Rajarajeshwarinagar is assembly constituency number 154 in Karnataka, in Bangalore district, and one of the segments of the Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Munirathna of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 48.7% of the vote, 11,842 votes ahead of Kusuma .h (INC).
- 01MunirathnaBJP1,27,98048.72%
- 02Kusuma .hINC1,16,13844.21%
- 03Dr. V.narayana SwamyJD(S)7,7952.97%
- 04Manjunatha MUPJP4,1181.57%
- 05Anantha Subhash ChandraAAP1,1910.45%
- 9 other candidates · 2,483 votesNOTA · 2,996 (1.14%)
Margin 11,842 votes · 4.51% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,62,701 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MunirathnaMale · 59 yrs | BJP | 1,27,980 | 48.72% |
| 2 | Kusuma .hFemale · 34 yrs | INC | 1,16,138 | 44.21% |
| 3 | Dr. V.narayana SwamyMale · 52 yrs | JD(S) | 7,795 | 2.97% |
| 4 | Manjunatha MMale · 37 yrs | UPJP | 4,118 | 1.57% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,996 | 1.14% |
| 5 | Anantha Subhash ChandraMale · 57 yrs | AAP | 1,191 | 0.45% |
| 6 | N. NagarajuMale · 54 yrs · SC | BSP | 681 | 0.26% |
| 7 | S. ChandrashekharMale · 55 yrs | KRS | 553 | 0.21% |
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| 8 | Subhash SMale · 26 yrs · SC | Independent | 329 | 0.13% |
| 9 | H. RukminiFemale · 44 yrs | Independent | 223 | 0.08% |
| 10 | Gnanamurthy VMale · 58 yrs | SUCI | 193 | 0.07% |
| 11 | Areef PashaMale · 55 yrs | Independent | 154 | 0.06% |
| 12 | A. KalappaMale · 36 yrs · SC | Independent | 129 | 0.05% |
| 13 | LakshmiFemale · 49 yrs | JD(U) | 125 | 0.05% |
| 14 | M. LingarajuMale · 46 yrs | JMBP | 96 | 0.04% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BJP in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Rajarajeshwarinagar bye-election, 3 Nov 2020
Turnout 45.4% · 2,09,839 of 4,62,236 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munirathna | BJP | 1,25,990 | 60.14% |
| 2 | Kusuma. H | INC | 67,877 | 32.40% |
| 3 | Krishnamurthy. V | JD(S) | 10,269 | 4.90% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,497 | 1.19% |
| 4 | Abhimaani Narendra | JVBP | 464 | 0.22% |
| 5 | Syed Asif Bukhari | Independent | 440 | 0.21% |
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| 6 | C.B.K. Rama | Independent | 350 | 0.17% |
| 7 | Aravind K. B | KRS | 313 | 0.15% |
| 8 | Siddappa G. S. | Independent | 265 | 0.13% |
| 9 | Kiran B.r | Independent | 169 | 0.08% |
| 10 | H. M. Babu (H.M. Kishore Gowda) | KAP | 154 | 0.07% |
| 11 | K.T. Prakash | Independent | 145 | 0.07% |
| 12 | M. Mahesh Gowda | Independent | 141 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Sathish Reddy. S | AIJP | 115 | 0.05% |
| 14 | D.K. Tulasappa | Independent | 110 | 0.05% |
| 15 | R. Chandrashekar | Independent | 103 | 0.05% |
| 16 | Naveen Kumar. S | Independent | 86 | 0.04% |
Rajarajeshwarinagar result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munirathna | INC | 1,08,065 | 42.14% |
| 2 | Muniraju Gowda P M | BJP | 82,573 | 32.20% |
| 3 | G.h.ramachandra | JD(S) | 60,360 | 23.54% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,724 | 1.06% |
| 4 | Huchha Venkat | Independent | 764 | 0.30% |
| 5 | Vishwantha C R | Independent | 321 | 0.13% |
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| 6 | L Kumar | BPKP | 319 | 0.12% |
| 7 | Ramakrishnaiah R | KPJP | 269 | 0.10% |
| 8 | Bhupathi S | BJC | 210 | 0.08% |
| 9 | Alexander Rodriguez | Independent | 176 | 0.07% |
| 10 | Ravi Subramaniya | Independent | 160 | 0.06% |
| 11 | H P Shivaprakash | SUCI | 151 | 0.06% |
| 12 | G M Srinivasa | AIMEP | 148 | 0.06% |
| 13 | Tejas Kumar K C | RPI | 122 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Dr K A Mohan | KDC | 84 | 0.03% |
Rajarajeshwarinagar result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munirathna | INC | 71,064 | 37.40% |
| 2 | K.l.r.thimmananjaiah | JD(S) | 52,251 | 27.50% |
