Nanjangud is assembly constituency number 214 in Karnataka, in Mysore district, and one of the segments of the Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Darshan Dhruvanarayana of the Indian National Congress won with 62.0% of the vote, 47,607 votes ahead of B. Harshavardhan (BJP).
- 01Darshan DhruvanarayanaINC1,09,12562.05%
- 02B. HarshavardhanBJP61,51834.98%
- 03SrikantaBSP9020.51%
- 04H. K.swamy HaradanahalliIndependent7460.42%
- 05H.hanumaiahAAP4830.27%
- 7 other candidates · 1,638 votesNOTA · 1,452 (0.83%)
Margin 47,607 votes · 27.07% of valid votes
All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,75,864 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darshan DhruvanarayanaMale · 28 yrs · SC | INC | 1,09,125 | 62.05% |
| 2 | B. HarshavardhanMale · 46 yrs · SC | BJP | 61,518 | 34.98% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,452 | 0.83% |
| 3 | SrikantaMale · 52 yrs · SC | BSP | 902 | 0.51% |
| 4 | H. K.swamy HaradanahalliMale · 42 yrs · SC | Independent | 746 | 0.42% |
| 5 | H.hanumaiahMale · 50 yrs · SC | AAP | 483 | 0.27% |
| 6 | Madeshan. RMale · 46 yrs · SC | KRPP | 453 | 0.26% |
| 7 | SubbaiahMale · 55 yrs · SC | Independent | 317 | 0.18% |
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| 8 | Vidyasagar. BMale · 46 yrs · SC | Independent | 269 | 0.15% |
| 9 | M.p.vijay KumarMale · 52 yrs · SC | KRS | 164 | 0.09% |
| 10 | G.D. RajagopalaMale · 52 yrs · SC | Independent | 159 | 0.09% |
| 11 | Govindaraju. VMale · 43 yrs · SC | Independent | 150 | 0.09% |
| 12 | Ananda Jeevan RamMale · 37 yrs · SC | Independent | 126 | 0.07% |
The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2018, INC in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Nanjangud bye-election, 4 Sept 2017
Turnout 77.5% · 1,56,315 of 2,01,826 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalale.n.keshavamur Thy | INC | 86,212 | 55.15% |
| 2 | V.srivinasa Prasad | BJP | 64,878 | 41.50% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,665 | 1.07% |
| 3 | M.pradeep Kumar | KP | 703 | 0.45% |
| 4 | H.p.sheshanna | Independent | 678 | 0.43% |
| 5 | Subbaiah | Independent | 626 | 0.40% |
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| 6 | R.prasanna Goluru | Independent | 383 | 0.25% |
| 7 | B.S. Mahadevaswamy | Independent | 274 | 0.18% |
| 8 | D.k.tulasappa | Independent | 268 | 0.17% |
| 9 | Ananda G | Independent | 254 | 0.16% |
| 10 | D.eshwar Swabhimaani | Independent | 198 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Gurulingaiah | Independent | 176 | 0.11% |
Nanjangud result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Harshavardhan | BJP | 78,030 | 47.59% |
| 2 | Kalale N. Keshavamurthy | INC | 65,551 | 39.98% |
| 3 | Dayanandamurthy. H. S. | JD(S) | 13,679 | 8.34% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,947 | 1.19% |
| 4 | Doddaswamy | APOI | 1,363 | 0.83% |
| 5 | Basavaraju. C. | AIMEP | 753 | 0.46% |
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| 6 | Chikkanna | Independent | 621 | 0.38% |
| 7 | Renuka Suresh | Independent | 598 | 0.36% |
| 8 | Ananda Mahadevanagara | Independent | 502 | 0.31% |
| 9 | S. Govindanayaka | Independent | 468 | 0.29% |
| 10 | C.m.nagaraj | ASDP | 467 | 0.28% |
Nanjangud result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.srinivasa Prasad | INC | 50,784 | 36.01% |
| 2 | Kalale N .keshavamurthy | JD(S) | 41,843 | 29.67% |
| 3 | S.mahadevaiah | KJP | 28,312 | 20.08% |
| 4 | Dr. Shivarama | BJP | 7,074 | 5.02% |
| 5 | M.shivaram (mulluru) | Independent | 2,651 | 1.88% |
| 6 | Srikanta | BSP | 2,255 | 1.60% |
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| 7 | Gangothry Rangaswamy | SAJP | 1,667 | 1.18% |
| 8 | Shrungara Sarja | HND | 1,136 | 0.81% |
| 9 | N.rukmini | Independent | 1,128 | 0.80% |
| 10 | R.madesha | BSRCP | 886 | 0.63% |
| 11 | J.c.ithihas | Independent | 744 | 0.53% |
| 12 | K.s.srinivasamurthy | CPI(M) | 707 | 0.50% |
| 13 | K.mahadevaiah | Independent | 682 | 0.48% |
| 14 | Subbaiah | HJP | 600 | 0.43% |
| 15 | Shivananda. K.C. | JD(U) | 540 | 0.38% |
Nanjangud result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.srinivasa Prasad | INC | 42,867 | 34.77% |
| 2 | S.mahadevaiah | BJP | 42,159 | 34.19% |
| 3 | N. Keshavamurthy | JD(S) | 25,551 | 20.72% |
| 4 | C.m.mahadevappa | BSP | 4,513 | 3.66% |
| 5 | Shrungara Sarja | Independent | 3,069 | 2.49% |
| 6 | R Madeshan | SP | 2,044 | 1.66% |
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| 7 | C.mallesha | Independent | 1,143 | 0.93% |
| 8 | K.c.shivananda | JD(U) | 1,018 | 0.83% |
| 9 | M.puttaswamy | Independent | 937 | 0.76% |
Nanjangud 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 Mysore district
- Piriyapatna
- Krishnarajanagara
- Hunsur
- Heggadadevankote
- Chamundeshwari
- Krishnaraja
- Chamaraja
- Narasimharaja
- Varuna
- T.narasipur
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Nanjangud is one of the assembly segments of Chamarajanagar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Chamarajanagar candidates.
- Sunil BoseINC92,407 54.2%
- Balaraj.sBJP71,829 42.1%
- M.krishna MurthyBSP2,040 1.2%
- C.m.krishnaDrAPP1,087 0.6%
- G.d.rajagopal (h.d.kote)Independent531 0.3%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 20,578 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Nanjangud.
Who won the Nanjangud assembly seat in 2023?
Darshan Dhruvanarayana of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Nanjangud in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 1,09,125 votes, which was 62.05% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Nanjangud?
The margin was 47,607 votes (27.07% of valid votes). The runner-up was B. Harshavardhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 61,518 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Nanjangud in 2023?
Turnout was 79.93%: 1,76,171 of 2,20,420 registered electors voted, across 249 polling stations. That is 1.4 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Nanjangud part of?
Nanjangud 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.
Has Nanjangud had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 4 Sept 2017, Kalale.n.keshavamur Thy (Indian National Congress) won by 21,334 votes.
Is Nanjangud a reserved constituency?
Yes. Nanjangud 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 Nanjangud?
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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