Chamarajanagar is assembly constituency number 223 in Karnataka, in Chamrajnagar* district, and one of the segments of the Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election C. Puttarangashetty of the Indian National Congress won with 48.5% of the vote, 7,533 votes ahead of V.somanna (BJP).
- 01C. PuttarangashettyINC83,85848.46%
- 02V.somannaBJP76,32544.10%
- 03Ha.ra.maheshBSP6,4613.73%
- 04Mallikarjuna Swamy A .mJD(S)1,0820.63%
- 05Dr.guruprasadAAP9250.53%
- 10 other candidates · 3,612 votesNOTA · 794 (0.46%)
Margin 7,533 votes · 4.35% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,73,057 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. PuttarangashettyMale · 68 yrs | INC | 83,858 | 48.46% |
| 2 | V.somannaMale · 72 yrs | BJP | 76,325 | 44.10% |
| 3 | Ha.ra.maheshMale · 46 yrs · SC | BSP | 6,461 | 3.73% |
| 4 | Mallikarjuna Swamy A .mMale · 50 yrs | JD(S) | 1,082 | 0.63% |
| 5 | Dr.guruprasadMale · 45 yrs | AAP | 925 | 0.53% |
| 6 | Abhilash.kMale · 33 yrs | UPJP | 896 | 0.52% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 794 | 0.46% |
| 7 | Vatal NagarajMale · 74 yrs | KCVP | 658 | 0.38% |
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| 8 | NingarajuMale · 63 yrs | Independent | 569 | 0.33% |
| 9 | Nagesha.kMale · 29 yrs · SC | Independent | 277 | 0.16% |
| 10 | P.gurusiddappaMale · 53 yrs | BTBP | 270 | 0.16% |
| 11 | C.l.srinivas ShasthtiMale · 44 yrs | KRS | 211 | 0.12% |
| 12 | Prasanna Kumar.bMale · 36 yrs · SC | KPPR | 202 | 0.12% |
| 13 | H.c Mahesh KumarMale · 61 yrs | SKP | 198 | 0.11% |
| 14 | G.m.gadkarMale · 57 yrs | SAJP | 184 | 0.11% |
| 15 | M.nagendra BabuMale · 46 yrs · SC | KJP | 147 | 0.08% |
INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Chamarajanagar result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C Puttarangashetty | INC | 75,963 | 45.46% |
| 2 | K R Mallikarjunappa | BJP | 71,050 | 42.52% |
| 3 | A M Mallikarjunaswamy (alur Mallu) | BSP | 7,134 | 4.27% |
| 4 | Vatal Nagaraj | KCVP | 5,977 | 3.58% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,063 | 1.23% |
| 5 | M Honnuraiah | Independent | 904 | 0.54% |
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| 6 | Narayanaswamy J | SJPL | 556 | 0.33% |
| 7 | Rangaswamy | Independent | 552 | 0.33% |
| 8 | Suresha B N | Independent | 540 | 0.32% |
| 9 | Saraswathi M R | AIMEP | 523 | 0.31% |
| 10 | Lawyer Chinnaswamy M | Independent | 506 | 0.30% |
| 11 | M S Mallikarjun | Independent | 441 | 0.26% |
| 12 | Prasannakumar B | Independent | 360 | 0.22% |
| 13 | S Ganesh | BDBRAJP | 279 | 0.17% |
| 14 | Nagasundara D | BRPP | 263 | 0.16% |
Chamarajanagar result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.puttarangashetty | INC | 54,440 | 37.09% |
| 2 | K.r.mallikarjunappa | KJP | 43,244 | 29.47% |
| 3 | Vatal Nagaraj | KCVP | 18,408 | 12.54% |
| 4 | R.p.nanjundaswamy | BSP | 9,278 | 6.32% |
| 5 | Somanayaka.s | BJP | 6,919 | 4.71% |
| 6 | K.veerabhadraswamy | KMP | 4,504 | 3.07% |
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| 7 | S.p.sannamadasetty | JD(S) | 2,696 | 1.84% |
| 8 | Raju | Independent | 2,053 | 1.40% |
| 9 | M.c.rajanna | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,181 | 0.80% |
| 10 | Mohammad Inayath Ulla | Independent | 1,122 | 0.76% |
| 11 | Mahadevaswamy | Independent | 874 | 0.60% |
| 12 | D.s.doreswamy | SP | 813 | 0.55% |
| 13 | Puttaraju | Independent | 651 | 0.44% |
| 14 | Karunakara.k | Independent | 577 | 0.39% |
Chamarajanagar result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.puttarangashetty | INC | 42,017 | 33.93% |
| 2 | M.mahadev | BJP | 39,405 | 31.82% |
| 3 | Vatal Nagaraj | KCVP | 11,426 | 9.23% |
| 4 | M.shivakumar | JD(S) | 8,919 | 7.20% |
| 5 | G.m.gadkar | BSP | 8,866 | 7.16% |
| 6 | Siddaraju | Independent | 3,677 | 2.97% |
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| 7 | Mohammad Innayath Ulla | Independent | 3,549 | 2.87% |
| 8 | A.m.mahesh Prabhu | SKP | 1,807 | 1.46% |
| 9 | H.lakshmana Shetru | Independent | 1,335 | 1.08% |
| 10 | Raju | Independent | 1,122 | 0.91% |
| 11 | Rangaiah | SP | 882 | 0.71% |
| 12 | Mahammad Wasim Ulla | Independent | 818 | 0.66% |
Chamarajanagar outlined in orange among the other Karnataka seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Chamrajnagar* district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Chamarajanagar is one of the assembly segments of Chamarajanagar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Chamarajanagar candidates.
- Sunil BoseINC91,059 53.9%
- Balaraj.sBJP70,733 41.8%
- M.krishna MurthyBSP2,965 1.8%
- C.m.krishnaDrAPP1,016 0.6%
- G.d.rajagopal (h.d.kote)Independent518 0.3%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 20,326 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Chamarajanagar.
Who won the Chamarajanagar assembly seat in 2023?
C. Puttarangashetty of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Chamarajanagar in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 83,858 votes, which was 48.46% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Chamarajanagar?
The margin was 7,533 votes (4.35% of valid votes). The runner-up was V.somanna of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 76,325 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Chamarajanagar in 2023?
Turnout was 82.68%: 1,73,225 of 2,09,521 registered electors voted, across 239 polling stations. That is 1.6 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chamarajanagar part of?
Chamarajanagar is an assembly segment of the Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sunil Bose got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Chamarajanagar a reserved constituency?
No. Chamarajanagar is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Chamarajanagar?
The Karnataka assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Karnataka assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Chamarajanagar population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, ChamarajanagarEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Karnataka state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Karnataka Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Karnataka districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, KarnatakaBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in KarnatakaCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
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