Basavanagudi Assembly constituency explained

Basavanagudi
State:	Karnataka
Type:	SLA
Constituency No:	170
Mla:	L. A. Ravi Subramanya
Party:	Bharatiya Janata Party
Latest Election Year:	2023
Preceded By:	K. Chandrashekhar
District:	Bangalore Urban
Loksabha Cons:	Bangalore South
Established:	1957
Electors:	(2023)^[1]
Reservation:	None

Basavanagudi Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka a south state of India. Basavanagudi is also part of Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency.^[2] It has also been considered as the stronghold of BJP as it has been winning the constituency with huge margin every time.^[3] Congress has only won the seat once in 2004 in the span of past 45 years. The constituency is dominated by Brahmins and Vokkaligas. Middle and upper middle class people are in significant numbers and senior citizens make up almost a third of the electorate.^[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Mysore State

Year	Member	Party
1952	P. R. Ramaiya
1957	L. S. Venkaji Rao
1962	M. Krishnappa
1967	P. Thimmaiah
1972	Amir Rahamathulla Khan

Karnataka State

Year	Member	Party
1978	T. R. Shamanna
1980^	H. L. Thimme Gowda
1983
1985	Ramakrishna Hegde
1989
1994	H. N. Nanje Gowda
1999	K. N. Subbareddy
2004	K. Chandrashekhar
2008	L. A. Ravi Subramanya
2013
2018^[5]
2023^[6] ^[7]

^ bypoll

Election results

2018

See also

• Basavanagudi
• Bangalore Urban district
• List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023 . . eci.gov.in . 24 July 2023.
2. News: DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008 . Election commission of India . October 9, 2017.
3. https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka-election-2023-result-bjps-ravi-subramanya-beats-congress-ub-venkatesh-by-54-978-votes-in-basavanagudi-11683977180166.html
4. Web site: Ramesh,DHNS . Sneha . Karnataka polls: Clash of Brahmins in Basavanagudi . 2024-07-06 . Deccan Herald . en.
5. News: Karnataka election results 2018: Full list of constituency wise winners and losers from BJP, Congress, JD(S) in Karnataka assembly elections. Financialexpress. 16 May 2018. 4 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230104174553/https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/karnataka-election-results-2018-full-list-of-winners-losers-from-bjp-congress-jds/1167608/. 4 January 2023. en.
6. News: Karnataka Election Results 2023 winners: Full list of winning candidates. India Today. 14 May 2023. 14 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230514043110/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/karnataka-assembly-polls-2023/story/karnataka-assembly-election-results-2023-full-list-of-winners-2378524-2023-05-13. 14 May 2023. en.
7. News: Hindustan Times . Bangalore South election 2023 results LIVE: Govindraj Nagar, Vijay Nagar, Basavanagudi, Padmanabhanagar, BTM Layout . 15 May 2023 . 13 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230515054725/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/bangalore-south-election-2023-results-for-govindraj-nagar-vijaynagara-chickpet-basavanagudi-padmanabhanagar-btm-layout-101683885327790.html . 15 May 2023 . en.