Magadi (Vidhana Sabha constituency)

Magadi
Constituency No. 182 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Bengaluru south
Lok Sabha constituency	Bangalore Rural
Established	1951
Total electors	233,433 (2023)^[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent H. C. Balakrishna
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2023
Preceded by	A. Manjunath

Magadi Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. It is also part of Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency.^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1952	S. Sidappa	Indian National Congress
1957	B. Singri Gowda	Praja Socialist Party
1957 By-election ^[a]	T. D. Maranna	Indian National Congress
1962	C. R. Range Gowda	Praja Socialist Party
1967	C. R. R. Gowda	Praja Socialist Party
1972	H. G. Channappa	Independent politician
1978	Berraswamy Gowda	Janata Party
1983	H. G. Channappa	Indian National Congress
1985	H. G. Channappa	Janata Party
1989	H. M. Revanna	Indian National Congress
1994	H. C. Balakrishna	Bharatiya Janata Party
1999	H. M. Revanna	Indian National Congress
2004	H. C. Balakrishna	Janata Dal
2008
2013
2018	A. Manjunath
2023	H. C. Balakrishna	Indian National Congress

Died in 1957

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[1]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. C. Balakrishna	94,650	46.74%	11.69
	JD(S)	A. Manjunath	82,811	40.89%	20.63
	BJP	Prasad Gawda. K. R	20,197	9.97%	7.70
	NOTA	None of the above	604	0.30%	0.13
Margin of victory			11,839	5.85%	20.63
Turnout			202,733	86.85%	0.43
Total valid votes			202,508
Registered electors			233,433		3.81
	INC gain from JD(S)		Swing	14.78

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Magadi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD(S)	A. Manjunath	119,492	61.52%	11.20
	INC	H. C. Balakrishna	68,067	35.05%	5.61
	BJP	M. C. Hanumantharaj	4,410	2.27%	1.19
	NOTA	None of the above	839	0.43%	New
Margin of victory			51,425	26.48%	16.82
Turnout			194,331	86.42%	2.54
Total valid votes			194,218
Registered electors			224,869		10.78
	JD(S) hold		Swing	11.20

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD(S)	H. C. Balakrishna	74,821	50.32%	2.43
	INC	A. Manjunath	60,462	40.66%	33.44
	KJP	H. M. Kirshnamurthy	27,143	18.25%	New
	BJP	C. K. Jagadish Prasad	1,604	1.08%	34.38
	Bharatiya Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Janta Party	A. G. Krishnamurthy	1,228	0.83%	New
	Independent	M. T. Ravikumar	1,069	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			14,359	9.66%	7.64
Turnout			170,277	83.88%	6.52
Total valid votes			148,705
Registered electors			202,992		8.99
	JD(S) hold		Swing	2.43

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD(S)	H. C. Balakrishna	75,991	52.75%	11.56
	BJP	P. Nagaraju	51,072	35.46%	10.96
	INC	Kalpana Shivanna	10,399	7.22%	24.53
	SP	D. Shivakumar	1,628	1.13%	New
	Independent	H. B. Shivalingaiah	1,126	0.78%	New
	BSP	Jaffer Pasha	1,056	0.73%	New
Margin of victory			24,919	17.30%	7.86
Turnout			144,085	77.36%	8.17
Total valid votes			144,047
Registered electors			186,252		7.47
	JD(S) hold		Swing	11.56

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD(S)	H. C. Balakrishna	49,197	41.19%	33.79
	INC	H. M. Revanna	37,921	31.75%	16.49
	BJP	Pushpa. C	29,261	24.50%	19.09
	Kannada Nadu Party	Parthasarthy. T. G	1,056	0.88%	New
Margin of victory			11,276	9.44%	4.78
Turnout			119,911	69.19%	3.54
Total valid votes			119,437
Registered electors			173,298		12.57
	JD(S) gain from INC		Swing	7.05

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. M. Revanna	52,802	48.24%	8.13
	BJP	H. C. Balakrishna S/o. H. G. Channappa	47,707	43.59%	10.42
	JD(S)	H. R. Kemegowda S/o Late Ramegowda	8,094	7.40%	New
Margin of victory			5,095	4.66%	9.24
Turnout			111,965	72.73%	3.75
Total valid votes			109,446
Rejected ballots			2,519	2.25%	1.12
Registered electors			153,945		10.82
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	5.77

