Kolar Gold Field is assembly constituency number 146 in Karnataka, in Kolar district, and one of the segments of the Kolar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Roopa Kala. M of the Indian National Congress won with 55.1% of the vote, 50,467 votes ahead of Ashwini Sampangi (BJP).
- 01Roopa Kala. MINC81,56955.10%
- 02Ashwini SampangiBJP31,10221.01%
- 03S. RajendranRPI29,79520.12%
- 04Dr. Ramesh Babu.v.m.JD(S)1,3600.92%
- 05Thangaraj. PCPI(M)1,0080.68%
- 5 other candidates · 1,834 votesNOTA · 1,383 (0.93%)
Margin 50,467 votes · 34.09% of valid votes
All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,48,051 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roopa Kala. MFemale · 43 yrs · SC | INC | 81,569 | 55.10% |
| 2 | Ashwini SampangiFemale · 32 yrs · SC | BJP | 31,102 | 21.01% |
| 3 | S. RajendranMale · 61 yrs · SC | RPI | 29,795 | 20.12% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,383 | 0.93% |
| 4 | Dr. Ramesh Babu.v.m.Male · 48 yrs · SC | JD(S) | 1,360 | 0.92% |
| 5 | Thangaraj. PMale · 48 yrs · SC | CPI(M) | 1,008 | 0.68% |
| 6 | Jothi Bash. RMale · 46 yrs · SC | CPI | 918 | 0.62% |
| 7 | R. Gaggana SukanyaFemale · 49 yrs · SC | AAP | 278 | 0.19% |
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| 8 | Kodanda. RMale · 47 yrs · SC | BSP | 260 | 0.18% |
| 9 | Dr.joshua M E RajanMale · 52 yrs · SC | Independent | 196 | 0.13% |
| 10 | V. KalavathiFemale · 60 yrs · SC | Independent | 182 | 0.12% |
INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kolar Gold Field result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roopakala.m | INC | 71,151 | 50.98% |
| 2 | Ashwini Sampangi | BJP | 30,324 | 21.73% |
| 3 | S.rajendran | RPI | 20,393 | 14.61% |
| 4 | M.backthavachalam | JD(S) | 8,976 | 6.43% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,750 | 1.25% |
| 5 | Thangaraj.p | CPI(M) | 1,746 | 1.25% |
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| 6 | V.muniswamy | KPJP | 1,259 | 0.90% |
| 7 | Anbu.m | AIADMK | 1,024 | 0.73% |
| 8 | V.rajappa | AIMEP | 702 | 0.50% |
| 9 | Venkatesh Babu R | Independent | 546 | 0.39% |
| 10 | C.n.arun Prasad | NAC | 416 | 0.30% |
| 11 | S.sivalingam | BRPP | 320 | 0.23% |
| 12 | Kulasegar.m | Independent | 240 | 0.17% |
| 13 | S.muniyappa | Independent | 233 | 0.17% |
| 14 | G.lalitha | Independent | 230 | 0.16% |
| 15 | Murugesh.c | RPSN | 134 | 0.10% |
| 16 | J.d.elangovan | Independent | 125 | 0.09% |
Kolar Gold Field result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramakka .y | BJP | 55,014 | 46.87% |
| 2 | M. Backthavachalam | JD(S) | 28,992 | 24.70% |
| 3 | V. Shankar | INC | 10,218 | 8.71% |
| 4 | S. Rajendiran | RPI | 9,760 | 8.32% |
| 5 | V. Kalavathy | HJP | 2,501 | 2.13% |
| 6 | P. Thangaraj | CPI(M) | 2,199 | 1.87% |
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| 7 | M. Anbu | AIADMK | 2,052 | 1.75% |
| 8 | Ramakka | Independent | 951 | 0.81% |
| 9 | M. Venkataswamy | RPI(A) | 832 | 0.71% |
| 10 | G. Lalitha | Independent | 795 | 0.68% |
| 11 | R. Bhaskaran | KJP | 606 | 0.52% |
| 12 | V. Rajappa | BSRCP | 505 | 0.43% |
| 13 | K.R. Devaraja | BSP | 445 | 0.38% |
| 14 | L.ranganath | BRPP | 430 | 0.37% |
| 15 | A.kantharubhan | Independent | 382 | 0.33% |
| 16 | A. Sampangi | Independent | 374 | 0.32% |
| 17 | J. Sharma | Independent | 365 | 0.31% |
| 18 | S. Murali | Independent | 269 | 0.23% |
| 19 | Ramachandrappa | SAJP | 251 | 0.21% |
| 20 | Shivakumar .m | SP | 183 | 0.16% |
| 21 | Anbelagan | Independent | 128 | 0.11% |
| 22 | Ravi. Y | Independent | 122 | 0.10% |
Kolar Gold Field result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y.sampangi | BJP | 29,643 | 28.44% |
| 2 | S.rajendiran | RPI | 26,323 | 25.26% |
| 3 | M.bakthavachalam | JD(S) | 25,529 | 24.49% |
| 4 | N.srinivasa | INC | 12,650 | 12.14% |
| 5 | P.thangaraj | CPI(M) | 3,283 | 3.15% |
| 6 | A.anandraj | AIADMK | 2,093 | 2.01% |
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| 7 | Sanda Muniswamy | Independent | 1,129 | 1.08% |
| 8 | B.m.ramesh | Independent | 769 | 0.74% |
| 9 | M.sridhar | BSP | 700 | 0.67% |
| 10 | A.kantharuban | Independent | 568 | 0.54% |
| 11 | M.muralidhara | Independent | 508 | 0.49% |
| 12 | Dr.v.venkatesh | JD(U) | 402 | 0.39% |
| 13 | R.bhaskaran | Independent | 319 | 0.31% |
| 14 | V.kalavathi | Independent | 308 | 0.30% |
Kolar Gold Field 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.
Kolar Gold Field is one of the assembly segments of Kolar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kolar candidates.
- K V GowthamINC85,876 60.4%
- M. Mallesh BabuJD(S)52,371 36.9%
- S B SureshaBSP437 0.3%
- Holur SrinivasaIndependent425 0.3%
- Suman H NIndependent406 0.3%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 33,505 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kolar Gold Field.
Who won the Kolar Gold Field assembly seat in 2023?
Roopa Kala. M of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Kolar Gold Field in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 81,569 votes, which was 55.10% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kolar Gold Field?
The margin was 50,467 votes (34.09% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ashwini Sampangi of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 31,102 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kolar Gold Field in 2023?
Turnout was 74.04%: 1,48,075 of 1,99,982 registered electors voted, across 232 polling stations. That is 0.8 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kolar Gold Field part of?
Kolar Gold Field is an assembly segment of the Kolar Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, K V Gowtham got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kolar Gold Field a reserved constituency?
Yes. Kolar Gold Field is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Kolar Gold Field?
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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