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Assembly constituency 165 · Karnataka

Rajaji Nagar is assembly constituency number 165 in Karnataka, in Bangalore district, and one of the segments of the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election S.suresh Kumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.6% of the vote, 8,060 votes ahead of Puttanna (INC).

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Rajaji Nagar · 2023AC 165
  1. 01
    S.suresh Kumar
    BJP
    58,624
    49.60%
  2. 02
    Puttanna
    INC
    50,564
    42.78%
  3. 03
    Dr Anjanappa.t.h.
    JD(S)
    4,081
    3.45%
  4. 04
    Mohan Kumar.k.
    UPJP
    1,213
    1.03%
  5. 05
    B.t.naganna
    AAP
    701
    0.59%
  6. 13 other candidates · 1,304 votesNOTA · 1,700 (1.44%)

Margin 8,060 votes · 6.82% of valid votes

2,07,557
Registered electors
2023 election
57.0%
Turnout
+0.1 pts vs 2018
8,060
Victory margin
6.8% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 18 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,18,187 valid votes, NOTA included.

Rajaji Nagar 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1S.suresh KumarMale · 67 yrsBJP58,624
49.60%
2PuttannaMale · 56 yrsINC50,564
42.78%
3Dr Anjanappa.t.h.Male · 67 yrsJD(S)4,081
3.45%
—NOTANOTA1,700
1.44%
4Mohan Kumar.k.Male · 43 yrs · STUPJP1,213
1.03%
5B.t.nagannaMale · 54 yrsAAP701
0.59%
6Akshay.k.Male · 29 yrsKRS281
0.24%
7PuttannaMale · 50 yrsIndependent144
0.12%
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8Mahesh RajashekarMale · 36 yrsIndependent129
0.11%
9Pandurangan.sMale · 69 yrsIndependent128
0.11%
10Nagaraja.h.nMale · 52 yrsIndependent111
0.09%
11Bhavya S.bFemale · 37 yrsIMP93
0.08%
12Shivakumar BhadraiahMale · 48 yrsJD(U)85
0.07%
13Rama T.C.Female · 47 yrsSUCI83
0.07%
14Suhail AhmedMale · 43 yrsIndependent62
0.05%
15LingarajuMale · 37 yrsIndependent54
0.05%
16Abhimani NarendraMale · 65 yrsIndependent54
0.05%
17Narasimhalu.mMale · 64 yrsIndependent42
0.04%
18Chethan Vashista.b.sMale · 33 yrsRTSMJD38
0.03%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023BJP 49.6%INC 42.8%JD(S) 3.5%KJP 19.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023S.suresh KumarBJP · 49.6% · margin 8,060Turnout57.0%
2018S Suresh KumarBJP · 46.9% · margin 9,453Turnout56.9%
2013S.suresh KumarBJP · 36.5% · margin 14,767Turnout61.2%
2008Suresh Kumar S.BJP · 51.5% · margin 14,660Turnout52.7%

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

Rajaji Nagar result 2018

Rajaji Nagar 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1S Suresh KumarBJP56,271
46.86%
2G PadmavathiINC46,818
38.99%
3H.M. KrishnamurthyJD(S)13,637
11.36%
—NOTANOTA1,931
1.61%
4Chandre GowdaSP233
0.19%
5B.T. NagannaIndependent231
0.19%
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6Raju A.Independent227
0.19%
7Nagaraj H.N.Independent184
0.15%
8PushpalathaIndependent163
0.14%
9Shalini V NIndependent161
0.13%
10M. LakshmiJVBP96
0.08%
11Prasad SJANSAMAP74
0.06%
12Vinay Gowda N.RCMP66
0.05%

Rajaji Nagar result 2013

Rajaji Nagar 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1S.suresh KumarBJP39,291
36.45%
2R.manjula NaiduINC24,524
22.75%
3Shobha KarandlajeKJP20,909
19.40%
4S.t AnandJD(S)16,794
15.58%
5Muniswamy.kAIADMK1,660
1.54%
6Rupa RaniLSP880
0.82%
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7R.harisharadhyaBSRCP457
0.42%
8S.shobhaBhJD385
0.36%
9SoundaryagBSP313
0.29%
10ShobhaIndependent309
0.29%
11Keshav S.himalaiIndependent291
0.27%
12R.b ShivakumarIndependent259
0.24%
13Vishwanath.g.pNCP253
0.23%
14Dhananjaya.h.hIndependent187
0.17%
15Prashanth.s.mIndependent185
0.17%
16Rakshith.mIndependent183
0.17%
17Prathibha Kumari.b.sSUCI182
0.17%
18Nagaraja.h.nIndependent140
0.13%
19S.anitha GowdaBPJP116
0.11%
20Sharana Goud.bPPOI105
0.10%
21K.V. SrinivasappaJVBP96
0.09%
22Vijay Kumar M KIndependent85
0.08%
23K.t NagabhushanJD(U)76
0.07%
24Lakshmana Shetru.hNPP70
0.06%
25P.k PatilIndependent52
0.05%

Rajaji Nagar result 2008

Rajaji Nagar 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Suresh Kumar S.BJP49,655
51.45%
2Padmavathi G.INC34,995
36.26%
3Ananda M.aJD(S)7,422
7.69%
4Ramaswamy S.kAIADMK1,478
1.53%
5Sugandha Raje UrsIndependent456
0.47%
6Kiran Kumar MKP400
0.41%
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7Vijaykumar M.kIndependent371
0.38%
8Srinivasan PIndependent332
0.34%
9Ramakrishnaiah E.Independent255
0.26%
10Gandhi S.Independent228
0.24%
11Ramakrishnaiah A.V.Independent166
0.17%
12Pratibha Kumari B.sIndependent131
0.14%
13Baa.maa. HarishSP118
0.12%
14Shan Bhag P.kLKPT118
0.12%
15Chandan JainIndependent113
0.12%
16NarayanaIndependent111
0.12%
17Abhimani NarendraIndependent83
0.09%
18Narasimhalu M.Independent75
0.08%
Map

Rajaji Nagar outlined in orange among the other Karnataka seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.

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INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Rajaji Nagar is one of the assembly segments of Bangalore Central. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bangalore Central candidates.

  • P C MohanBJP75,917 66.5%
  • Mansoor Ali KhanINC36,488 32.0%
  • Suresh Babu. M. CUPJP321 0.3%
  • Satish Chandra. M.BSP252 0.2%
  • Jayalakshmi Sundara RajanIndependent178 0.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 39,429 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rajaji Nagar.

Who won the Rajaji Nagar assembly seat in 2023?

S.suresh Kumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Rajaji Nagar in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 58,624 votes, which was 49.60% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Rajaji Nagar?

The margin was 8,060 votes (6.82% of valid votes). The runner-up was Puttanna of the Indian National Congress with 50,564 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Rajaji Nagar in 2023?

Turnout was 56.98%: 1,18,262 of 2,07,557 registered electors voted, across 197 polling stations. That is 0.1 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rajaji Nagar part of?

Rajaji Nagar is an assembly segment of the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, P C Mohan got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Rajaji Nagar a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Rajaji Nagar?

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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