Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency explained

Mahalakshmi Layout
Mahalakshmipuram
Type:SLA
Constituency No:156
Preceded By:N. L. Narendra Babu
Established:2008
State:Karnataka
District:Bengaluru Urban
Reservation:None
Electors: (2023)[1]
Mla:K. Gopalaiah
Party:BJP
Latest Election Year:2023

Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly Constituency is one of the 224 legislative assembly segments of the state of Karnataka. It is a part of Bengaluru Urban district and comes under the Bengaluru North parliamentary constituency.

The constituency was formed in the year 2008, carved out of portions of Rajajinagar, Yelahanka and the erstwhile Uttarahalli Assembly constituencies.[2] The constituency is predominantly urban in nature with a mix of old residential areas, industrial areas and slums. It comprises the northern parts of West Bengaluru such as Mahalakshmi Layout, Nandini Layout, Yeshwanthapur APMC Yard, Goraguntepalya, Kanteerava Nagar, Shankar Nagar, Saraswathipura, Nagapura, Kurubarahalli, Kamalanagar, Vrishabhavathi Nagar and also parts of Basaveshwaranagar and Kamakshipalya.

The MLA for Mahalakshmi Layout as of 2019 is K. Gopalaiah of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[3]

Wards

Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency includes the following 7 wards of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP):

Ward No.Ward NameCorporator
43Nandini Layout[4] K. V. Rajendra Kumar
44Marappanapalya[5] Mahadev M.
67Nagapura[6] Badregowda B.
68Mahalakshmipura[7] S. Keshavamurthy
74Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar[8] Gangamma Rajanna
75Shankar Mutt[9] M. Shivaraju
102Vrishabhavathi Nagar[10] Hemalatha Gopalaiah

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
Before 2008: Constituency did not exist
2008N. L. Narendra Babu
2013K. Gopalaiah
2018
2019
2023[11]

Election results

2008

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023 . . eci.gov.in . 24 July 2023.
  2. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/know-your-constituency-mahalakshmi-layout/articleshow/63408643.cms Know your constituency: Mahalakshmi Layout
  3. https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-karnataka-assembly-by-election-2019-mahalakshmi-layout-constituency-result-569828 Mahalakshmi Layout Constituency Result: BJP' K. Gopalaiah wins by 54,386 votes
  4. https://www.ichangemycity.com/wards/nandini-layout Ward #43, Nandini Layout
  5. https://www.ichangemycity.com/wards/marappana-palya Ward #44, Marappana Palya
  6. https://www.ichangemycity.com/wards/nagapura Ward #67, Nagapura
  7. https://www.ichangemycity.com/wards/mahalakshimpuram Ward #68, Mahalakshimpuram
  8. https://www.ichangemycity.com/wards/shakthi-ganapathi-nagar Ward #74, Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar
  9. https://www.ichangemycity.com/wards/shankar-matt Ward #75, Shankar Matt
  10. https://www.ichangemycity.com/wards/vrushabhavathi-nagar Ward #102, Vrushabhavathi Nagar
  11. 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.