Pulakeshinagar Assembly constituency explained

Pulakeshinagar
Type:SLA
Constituency No:159
State:Karnataka
District:Bangalore Urban
Loksabha Cons:Bangalore North
Established:2008
Electors: (2023)[1]
Reservation:SC
Mla:A. C. Srinivasa
Latest Election Year:2023
Party:Indian National Congress
Preceded By:Akhanda Srinivas Murthy

Pulakeshinagar Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka a south state of India. It is also part of Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency.[2] Muslims are the majority community in the constituency, with 54% of the electorate, while Dalits are a significant minority.[3]

A. C. Srinivasa is the current MLA from this constituency winning the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.

Members of Legislative Assembly

ElectionNameParty
Before 2008: Constituency did not exist
2008B. Prasanna Kumar
2013Akhanda Srinivas Murthy
2018
2023A. C. Srinivasa

Election results

2013

See also

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. Web site: Kava,Jahnavi . Shivani . 2023-05-02 . Civic issues and riots on voters’ minds in Bengaluru's Pulakeshinagar constituency . 2024-07-06 . The News Minute . en.