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Assembly constituency 159 · Karnataka · SC

Pulakeshinagar is assembly constituency number 159 in Karnataka, in Bangalore district, and one of the segments of the Bangalore North Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election A C Srinivasa of the Indian National Congress won with 66.7% of the vote, 62,210 votes ahead of Akanda Srinivasa Murthy R (BSP).

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Pulakeshinagar · 2023AC 159
  1. 01
    A C Srinivasa
    INC
    87,316
    66.72%
  2. 02
    Akanda Srinivasa Murthy R
    BSP
    25,106
    19.18%
  3. 03
    A Murali
    BJP
    10,624
    8.12%
  4. 04
    B R Bhaskar Prasad
    SDPI
    4,102
    3.13%
  5. 05
    Anuradha V
    JD(S)
    844
    0.64%
  6. 10 other candidates · 1,687 votesNOTA · 1,190 (0.91%)

Margin 62,210 votes · 47.54% of valid votes

2,39,090
Registered electors
2023 election
54.8%
Turnout
+1.5 pts vs 2018
62,210
Victory margin
47.5% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,30,869 valid votes, NOTA included.

Pulakeshinagar 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1A C SrinivasaMale · 56 yrs · SCINC87,316
66.72%
2Akanda Srinivasa Murthy RMale · 54 yrs · SCBSP25,106
19.18%
3A MuraliMale · 52 yrs · SCBJP10,624
8.12%
4B R Bhaskar PrasadMale · 47 yrs · SCSDPI4,102
3.13%
—NOTANOTA1,190
0.91%
5Anuradha VFemale · 44 yrs · SCJD(S)844
0.64%
6Suresh RathodMale · 41 yrs · SCAAP694
0.53%
7PriyaFemale · 36 yrs · SCIndependent223
0.17%
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8ShaktiveluMale · 44 yrs · SCIndependent183
0.14%
9V J Sanjay KumarMale · 43 yrs · SCIndependent129
0.10%
10Sunstar D JairamMale · 69 yrs · SCGaAP98
0.07%
11Karthik AMale · 33 yrs · SCJD(U)94
0.07%
12A Chandra KumarMale · 54 yrs · SCIndependent82
0.06%
13Niranjan D RajMale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent68
0.05%
14Mohan KumarMale · 49 yrs · SCKRS66
0.05%
15R Mohan RajuMale · 71 yrs · SCRPIK50
0.04%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%80%2008201320182023INC 66.7%BSP 19.2%BJP 8.1%JD(S) 0.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023A C SrinivasaINC · 66.7% · margin 62,210Turnout54.8%
2018R. Akhanda SrinivasamurthyINC · 77.2% · margin 81,626Turnout53.3%
2013Akhanda Srinivas Murthy.rJD(S) · 48.8% · margin 10,199Turnout56.4%
2008B. Prasanna KumarINC · 50.4% · margin 17,669Turnout42.3%

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

Pulakeshinagar result 2018

Pulakeshinagar 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1R. Akhanda SrinivasamurthyINC97,574
77.18%
2B. PrasannakumarJD(S)15,948
12.61%
3Susheela DevarajBJP9,479
7.50%
—NOTANOTA1,402
1.11%
4D.anbarasanIndependent636
0.50%
5PriyaIndependent324
0.26%
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6Siddagangaiah.r (siddu)AAP301
0.24%
7Raghuraman.gRPI(A)160
0.13%
8Ayyappa .kIndependent134
0.11%
9Srikanth SeetharamAIMEP108
0.09%
10ShivakumarFCI103
0.08%
11Sunstar D. JayaramGAAP102
0.08%
12Gunalan. MIndependent92
0.07%
13M. LokeshRMVP69
0.05%

Pulakeshinagar result 2013

Pulakeshinagar 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Akhanda Srinivas Murthy.rJD(S)48,995
48.75%
2B.prasanna KumarINC38,796
38.60%
3A.hemalathaSDPI5,431
5.40%
4Palani Velu KBJP4,589
4.57%
5M.murthyIndependent684
0.68%
6Susheela DevarajKJP511
0.51%
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7ElumalaiIndependent333
0.33%
8Bhagya.mRPI(A)308
0.31%
9P.m.krishnaIndependent242
0.24%
10M.rajaANC167
0.17%
11Sunstar.d.jairamIndependent157
0.16%
12Sunil Kumar MeghanathNPP152
0.15%
13C. EruchappanIndependent136
0.14%

Pulakeshinagar result 2008

Pulakeshinagar 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1B. Prasanna KumarINC39,577
50.41%
2R.srinivasa MurthyJD(S)21,908
27.90%
3Dr. Chikka Melurappa Alias Prof. MylarappaBJP11,131
14.18%
4V. SreenivasanBSP2,408
3.07%
5D.anbarasanAIADMK1,537
1.96%
6R. SaravananIndependent888
1.13%
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7C. EruchappanIndependent311
0.40%
8S.M. RajuIndependent218
0.28%
9B.P. UmapathiIUML198
0.25%
10D. JaiaramIndependent194
0.25%
11S. ManoharanJD(U)144
0.18%
Map

Pulakeshinagar 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 Bangalore district

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Pulakeshinagar is one of the assembly segments of Bangalore North. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bangalore North candidates.

  • Professor M.v Rajeev GowdaINC1,16,064 79.5%
  • Shobha KarandlajeBJP28,269 19.4%
  • GovindaiahBSP335 0.2%
  • Udaya Shankar.gPHJSP96 0.1%
  • Santhosh MUPJP56 0.0%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 87,795 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Pulakeshinagar assembly seat in 2023?

A C Srinivasa of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Pulakeshinagar in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 87,316 votes, which was 66.72% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Pulakeshinagar?

The margin was 62,210 votes (47.54% of valid votes). The runner-up was Akanda Srinivasa Murthy R of the Bahujan Samaj Party with 25,106 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Pulakeshinagar in 2023?

Turnout was 54.75%: 1,30,901 of 2,39,090 registered electors voted, across 224 polling stations. That is 1.5 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Pulakeshinagar part of?

Pulakeshinagar is an assembly segment of the Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Professor M.v Rajeev Gowda got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Pulakeshinagar a reserved constituency?

Yes. Pulakeshinagar 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 Pulakeshinagar?

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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