| 3 | M.srinivas | BJP | 50,726 | 26.70% |
| 4 | K.r.venkatesh Gowda | KJP | 5,419 | 2.85% |
| 5 | Dr. Priyadharshini Iyer. S.v | JD(U) | 1,885 | 0.99% |
| 6 | Gurumurthy | BSP | 994 | 0.52% |
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| 7 | Pranesh.h.k | Independent | 992 | 0.52% |
| 8 | Manjunatha.m | Independent | 928 | 0.49% |
| 9 | Srinivasa Murthy | Independent | 787 | 0.41% |
| 10 | Manju.v.k | Independent | 781 | 0.41% |
| 11 | Dr.sangamnath.c.nidgun Di | BSRCP | 719 | 0.38% |
| 12 | V.narayana | Independent | 583 | 0.31% |
| 13 | Arun Kumar.t.r | BDBRAJP | 580 | 0.31% |
| 14 | Nagarajappa.h | Independent | 538 | 0.28% |
| 15 | Martin Clifford Rodrigues | Independent | 400 | 0.21% |
| 16 | Inr Gowda Nandish | Independent | 296 | 0.16% |
| 17 | K.a.mohan | KDC | 294 | 0.15% |
| 18 | Sadashiva.a.h | BhJD | 270 | 0.14% |
| 19 | Narsingh Patel | RPI(A) | 260 | 0.14% |
| 20 | P.thennarasu | PPIS | 231 | 0.12% |
Rajarajeshwarinagar result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.srinivas | BJP | 60,187 | 41.82% |
| 2 | P.n.krishnamurthy | INC | 40,595 | 28.21% |
| 3 | Hanumantharayappa | JD(S) | 36,785 | 25.56% |
| 4 | C.vishwanath | BSP | 1,374 | 0.95% |
| 5 | Vijayakumar | Independent | 956 | 0.66% |
| 6 | K.c Venkatesh | AIFB | 811 | 0.56% |
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| 7 | Ramesh Savanuru | SUP | 795 | 0.55% |
| 8 | R.anand | Independent | 620 | 0.43% |
| 9 | C.rath Namma | SP | 572 | 0.40% |
| 10 | S.madhurii | Independent | 511 | 0.36% |
| 11 | V.narayana | Independent | 383 | 0.27% |
| 12 | S.n.ningegowda | Independent | 321 | 0.22% |
Rajarajeshwarinagar 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
- Yelahanka
- K.R. Pura
- Byatarayanapura
- Yeshvanthapura
- Dasarahalli
- Mahalakshmi Layout
- Malleshwaram
- Hebbal
- Pulakeshinagar
- Sarvagnanagar
- C.V. Raman Nagar
- Shivajinagar
- Shanti Nagar
- Gandhi Nagar
- Rajaji Nagar
- Govindraj Nagar
- Vijay Nagar
- Chamrajpet
- Chickpet
- Basavanagudi
- Padmanaba Nagar
- B.t.m Layout
- Jayanagar
- Mahadevapura
- Bommanahalli
- Bangalore South
- Anekal
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Rajarajeshwarinagar is one of the assembly segments of Bangalore Rural. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bangalore Rural candidates.
- Dr C N ManjunathBJP1,88,726 67.2%
- D K SureshINC89,729 31.9%
- Abhishek KUPJP757 0.3%
- Suresh M NIndependent242 0.1%
- Hemavathi KSUCI225 0.1%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 98,997 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rajarajeshwarinagar.
Who won the Rajarajeshwarinagar assembly seat in 2023?
Munirathna of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Rajarajeshwarinagar in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 1,27,980 votes, which was 48.72% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Rajarajeshwarinagar?
The margin was 11,842 votes (4.51% of valid votes). The runner-up was Kusuma .h of the Indian National Congress with 1,16,138 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Rajarajeshwarinagar in 2023?
Turnout was 54.14%: 2,63,030 of 4,85,815 registered electors voted, across 409 polling stations. That is 0.2 points lower than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rajarajeshwarinagar part of?
Rajarajeshwarinagar is an assembly segment of the Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr C N Manjunath got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Rajarajeshwarinagar had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 3 Nov 2020, Munirathna (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 58,113 votes.
Is Rajarajeshwarinagar a reserved constituency?
No. Rajarajeshwarinagar is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Rajarajeshwarinagar?
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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