Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency

Mahalakshmi Layout
Mahalakshmipuram
Constituency No. 156 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBangalore Urban
Established2008
Total electors292,040 (2023)[2]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBJP
Elected year2023
Preceded byN. L. Narendra Babu

Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly Constituency is one of the 224 legislative assembly segments of the state of Karnataka. It is a part of Bangalore Urban district and comes under Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency.

The constituency was formed in the year 2008, carved out of portions of Rajajinagar, Yelahanka and the erstwhile Uttarahalli Assembly constituencies.[3] The constituency is predominantly urban in nature with a mix of old residential areas, industrial areas and slums. It comprises the northern parts of West Bengaluru such as Mahalakshmi Layout, Nandini Layout, Yeshwanthapur APMC Yard, Goraguntepalya, Kanteerava Nagar, Shankar Nagar, Saraswathipura, Nagapura, Kurubarahalli, Kamalanagar, Vrishabhavathi Nagar and also parts of Basaveshwaranagar and Kamakshipalya.

The MLA for Mahalakshmi Layout as of 2023 is K. Gopalaiah of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1]

Wards

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Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency includes the following 7 wards of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP):

Ward No. Ward Name Corporator
43 Nandini Layout[4] K. V. Rajendra Kumar[4]
44 Marappanapalya[5] Mahadev M.[5]
67 Nagapura[6] Badregowda B.[6]
68 Mahalakshmipura[7] S. Keshavamurthy[7]
74 Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar[8] Gangamma Rajanna[8]
75 Shankar Mutt[9] M. Shivaraju[9]
102 Vrishabhavathi Nagar[10] Hemalatha Gopalaiah[10]

Members of Legislative Assembly

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Year Member Party
Before 2008: Constituency did not exist
2008 N. L. Narendra Babu Indian National Congress
2013 K. Gopalaiah Janata Dal (Secular)
2018
2019 Bharatiya Janata Party
2023[11]

Election results

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2023

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2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Mahalakshmi Layout
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP K. Gopalaiah 96,424 60.6 +1.95
INC S. Keshavamurthy 45,259 28.45 +6.94
JD(S) K. C. Rajanna 9,241 5.81 −10.25
UPP M. R. Lakshminarayana 2,853 1.79
AAP Shanthala Damle 1,600 1.01
NOTA None of the Above 2,286 1.44 +0.05
Majority 51,165 32.15 −4.99
Turnout 159,103 54.48 +3.56
BJP hold Swing

2019 by-election

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By-election, 2019: Mahalakshmi Layout
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP K. Gopalaiah[1] 85,889 58.65 +29.18
INC M. Shivaraju 31,503 21.51 +8.69
JD(S) Girish K. Nashi 23,516 16.06 −39.12
NOTA None of the Above 2,035 1.39 +0.30
Margin of victory 54,386 37.14 +11.43
Turnout 1,46,455 50.92 −4.8
BJP gain from JD(S) Swing

2018

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2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Mahalakshmi Layout[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(S) K. Gopalaiah 88,218 55.18 +10.44
BJP N. L. Narendra Babu 47,118 29.47 −4.86
INC Manjunatha H. S. 20,496 12.82
NOTA None of the Above 1,739 1.09
Margin of victory 41,100 25.71 +15.31
Turnout 1,59,880 55.72 −4.49
JD(S) hold Swing

2013

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2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Mahalakshmi Layout[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(S) K. Gopalaiah 66,127 44.73 +19.95
INC N. L. Narendra Babu 50,757 34.33 −3.29
BJP S. Harish 23,545 15.93 N/A
Margin of victory 15,370 10.4 +7.55
Turnout 1,47,849 60.21 +8.31
JD(S) gain from INC Swing +7.11

2008

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2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Mahalakshmi Layout[13][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. L. Narendra Babu 42,652 37.62 N/A
BJP R. V. Hareesh 39,427 34.77 N/A
JD(S) K. Gopalaiah 28,097 24.78 N/A
Margin of victory 3,225 2.85 N/A
Turnout 1,13,386 51.9 N/A

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Mahalakshmi Layout Constituency Result: BJP' K. Gopalaiah wins by 54,386 votes
  2. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ Know your constituency: Mahalakshmi Layout
  4. ^ a b Ward #43, Nandini Layout
  5. ^ a b Ward #44, Marappana Palya
  6. ^ a b Ward #67, Nagapura
  7. ^ a b Ward #68, Mahalakshimpuram
  8. ^ a b Ward #74, Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar
  9. ^ a b Ward #75, Shankar Matt
  10. ^ a b Ward #102, Vrushabhavathi Nagar
  11. ^ India Today (14 May 2023). "Karnataka Election Results 2023 winners: Full list of winning candidates". Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  12. ^ CANDIDATE WISE VOTES DETAILS
  13. ^ a b http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/info-for-voters-of-mahalakshmi-layout-constituency-24628 Info for voters of Mahalakshmi Layout Constituency- MLA, Candidate, Voting and more
  14. ^ http://www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/33989 AC Summary: Mahalakshmi Layout 2013
  15. ^ http://www.indiavotes.com/ac/info?stateac=43&eid=200 AC: Karnataka 2008
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