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Assembly constituency 151 · Karnataka

K.R. Pura is assembly constituency number 151 in Karnataka, in Bangalore district, and one of the segments of the Bangalore North Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election B. A. Basavaraja of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 51.9% of the vote, 24,301 votes ahead of D K Mohan (INC).

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K.R. Pura · 2023AC 151
  1. 01
    B. A. Basavaraja
    BJP
    1,39,925
    51.93%
  2. 02
    D K Mohan
    INC
    1,15,624
    42.91%
  3. 03
    Dr J S Keshava Kumar
    AAP
    2,319
    0.86%
  4. 04
    Madesha N
    UPJP
    2,215
    0.82%
  5. 05
    C Venkatachalapathi
    JD(S)
    1,975
    0.73%
  6. 7 other candidates · 3,008 votesNOTA · 4,396 (1.63%)

Margin 24,301 votes · 9.02% of valid votes

5,10,777
Registered electors
2023 election
52.8%
Turnout
-1.8 pts vs 2018
24,301
Victory margin
9.0% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,69,462 valid votes, NOTA included.

K.R. Pura 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1B. A. BasavarajaMale · 59 yrsBJP1,39,925
51.93%
2D K MohanMale · 60 yrsINC1,15,624
42.91%
—NOTANOTA4,396
1.63%
3Dr J S Keshava KumarMale · 47 yrs · STAAP2,319
0.86%
4Madesha NMale · 30 yrsUPJP2,215
0.82%
5C VenkatachalapathiMale · 56 yrsJD(S)1,975
0.73%
6M NanjegowdaMale · 50 yrsCPI(M)1,220
0.45%
7Jayalakshmi MFemale · 44 yrsIndependent471
0.17%
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8ArogyaswamyMale · 49 yrsKRS393
0.15%
9Shiva CMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent391
0.15%
10P P AppannaMale · 53 yrsCPI(ML)(L)227
0.08%
11N SrinivasMale · 44 yrsJMBP155
0.06%
12M P Jaganatha RaoMale · 52 yrsJNASPNDNAP151
0.06%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BJP in 2023.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023BJP 51.9%INC 42.9%AAP 0.9%JD(S) 0.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023B. A. BasavarajaBJP · 51.9% · margin 24,301Turnout52.8%
2019 byeB.a.basavarajaBJP · 61.4% · margin 63,443Turnout46.7%
2018B.a.basavarajaINC · 53.3% · margin 32,729Turnout54.6%
2013B.a.basavarajaINC · 53.1% · margin 24,001Turnout58.9%
2008N.s.nandiesha ReddyBJP · 49.2% · margin 9,770Turnout43.1%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

K.R. Pura bye-election, 5 Dec 2019

Turnout 46.7% · 2,27,714 of 4,88,012 electors voted

K.R. Pura bye-election 2019-12-05 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1B.a.basavarajaBJP1,39,879
61.43%
2M.narayanaswamyINC76,436
33.57%
—NOTANOTA5,184
2.28%
3C.krishnamurthyJD(S)2,048
0.90%
4Santhosh.mUPJP1,620
0.71%
5Stanley Prasanna. JIndependent627
0.28%
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6Kemparaju.nRTBHP420
0.18%
7VenugopalaYuva Karnataka Paksha309
0.14%
8Krishnamurthy VIndependent242
0.11%
9Suryakanth SubramanyamIndependent241
0.11%
10Chaluvali RajannaIndependent209
0.09%
11Jagadeesha KagepuraKRS208
0.09%
12L.rama KrishnaIndependent198
0.09%
13T.k.dasar GowdaIndependent81
0.04%

