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Assembly constituency 97 · Karnataka · ST

Molakalmuru is assembly constituency number 97 in Karnataka, in Chitradurga district, and one of the segments of the Chitradurga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election N.y.gopalakrishna of the Indian National Congress won with 53.8% of the vote, 22,149 votes ahead of S.thippeswamy (BJP).

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Molakalmuru · 2023AC 97
  1. 01
    N.y.gopalakrishna
    INC
    1,09,459
    53.81%
  2. 02
    S.thippeswamy
    BJP
    87,310
    42.92%
  3. 03
    Veerabhadrappa
    JD(S)
    1,594
    0.78%
  4. 04
    M.o.manjunatha Swamy Nayaka
    BSP
    899
    0.44%
  5. 05
    O.govinda
    Independent
    610
    0.30%
  6. 5 other candidates · 1,972 votesNOTA · 1,561 (0.77%)

Margin 22,149 votes · 10.89% of valid votes

2,43,788
Registered electors
2023 election
83.5%
Turnout
+0.1 pts vs 2018
22,149
Victory margin
10.9% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,03,405 valid votes, NOTA included.

Molakalmuru 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1N.y.gopalakrishnaMale · 71 yrs · STINC1,09,459
53.81%
2S.thippeswamyMale · 74 yrs · STBJP87,310
42.92%
3VeerabhadrappaMale · 39 yrs · STJD(S)1,594
0.78%
—NOTANOTA1,561
0.77%
4M.o.manjunatha Swamy NayakaMale · 52 yrs · STBSP899
0.44%
5O.govindaMale · 27 yrs · STIndependent610
0.30%
6K.p.harish KumarMale · 36 yrs · STIndependent583
0.29%
7N.mallaiah SwamyMale · 60 yrs · STIndependent549
0.27%
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8T.shashikumarMale · 31 yrs · STIndependent329
0.16%
9Mallikarjuna.tMale · 34 yrs · STKRS268
0.13%
10S.t.hareesh NayakaMale · 27 yrs · STAAP243
0.12%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 53.8%BJP 42.9%JD(S) 0.8%BSRCP 46.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023N.y.gopalakrishnaINC · 53.8% · margin 22,149Turnout83.5%
2018B. SreeramuluBJP · 43.6% · margin 42,045Turnout83.3%
2013S. ThippeswamyBSRCP · 46.7% · margin 7,169Turnout79.4%
2008N.y.gopala KrishnaINC · 37.1% · margin 5,076Turnout71.9%

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

Molakalmuru result 2018

Molakalmuru 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1B. SreeramuluBJP84,018
43.63%
2Dr|| B. Yogesh BabuINC41,973
21.80%
3S. ThippeswamyIndependent41,152
21.37%
4Patel G. M. Thippeswamy (yattinahattygowdru)JD(S)15,262
7.93%
5S. Chandranna (yattinahatty)Independent3,223
1.67%
6K. RaghavendraPPOI1,427
0.74%
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7S. P. Raju (sasalahatty Rajanna)Independent1,366
0.71%
—NOTANOTA1,361
0.71%
8D. H. ParameshwarappaIndependent842
0.44%
9P . SumalathaAIMEP791
0.41%
10S. ChandrannaIndependent725
0.38%
11B. GireeshaIndependent409
0.21%

Molakalmuru result 2013

Molakalmuru 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1S. ThippeswamyBSRCP76,827
46.73%
2N. Y. GopalakrishnaINC69,658
42.37%
3Dr.obanna PoojarJD(S)4,234
2.58%
4Dasari Kirthi KumarBJP3,227
1.96%
5DhrakshayanammaKJP1,832
1.11%
6Sanna MarannaIndependent1,536
0.93%
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7Commred Patel G. PapanayakaCPI1,438
0.87%
8H. RamannaBSP950
0.58%
9N.R. Mallaiah SwamyIndependent942
0.57%
10H. ThimmaiahIndependent899
0.55%
11D.T. Srinivasa NayakaIndependent797
0.48%
12G.S. BasannaJD(U)557
0.34%
13S.chandrannaIndependent542
0.33%
14D. BorayyaIndependent496
0.30%
15D. Dodda BoraiahIndependent478
0.29%

Molakalmuru result 2008

Molakalmuru 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1N.y.gopala KrishnaINC51,402
37.11%
2S ThippeswamyBJP46,326
33.45%
3Patel G.M. Thippeswamy (yathinahatti Gowdaru)JD(S)27,774
20.05%
4Sanna MarannaIndependent2,938
2.12%
5Patel G Papanayak(comred)CPI2,732
1.97%
6Dr N.p.venkateshBSP2,063
1.49%
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7P ShivannaSUP1,160
0.84%
8N. R. MallaiahswamyIndependent911
0.66%
9D Mahesh KumarIndependent892
0.64%
10N BoregowdaIndependent643
0.46%
11S ChandarannaIndependent616
0.44%
12Y. B. ChandrashekarIndependent523
0.38%
13K.s.papanayakaLJP515
0.37%
Map

Molakalmuru 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 Chitradurga district

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • B.n.chandrappaINC1,04,262 55.0%
  • Govind Makthappa KarjolBJP78,137 41.2%
  • Ashoka ChakravarthiBSP1,333 0.7%
  • Narasimharaju. C.N.KRS859 0.5%
  • Srinivasapurada Srinivasababu PavagadaIndependent689 0.4%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 26,125 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Molakalmuru assembly seat in 2023?

N.y.gopalakrishna of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Molakalmuru in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 1,09,459 votes, which was 53.81% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Molakalmuru?

The margin was 22,149 votes (10.89% of valid votes). The runner-up was S.thippeswamy of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 87,310 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Molakalmuru in 2023?

Turnout was 83.46%: 2,03,455 of 2,43,788 registered electors voted, across 284 polling stations. That is 0.1 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Molakalmuru part of?

Molakalmuru is an assembly segment of the Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, B.n.chandrappa got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Molakalmuru a reserved constituency?

Yes. Molakalmuru is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Molakalmuru?

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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