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Shorapur Assembly Constituency
Shorapur Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India. It is part of Yadgir district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. Raja Venkatappa Naik's son Raja Venugopal Naik was elected in the by-election, caused due to the demise of his father in February 2024. Members of the Legislative Assembly Hyderabad State Mysore State Karnataka ^by-election Election results 2024 by-election 2023 2018 See also * List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly * Yadgir district Yadgir District is one of the List of districts of Karnataka, 31 districts of Karnataka state in southern India.This district was carved out of Kalaburagi district as the 30th district of Karnataka on 10 April 2010. Yadgir town is the administr ... References {{Coord, 16.52, 76.76, display=title Yadgir district Assembly constituencies of Ka ...
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Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Reorganisation Act, and renamed ''Karnataka'' in 1973. The state is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the List of states and union territories of India by population, eighth-largest state by population, comprising 31 List of districts in India, districts. With 15,257,000 residents, the state capital Bengaluru is the largest city of Karnataka. The economy of Karnataka is among the most productive in the country with a gross state domestic product (GSDP) of and a per capita GSDP of for the financial year 2023– ...
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1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election
The 1978 Karnataka State Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Karnataka to elect 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Riding on the popularity of the various social welfare measures initiated by Chief minister Devaraj Urs, the Congress-I emerged victorious winning 149 seats. Results !colspan=10, , - align=center !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable", !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center, Political Party !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , Contestants !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , Seats won !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , Seat change !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , Number of votes !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , Vote share , - style="background: #90EE90;" , , align="left", Indian National Congress (Indira), , 214, , 149, , 16, , 5,543,756, , 44.25%, 7.92% , - , , align="left", Janata Party, , 222, , 59, , 59, , 4,754,114, , 37.95%, 37.95% , - , , align="left", Communist Party of India, ...
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Narasimha Nayak (Raju Gowda)
Narasimhanayak (born 27 December 1978), fondly called as Raju Gowda, is an Indian politician who is former Chairman Of ''Karnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage Board'' since 2020. He is 3rd time Current Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Shorapur Constituency since 2018. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a cabinet minister (''Karantaka State Small Industry Development'') of Government Of Karnataka from 2011 to 2013. He was the state president of the ''BJP ST Morcha'' from 2016 to 2020. Early life Narasihmanayak was born and brought up in Kodekal in Shorapur Taluk. His father, a retired Dy. Superintendent of Excise, served in the Excise Department of Karnataka. Political career Narasihmanayak (Rajugowda) entered politics very early. His political Career started when he was elected member of Zilla Panchayat from Kodekal constituency at the age of 21. Soon he gained popularity in the Taluk quickly enough to become Member of Legislative Assembly f ...
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Election Commission Of India
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body established by Constitution of India, the Constitution of the Republic of India empowered to conduct free and fair elections in the Republic of India. It is headed by a Chief Election Commissioner of India, chief election commissioner and consists of two other Election Commissioner of India, election commissioners as constituent members. Structure In 1950, the Election Commission of India was established as a single member body. As per ''The Election Commissioner Amendment Act, 1989'', the commission was made a multi-member body headed by a Chief Election Commissioner of India, chief election commissioner and two other Election Commissioner of India, election commissioners, who were appointed to the commission for the first time on 16 October 1989. On 1 January 1990, it reverted back to a single member body after the post of election commissioner was abolished, before being restored to the three member structur ...
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2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Elections in Karnataka, Karnataka on 2023 elections in India, 10 May 2023 to elect all List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 13 May 2023. The election saw a final voter turnout of 73.84%, the highest ever recorded in the history of Legislative Assembly elections in Karnataka. The Indian National Congress won the election in a Landslide victory, landslide by getting 135 seats, making it their biggest win by seats and vote share in Karnataka since the 1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1989 elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) conceded defeat, finishing second and third, respectively. Background The tenure of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly ended on 24 May 2023. The 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, previous assembly elections were held in May 2018. T ...
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2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election
The 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 12 May 2018 in 222 constituencies to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The election was postponed in Jayanagar, Bangalore, Jayanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, following the death of the MLA B. N. Vijaya Kumar and a voter fraud scandal respectively till 28 May. The election saw a voter turnout of 72.13 per cent, the highest in Karnataka since several decades. The counting of votes took place on 15 May 2018. The Indian National Congress (INC) was seeking re-election, having governed the state since elections in 2013. while the Bharatiya Janta Party, Bharatiya Janata Party attempted to regain office, having previously governed the state in 2007 and from 2008 to 2013. The Janata Dal (Secular), and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) contested the election in an electoral alliance. The Aam Aadmi Party also made its debut in the state. Background The tenure of the 15th Karnataka Assembly ended ...