K.R. Pura result 2018

K.R. Pura 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1B.a.basavarajaINC1,35,404
53.31%
2N.s.nandiesha ReddyBJP1,02,675
40.42%
3D.a.gopalaJD(S)6,578
2.59%
—NOTANOTA2,464
0.97%
4Gopala Gowda H NCPI(M)1,108
0.44%
5Pvkn Lingaraj UrsAAP1,103
0.43%
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6Rajakumar.k.tIndependent791
0.31%
7VenkatesasettyIndependent546
0.21%
8P P AppannaCPI(ML)(L)535
0.21%
9S VenkateshIndependent398
0.16%
10K ManjunathIndependent389
0.15%
11Lakshmi Ramaiah ShettyBJC336
0.13%
12B.s.narendrababuIndependent302
0.12%
13Syed TaseenAIMEP196
0.08%
14S GeethaRPSN191
0.08%
15H P Manjunatha ReddyIndependent183
0.07%
16ParvathammaIndependent180
0.07%
17Syed Afzal HussainIndependent147
0.06%
18Prakash MIndependent134
0.05%
19Ramakrishna LRMVP127
0.05%
20Dasharatha Ranappa TegnoorIndependent115
0.05%
21Erudiaraj.jIndependent92
0.04%

K.R. Pura result 2013

K.R. Pura 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1B.a.basavarajaINC1,06,299
53.10%
2N.s.nandiesha ReddyBJP82,298
41.11%
3Ravi Prakash. JJD(S)3,955
1.98%
4GowrammaCPI(M)1,553
0.78%
5Nandeeshappa NayakaIndependent781
0.39%
6R. Papaiah ReddyIndependent776
0.39%
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7R. Sathya NarayanaKJP583
0.29%
8N. BasavarajIndependent450
0.22%
9Srinivas N.BSP382
0.19%
10C. DevarajIndependent348
0.17%
11Dhananjaya GowdaIndependent298
0.15%
12Anupama.m.lJD(U)271
0.14%
13Farman BashaIndependent250
0.12%
14Pairosa PashaBSRCP225
0.11%
15Harman Robin SaldanaIndependent220
0.11%
16S. ChandrakalaIndependent205
0.10%
17P.umeshaIndependent198
0.10%
18Gangadhara R.Independent193
0.10%
19P.p.appannaCPI(ML)(L)155
0.08%
20K. SathyanarayanaIndependent137
0.07%
21N. Kodanda ReddyIndependent130
0.06%
22Keshav S. HimalaiIndependent128
0.06%
23Ayub PashaIndependent102
0.05%
24Sarala BaiIndependent97
0.05%
25SrinivasIndependent84
0.04%
26M. RamakrishnaIndependent66
0.03%

K.R. Pura result 2008

K.R. Pura 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1N.s.nandiesha ReddyBJP66,741
49.23%
2A.krishnappaINC56,971
42.02%
3L.muniswamyJD(S)6,280
4.63%
4GowrammaCPI(M)1,866
1.38%
5Abraham.t.jBSP1,410
1.04%
6B.venkataswamappaIndependent606
0.45%
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7B.t.nagannaLKPT358
0.26%
8Babu AbelIndependent229
0.17%
9Ayub PashaIndependent219
0.16%
10L.laxmaiahIndependent211
0.16%
11AmbujakshiANC195
0.14%
12K.v.rangaswamyIndependent155
0.11%
13A.nageshIndependent128
0.09%
14M.aswathanarayanaIndependent105
0.08%
15G.govinda ReddyIndependent104
0.08%
Map

K.R. Pura outlined in orange among the other Karnataka seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.

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Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

K.R. Pura is one of the assembly segments of Bangalore North. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bangalore North candidates.

  • Shobha KarandlajeBJP1,48,286 53.9%
  • Professor M.v Rajeev GowdaINC1,23,185 44.8%
  • GovindaiahBSP540 0.2%
  • Santhosh MUPJP406 0.1%
  • Udaya Shankar.gPHJSP328 0.1%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 25,101 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for K.R. Pura.

Who won the K.R. Pura assembly seat in 2023?

B. A. Basavaraja of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won K.R. Pura in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 1,39,925 votes, which was 51.93% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in K.R. Pura?

The margin was 24,301 votes (9.02% of valid votes). The runner-up was D K Mohan of the Indian National Congress with 1,15,624 votes.

What was the voter turnout in K.R. Pura in 2023?

Turnout was 52.78%: 2,69,589 of 5,10,777 registered electors voted, across 454 polling stations. That is 1.8 points lower than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is K.R. Pura part of?

K.R. Pura is an assembly segment of the Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Shobha Karandlaje got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has K.R. Pura had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 5 Dec 2019, B.a.basavaraja (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 63,443 votes.

Is K.R. Pura a reserved constituency?

No. K.R. Pura is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in K.R. Pura?

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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