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Assembly constituency 148 · Karnataka

Kolar is assembly constituency number 148 in Karnataka, in Kolar district, and one of the segments of the Kolar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Kothur.g. Manjunatha of the Indian National Congress won with 43.6% of the vote, 30,761 votes ahead of C.M.R. Srinath (JD(S)).

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Kolar · 2023AC 148
  1. 01
    Kothur.g. Manjunatha
    INC
    83,990
    43.56%
  2. 02
    C.M.R. Srinath
    JD(S)
    53,229
    27.61%
  3. 03
    R. Varthuru Prakash
    BJP
    50,914
    26.41%
  4. 04
    Jameel Ahamed. N
    AAP
    1,158
    0.60%
  5. 05
    S. Sathish
    Independent
    488
    0.25%
  6. 13 other candidates · 2,034 votesNOTA · 1,005 (0.52%)

Margin 30,761 votes · 15.95% of valid votes

2,40,487
Registered electors
2023 election
80.3%
Turnout
+0.6 pts vs 2018
30,761
Victory margin
16.0% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 18 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,92,818 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kolar 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kothur.g. ManjunathaMale · 45 yrsINC83,990
43.56%
2C.M.R. SrinathMale · 50 yrsJD(S)53,229
27.61%
3R. Varthuru PrakashMale · 57 yrsBJP50,914
26.41%
4Jameel Ahamed. NMale · 39 yrsAAP1,158
0.60%
—NOTANOTA1,005
0.52%
5S. SathishMale · 53 yrsIndependent488
0.25%
6G.venkatachalapathiMale · 47 yrs · SCIndependent447
0.23%
7S.b.sureshMale · 46 yrs · SCBSP277
0.14%
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8PrakashaMale · 48 yrsIndependent208
0.11%
9D V ManjunathaMale · 43 yrsIndependent200
0.10%
10Byreddy. TMale · 51 yrsIndependent176
0.09%
11K.R.S. Indira Reddy.aFemale · 32 yrsKRS156
0.08%
12M. RameshaMale · 36 yrs · STIndependent139
0.07%
13K .s . AreefMale · 32 yrsIndependent122
0.06%
14Sri. M.s.badarinarayanaMale · 53 yrs · SCRPPRINAT87
0.05%
15Devakumar.h.aMale · 28 yrsIndependent76
0.04%
16C. ThammappaMale · 53 yrsSP55
0.03%
17Amjad PashaMale · 52 yrsIndependent52
0.03%
18Aravind. G.R.Male · 27 yrsIndependent39
0.02%
Past results

The seat changed hands: JD(S) won in 2018, INC in 2023.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2008201320182023INC 43.6%JD(S) 27.6%BJP 26.4%NAC 19.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Kothur.g. ManjunathaINC · 43.6% · margin 30,761Turnout80.3%
2018K.srinivasa GowdaJD(S) · 46.2% · margin 44,251Turnout79.6%
2013R. Vathur PrakashIndependent · 38.5% · margin 12,591Turnout83.4%
2008R.varthur PrakashIndependent · 52.5% · margin 21,029Turnout70.7%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Kolar result 2018

Kolar 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.srinivasa GowdaJD(S)82,788
46.22%
2Syed Zameer PashaINC38,537
21.52%
3R Varthur PrakashNAC35,544
19.85%
4R.venkatachalapathi (om Shakthi Chalapathi)BJP12,458
6.96%
5GowrammaIndependent2,085
1.16%
6SrinivasaIndependent1,266
0.71%
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—NOTANOTA1,195
0.67%
7Srinivas GowdaIndependent559
0.31%
8K.srinivasa GowdaIndependent530
0.30%
9A.ananda KumarRMVP516
0.29%
10N.prakashaIndependent460
0.26%
11Dr. M. Venkata SwamyRPI(A)435
0.24%
12M.raviIndependent409
0.23%
13Kadahalli .r.shashikumarIndependent372
0.21%
14Amjad Pasha.n.Independent371
0.21%
15ManjulaIndependent323
0.18%
16Tanveer AhmedAIMEP311
0.17%
17SreeramaIndependent293
0.16%
18K.R.S. Sudhakar Gowda.rJD(U)202
0.11%
19PrakashIndependent176
0.10%
20Amjad PashaIndependent146
0.08%
21B.ananda ReddyIndependent126
0.07%

Kolar result 2013

Kolar 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1R. Vathur PrakashIndependent62,957
38.51%
2K. Srinivasa GowdaJD(S)50,366
30.81%
3Naseer AhmedINC41,510
25.39%
4M.S. AnandBJP1,617
0.99%
5K.S. SrinivasagowdaIndependent1,147
0.70%
6S. MuniyappaIndependent1,056
0.65%
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7Abdul RehamanKJP1,041
0.64%
8G. NarayanagowdaIndependent678
0.41%
9Suhail Dil NawazIndependent663
0.41%
10N. Prakash Alias Begli PrakashIndependent504
0.31%
11SrinivasaIndependent474
0.29%
12Mahar PashaSP359
0.22%
13C. ThammappaJD(U)298
0.18%
14S. Naga ShekarIndependent292
0.18%
15C.G. MuraliLSP203
0.12%
16M.s.narayanaswamySAJP168
0.10%
17Amjad PashaIndependent147
0.09%

Kolar result 2008

Kolar 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1R.varthur PrakashIndependent66,446
52.45%
2K.srinivasagowdaINC45,417
35.85%
3C.sonnegowdaBJP5,661
4.47%
4Nisar AhmedJD(S)1,569
1.24%
5K.s.srinivasa GowdaIndependent1,464
1.16%
6Syed SajjadBSP1,216
0.96%
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7D.l.nagarajIndependent917
0.72%
8N.prakashIndependent914
0.72%
9SrinivasaIndependent835
0.66%
10N.munegowdaSP788
0.62%
11B.h.hanumappaIJP639
0.50%
12M.s.narayanaswamyANC514
0.41%
13H.jayachandraJD(U)295
0.23%
Map

Kolar 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 Kolar district

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Kolar is one of the assembly segments of Kolar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kolar candidates.

  • M. Mallesh BabuJD(S)97,837 51.3%
  • K V GowthamINC88,897 46.6%
  • Suman H NIndependent766 0.4%
  • Holur SrinivasaIndependent644 0.3%
  • S B SureshaBSP488 0.3%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(S) led here by 8,940 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kolar.

Who won the Kolar assembly seat in 2023?

Kothur.g. Manjunatha of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Kolar in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 83,990 votes, which was 43.56% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kolar?

The margin was 30,761 votes (15.95% of valid votes). The runner-up was C.M.R. Srinath of the Janata Dal (Secular) with 53,229 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kolar in 2023?

Turnout was 80.28%: 1,93,052 of 2,40,487 registered electors voted, across 287 polling stations. That is 0.6 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kolar part of?

Kolar is an assembly segment of the Kolar Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, M. Mallesh Babu got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kolar a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Kolar?

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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