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Assembly constituency 111 · Karnataka · SC

Shimoga Rural is assembly constituency number 111 in Karnataka, in Shimoga district, and one of the segments of the Shimoga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Sharada Puryanaik of the Janata Dal (Secular) won with 47.7% of the vote, 15,142 votes ahead of K.b.ashok Naik (BJP).

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Shimoga Rural · 2023AC 111
  1. 01
    Sharada Puryanaik
    JD(S)
    86,340
    47.74%
  2. 02
    K.b.ashok Naik
    BJP
    71,198
    39.37%
  3. 03
    Dr.srinivas Kariyanna
    INC
    18,335
    10.14%
  4. 04
    Manjunatha.s.s
    AAP
    1,715
    0.95%
  5. 05
    A.d.shivappa
    BSP
    576
    0.32%
  6. 6 other candidates · 1,631 votesNOTA · 1,053 (0.58%)

Margin 15,142 votes · 8.37% of valid votes

2,12,458
Registered electors
2023 election
85.2%
Turnout
+3.7 pts vs 2018
15,142
Victory margin
8.4% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,80,848 valid votes, NOTA included.

Shimoga Rural 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sharada PuryanaikFemale · 52 yrs · SCJD(S)86,340
47.74%
2K.b.ashok NaikMale · 56 yrs · SCBJP71,198
39.37%
3Dr.srinivas KariyannaMale · 44 yrs · SCINC18,335
10.14%
4Manjunatha.s.sMale · 39 yrs · SCAAP1,715
0.95%
—NOTANOTA1,053
0.58%
5A.d.shivappaMale · 66 yrs · SCBSP576
0.32%
6Bheemappa.b.hMale · 62 yrs · SCIndependent395
0.22%
7Niranjana.eMale · 35 yrs · SCKRS327
0.18%
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8Praveen NaikMale · 34 yrs · SCIndependent282
0.16%
9K.b.vijayaFemale · 33 yrs · SCKRPP274
0.15%
10Rangaswamy.lMale · 58 yrs · SCIndependent223
0.12%
11Dr.thipperudraswamy.tMale · 37 yrs · SCIndependent130
0.07%
Past results

The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2018, JD(S) in 2023.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2008201320182023JD(S) 47.7%BJP 39.4%INC 10.1%KJP 26.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Sharada PuryanaikJD(S) · 47.7% · margin 15,142Turnout85.2%
2018K.B. Ashok NaikBJP · 40.3% · margin 3,777Turnout81.5%
2013Sharada PooryanaikJD(S) · 33.9% · margin 10,109Turnout77.1%
2008K.g.kumaraswamyBJP · 45.4% · margin 24,265Turnout70.3%

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

Shimoga Rural result 2018

Shimoga Rural 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.B. Ashok NaikBJP69,326
40.25%
2Sharada PuryanaikJD(S)65,549
38.06%
3Dr|| Sreenivas KariyannaINC33,493
19.44%
—NOTANOTA1,328
0.77%
4Mamatha RaniIndependent951
0.55%
5Manikanta B.L.Independent610
0.35%
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6S. KrishnaAIMEP570
0.33%
7L.rangaswamyRPSN421
0.24%

Shimoga Rural result 2013

Shimoga Rural 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sharada PooryanaikJD(S)48,639
33.94%
2G.basavannappaKJP38,530
26.89%
3KariyannaINC35,640
24.87%
4K.g.kumara SwamyBJP12,435
8.68%
5Shivarudraiah SwamyIndependent1,874
1.31%
6V.bhagavanIndependent1,499
1.05%
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7L.chandra NaikJD(U)1,034
0.72%
8N.t.shivamurthyIndependent1,005
0.70%
9M.gurumurthyIndependent770
0.54%
10VeereshappaBSP687
0.48%
11T.shivakumaraBSRCP619
0.43%
12RudreshIndependent556
0.39%

Shimoga Rural result 2008

Shimoga Rural 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.g.kumaraswamyBJP56,979
45.38%
2KariyannaINC32,714
26.05%
3Sharada PuryanaikJD(S)26,644
21.22%
4Halappa.a.kIndependent2,441
1.94%
5M.gurumurthyBSP2,371
1.89%
6Shanthaveera NaikSP1,770
1.41%
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7H.kuberappaSUP1,541
1.23%
8B.p.chandya NaikIndependent665
0.53%
9V.a.halesh BabuJD(U)442
0.35%
Map

Shimoga Rural 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 Shimoga district

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • B.y.raghavendraBJP1,06,243 58.2%
  • Geetha ShivarajkumarINC66,575 36.5%
  • K. S. EswarappaIndependent5,555 3.0%
  • BandiIndependent923 0.5%
  • Ravikumara N.Independent634 0.3%

In the assembly election JD(S) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 39,668 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Shimoga Rural.

Who won the Shimoga Rural assembly seat in 2023?

Sharada Puryanaik of the Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) won Shimoga Rural in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 86,340 votes, which was 47.74% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Shimoga Rural?

The margin was 15,142 votes (8.37% of valid votes). The runner-up was K.b.ashok Naik of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 71,198 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Shimoga Rural in 2023?

Turnout was 85.17%: 1,80,952 of 2,12,458 registered electors voted, across 247 polling stations. That is 3.7 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Shimoga Rural part of?

Shimoga Rural is an assembly segment of the Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, B.y.raghavendra got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Shimoga Rural a reserved constituency?

Yes. Shimoga Rural 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 Shimoga Rural?

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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