Kollegal is assembly constituency number 222 in Karnataka, in Chamrajnagar* district, and one of the segments of the Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election A.r.krishnamurthy of the Indian National Congress won with 64.6% of the vote, 59,519 votes ahead of N.mahesh (BJP).
- 01A.r.krishnamurthyINC1,08,36364.59%
- 02N.maheshBJP48,84429.11%
- 03B.puttaswamyJD(S)3,9252.34%
- 04B.rachaiah, KinakahalliIndependent1,5190.91%
- 05V.vinay KumarUPJP1,0220.61%
- 8 other candidates · 2,435 votesNOTA · 1,671 (1.00%)
Margin 59,519 votes · 35.47% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,67,779 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.r.krishnamurthyMale · 62 yrs · SC | INC | 1,08,363 | 64.59% |
| 2 | N.maheshMale · 67 yrs · SC | BJP | 48,844 | 29.11% |
| 3 | B.puttaswamyMale · 49 yrs · SC | JD(S) | 3,925 | 2.34% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,671 | 1.00% |
| 4 | B.rachaiah, KinakahalliMale · 55 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,519 | 0.91% |
| 5 | V.vinay KumarMale · 32 yrs · SC | UPJP | 1,022 | 0.61% |
| 6 | Kemparaju. BMale · 56 yrs · SC | AAP | 807 | 0.48% |
| 7 | Kandalli MaheshMale · 39 yrs · SC | Independent | 352 | 0.21% |
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| 8 | Rajesh.mMale · 40 yrs · SC | Independent | 309 | 0.18% |
| 9 | Ningaraj.gMale · 48 yrs · SC | KPPR | 291 | 0.17% |
| 10 | Raju.kMale · 43 yrs · SC | Independent | 218 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Ningaraju.sMale · 38 yrs · SC | KJP | 173 | 0.10% |
| 12 | Vinod.sMale · 39 yrs · SC | BTBP | 143 | 0.09% |
| 13 | N.ravikumarMale · 42 yrs · SC | KRS | 142 | 0.08% |
The seat changed hands: BSP won in 2018, INC in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kollegal result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Mahesh | BSP | 71,792 | 42.51% |
| 2 | A.R. Krishna Murthy | INC | 52,338 | 30.99% |
| 3 | G.N. Nanjunda Swamy | BJP | 39,690 | 23.50% |
| 4 | Chikkasavaka. S | RPI(A) | 1,591 | 0.94% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,524 | 0.90% |
| 5 | Ningaraj. G | RPSN | 871 | 0.52% |
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| 6 | Lakshmi Jayashankara | AIMEP | 643 | 0.38% |
| 7 | Nagarathna. M | Independent | 422 | 0.25% |
Kollegal result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Jayanna | INC | 47,402 | 32.36% |
| 2 | N. Mahesh | BSP | 37,209 | 25.40% |
| 3 | Balaraj. S | KJP | 32,929 | 22.48% |
| 4 | G.N. Nanjundaswamy | BJP | 17,224 | 11.76% |
| 5 | N. Chamaraju | JD(S) | 4,392 | 3.00% |
| 6 | Suresh Kumar | Independent | 3,896 | 2.66% |
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| 7 | P. Balaraju | Independent | 1,000 | 0.68% |
| 8 | L. Chandrashekar | Independent | 876 | 0.60% |
| 9 | Ningaraj. G | BDBRAJP | 806 | 0.55% |
| 10 | M. Nanjaiah | JD(U) | 743 | 0.51% |
Kollegal result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.dhruvanarayana | INC | 37,384 | 28.72% |
| 2 | S.mahendar | BJP | 25,586 | 19.66% |
| 3 | N.mahesh | BSP | 25,505 | 19.59% |
| 4 | A.r.krishnamurthy | JD(S) | 25,286 | 19.43% |
| 5 | S.balaraj | Independent | 11,805 | 9.07% |
| 6 | M.basavaraju | SKP | 1,850 | 1.42% |
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| 7 | M.nanjaiah | Independent | 1,166 | 0.90% |
| 8 | Kandahalli Narayana | SP | 860 | 0.66% |
| 9 | J.theertha Prasad | Independent | 728 | 0.56% |
Kollegal 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.
Kollegal is one of the assembly segments of Chamarajanagar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Chamarajanagar candidates.
- Sunil BoseINC95,228 58.6%
- Balaraj.sBJP62,212 38.3%
- M.krishna MurthyBSP1,965 1.2%
- C.m.krishnaDrAPP868 0.5%
- G.d.rajagopal (h.d.kote)Independent428 0.3%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 33,016 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kollegal.
Who won the Kollegal assembly seat in 2023?
A.r.krishnamurthy of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Kollegal in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 1,08,363 votes, which was 64.59% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kollegal?
The margin was 59,519 votes (35.47% of valid votes). The runner-up was N.mahesh of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 48,844 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kollegal in 2023?
Turnout was 77.60%: 1,68,118 of 2,16,643 registered electors voted, across 241 polling stations. That is 2.3 points lower than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kollegal part of?
Kollegal 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 Kollegal a reserved constituency?
Yes. Kollegal 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 Kollegal?
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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