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Assembly constituency 188 · Karnataka

Melukote is assembly constituency number 188 in Karnataka, in Mandya district, and one of the segments of the Mandya Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Dharshan Puttannaiah of the Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha won with 49.6% of the vote, 10,862 votes ahead of C. S. Puttaraju (JD(S)).

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Melukote · 2023AC 188
  1. 01
    Dharshan Puttannaiah
    SKP
    91,151
    49.57%
  2. 02
    C. S. Puttaraju
    JD(S)
    80,289
    43.66%
  3. 03
    Dr.indresh N.S.
    BJP
    6,470
    3.52%
  4. 04
    Mahendra Kumar K.R.
    KRS
    1,379
    0.75%
  5. 05
    Yoganandagowda
    BSP
    1,157
    0.63%
  6. 6 other candidates · 2,957 votesNOTA · 480 (0.26%)

Margin 10,862 votes · 5.91% of valid votes

2,00,184
Registered electors
2023 election
91.9%
Turnout
+2.4 pts vs 2018
10,862
Victory margin
5.9% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,83,883 valid votes, NOTA included.

Melukote 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dharshan PuttannaiahMale · 46 yrsSKP91,151
49.57%
2C. S. PuttarajuMale · 59 yrsJD(S)80,289
43.66%
3Dr.indresh N.S.Male · 41 yrsBJP6,470
3.52%
4Mahendra Kumar K.R.Male · 41 yrsKRS1,379
0.75%
5YoganandagowdaMale · 49 yrsBSP1,157
0.63%
6AshokaMale · 42 yrsAAP809
0.44%
7Krishna.e.n.Male · 43 yrsIndependent669
0.36%
8Aarya LokeshMale · 38 yrs · SCUPJP566
0.31%
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—NOTANOTA480
0.26%
9H.narayanaMale · 64 yrsIndependent402
0.22%
10ChikkaiahMale · 44 yrsIndependent298
0.16%
11Ravi KumaraMale · 45 yrsIndependent213
0.12%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023SKP 49.6%JD(S) 43.7%BJP 3.5%SWARAJ 42.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Dharshan PuttannaiahSKP · 49.6% · margin 10,862Turnout91.9%
2018C S PuttarajuJD(S) · 54.9% · margin 22,224Turnout89.5%
2013K.s.puttannaiahSKP · 49.8% · margin 9,848Turnout84.1%
2008C S PuttarajuJD(S) · 47.8% · margin 11,945Turnout79.8%

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

Melukote result 2018

Melukote 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1C S PuttarajuJD(S)96,003
54.87%
2Darshan PuttannaiahSWARAJ73,779
42.17%
3Sundahalli SomashekaraBJP1,595
0.91%
—NOTANOTA979
0.56%
4B.k.puttarajuIndependent689
0.39%
5Mahesh VakeelaruAIMEP498
0.28%
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6Darshan.k.seenegowdaIndependent301
0.17%
7D K RavikumaraIndependent260
0.15%
8MaheshaJANSAMAP210
0.12%
9PuttarajuIndependent163
0.09%
10RohiniSP153
0.09%
11ArunkumarIndependent133
0.08%
12H NarayanaIndependent117
0.07%
13G.m.rameshKJP85
0.05%

Melukote result 2013

Melukote 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.s.puttannaiahSKP80,041
49.75%
2C.s.puttarajuJD(S)70,193
43.63%
3L.d.raviINC2,314
1.44%
4Puttannaiah S/oIndependent1,605
1.00%
5S.vasanthakumarIndependent1,368
0.85%
6Mahesha M.M.BSP1,362
0.85%
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7Sundahally SomashekharaHND831
0.52%
8G.M. RaveendraBJP827
0.51%
9ArunakumarIndependent720
0.45%
10Puttannaiah S/o TimmarajappaIndependent535
0.33%
11Udhayakumara B.S.BSRCP498
0.31%
12R.manjunathaIndependent339
0.21%
13S.albertIndependent259
0.16%

Melukote result 2008

Melukote 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1C S PuttarajuJD(S)66,626
47.80%
2K S PuttannaiahSKP54,681
39.23%
3C. AnnegowdaINC4,600
3.30%
4K KempegowdaBJP4,265
3.06%
5RangaswamyBSP3,217
2.31%
6N BasavarajuIndependent2,889
2.07%
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7N C PuttaswamyIndependent2,179
1.56%
8GovindarajuSP929
0.67%
Map

Melukote 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 Mandya district

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • H.D. KumaraswamyJD(S)1,10,896 62.9%
  • Venkataramane Gowda (star Chandru)INC61,014 34.6%
  • Chandan Gowda. KIndependent1,998 1.1%
  • Shivashankara. SBSP667 0.4%
  • Ramaiah. DIndependent438 0.2%

In the assembly election SKP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(S) led here by 49,882 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Melukote assembly seat in 2023?

Dharshan Puttannaiah of the Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha (SKP) won Melukote in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 91,151 votes, which was 49.57% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Melukote?

The margin was 10,862 votes (5.91% of valid votes). The runner-up was C. S. Puttaraju of the Janata Dal (Secular) with 80,289 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Melukote in 2023?

Turnout was 91.89%: 1,83,954 of 2,00,184 registered electors voted, across 258 polling stations. That is 2.4 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Melukote part of?

Melukote is an assembly segment of the Mandya Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, H.D. Kumaraswamy got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Melukote a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Melukote?

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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