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2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election
The 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 5 May 2013 to elect members from 223 constituencies in the Indian state of Karnataka. The election for the Piriyapatna constituency was postponed to 28 May 2013 due to the death of the BJP candidate for the seat. The voter turnout in the state was 70.23%. Five major political parties contested the election: Indian National Congress (INC) led by Siddaramaiah, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) led by H. D. Kumaraswamy, B. S. Yediyurappa's Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) and B. Sriramulu's Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress (BSRCP). The INC won the election with an absolute majority of 122 seats, including the Piriyapatna seat, 9 more than the majority mark of 113. As a result, the INC returned to power on its own after nine years with Siddaramaiah becoming the Chief Minister. Background In 2008, the BJP under the leadership of B. S. Yeddyurappa, won 110 ...
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2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election
The 2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election took place in three phases on 10, 16 and 22 May 2008 in all the 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, India. The elections were conducted to elect a Government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years. The votes were counted on 25 May and due to the use of electronic voting machines, all the results were out by the afternoon itself. The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged victorious winning 110 seats. Although the party fell short of a clear majority, it was able to form the government with the support of 6 independents. This was the first time BJP came to power on its own in Karnataka and any south Indian state. Background In the 2004 Karnataka elections, the BJP emerged as the single largest party winning 79 out of the 224 seats. However, the Indian National Congress with 65 members and the Janata Dal (Secular) with 58 members formed a coalition government with Dharam Singh of the Congress as Chief minister. However, i ...
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Narasimha Nayak
Narasimhanayak (born 27 December 1978), fondly called as Raju Gowda, is an Indian politician who is former Chairman Of ''Karnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage Board'' since 2020. He is 3rd time Current Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Shorapur Constituency since 2018. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a cabinet minister (''Karantaka State Small Industry Development'') of Government Of Karnataka from 2011 to 2013. He was the state president of the ''BJP ST Morcha'' from 2016 to 2020. Early life Narasihmanayak was born and brought up in Kodekal in Shorapur Taluk. His father, a retired Dy. Superintendent of Excise, served in the Excise Department of Karnataka. Political career Narasihmanayak (Rajugowda) entered politics very early. His political Career started when he was elected member of Zilla Panchayat from Kodekal constituency at the age of 21. Soon he gained popularity in the Taluk quickly enough to become Member of Legislative Assembly f ...
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2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election
The 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election took place on 20 April and 26 April 2004 in 224 constituencies in Karnataka, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years. The votes were counted on 13 May 2004. None of the parties were able to win a majority and the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party with 79 seats. Subsequently, the Indian National Congress with 65 members and Janata Dal (Secular) with 58 members formed a coalition to run the government with Dharam Singh as the Chief Ministers of Karnataka, chief minister. This was the first ever coalition government in the state. Background in 1999 election, Indian National Congress secured a majority by winning 132 seats out of 224 seats in the assembly after which S. M. Krishna became the Chief Minister of Karnataka and Bharatiya Janata Party becoming the opposition party for the second time securing 44 seats and the two factions of the J ...
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1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election
The 1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election took place in October 1999 in 224 constituencies in Karnataka, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years. The Indian National Congress secured a huge majority winning 132 seats. The National Democratic Alliance composed of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) faction was a distant second winning only 63 seats. The Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) faction of former prime minister Deve Gowda also bit dust winning only 10 seats. The election was held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections. The Janata Dal (JD) government collapsed in mid-1999 owing to a split in the party. The Chief minister J. H. Patel, party president C. Byre Gowda and many other prominent leaders were part of the Janata Dal (United) faction, and along with Ramakrishna Hegde, allied with the BJP, whereas Deve Gowda and his associates including the deputy chief minister Sidda ...
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1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election
The 1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election took place in two phases on 26 November and 1 December 1994 in all the 224 legislative assembly constituencies in the Indian State of Karnataka. The Janata Dal emerged victorious winning 115 seats. Parties and alliances Results Results by district Constituency wise results Notes References External linksHighlights of 1994 Karnataka Assembly elections
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