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	H. C. Balakrishna	56,735	54.01%	52.91
	INC	H. M. Revanna	42,131	40.11%	12.55
	JD	Revanna (V. G. Doddi)	3,347	3.19%	12.13
	INC	Javarappa	1,917	1.82%	New
Margin of victory			14,604	13.90%	11.69
Turnout			106,249	76.48%	2.42
Total valid votes			105,044
Rejected ballots			1,205	1.13%	3.13
Registered electors			138,919		11.09
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	1.35

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. M. Revanna	46,697	52.66%	9.52
	JP	Berraswamy Gowda	24,001	27.07%	New
	JD	H. G. Channappa	13,589	15.32%	New
	Kranti Sabha	Mariyappa Gowada	1,663	1.88%	New
	BJP	B. H. Maheshaiah	978	1.10%	New
Margin of victory			22,696	25.59%	14.14
Turnout			92,618	74.06%	2.35
Total valid votes			88,675
Rejected ballots			3,943	4.26%	3.06
Registered electors			125,052		25.29
	INC gain from JP		Swing	1.93

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	H. G. Channappa	38,605	54.59%	9.49
	INC	H. M. Revanna	30,507	43.14%	4.53
	LKD	T. C. Nagaraju	1,357	1.92%	3.99
Margin of victory			8,098	11.45%	8.88
Turnout			71,574	71.71%	0.11
Total valid votes			70,718
Rejected ballots			856	1.20%	0.57
Registered electors			99,813		8.12
	JP gain from INC		Swing	6.92

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. G. Channappa	30,947	47.67%	40.98
	JP	T. A. Rangaiah	29,277	45.10%	3.98
	LKD	T. C. Nagaraju	3,837	5.91%	New
Margin of victory			1,670	2.57%	5.77
Turnout			66,094	71.60%	6.46
Total valid votes			64,921
Rejected ballots			1,173	1.77%	0.25
Registered electors			92,316		9.55
	INC gain from JP		Swing	1.41

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Berraswamy Gowda	31,628	49.08%	*New*
	INC(I)	Hulikatte. G. Channappa	26,255	40.74%	New
	INC	Harthi. G. Channappa	4,311	6.69%	17.80
	Independent	C. R. Venkatappa	1,137	1.76%	New
	Independent	B. L. Prasanna Kumara Gupta	606	0.94%	New
Margin of victory			5,373	8.34%	17.63
Turnout			65,777	78.06%	14.86
Total valid votes			64,448
Rejected ballots			1,329	2.02%	2.02
Registered electors			84,267		32.12
	JP gain from Independent		Swing	1.66

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. G. Channappa	19,948	50.74%	*New*
	INC(O)	C. R. Range Gowda	9,738	24.77%	New
	INC	R. V. Susheelamma	9,629	24.49%	9.36
Margin of victory			10,210	25.97%	6.18
Turnout			40,311	63.20%	1.34
Total valid votes			39,315
Registered electors			63,779		21.26
	Independent gain from PSP		Swing	2.90

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PSP	C. R. R. Gowda	16,738	53.64%	15.56
	INC	H. G. Channappa	10,562	33.85%	3.05
	Independent	C. R. Venkatappa	3,530	11.31%	New
	Independent	P. R. S. Nath	374	1.20%	New
Margin of victory			6,176	19.79%	18.60
Turnout			33,948	64.54%	2.99
Total valid votes			31,204
Registered electors			52,599		4.12
	PSP hold		Swing	15.56

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PSP	C. R. Range Gowda	20,441	69.20%	*New*
	INC	T. D. Maranna	9,100	30.80%	38.66
Margin of victory			11,341	38.39%	0.54
Turnout			31,095	61.55%
Total valid votes			29,541
Registered electors			50,518
	PSP gain from INC		Swing	0.26

Assembly By-election 1957

1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly by-election : Magadi ^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. D. Maranna	19,567	69.46%	25.19
	Independent	Honnashiddiah	8,602	30.54%	New
Margin of victory			10,965	38.93%	27.48
Total valid votes			28,169
	INC gain from PSP		Swing	13.73

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PSP	B. Singri Gowda	16,165	55.73%	*New*
	INC	T. D. Maranna	12,843	44.27%	4.99
Margin of victory			3,322	11.45%	6.09
Turnout			29,008	64.72%	9.10
Total valid votes			29,008
Registered electors			44,819		11.64
	PSP gain from INC		Swing	6.47

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Magadi ^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Sidappa	10,999	49.26%	*New*
	KMPP	B. Singri Gowda	9,803	43.90%	New
	Independent	C. Rangappa Gowda	1,528	6.84%	New
Margin of victory			1,196	5.36%
Turnout			22,330	55.62%
Total valid votes			22,330
Registered electors			40,147
	INC win (new seat)

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