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.

[5] "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.

[6] "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.

[7] "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.

[8] "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.

[9] "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.

[10] "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.

[11] "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.

[12] "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.

[13] "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.

[14] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.

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