| Rajarajeshwari Nagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 154 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore Rural |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 485,815 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | M. Srinivas |
Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly constituency, also known as RR Nagar, is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of the State of Karnataka, India. It is located within the Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | M. Srinivas | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Munirathna | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2020^ [a] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2023 | |||
- Disqualified by the Hon'ble Speaker under the 10th Schedule of the Constitution with effect from 28/07/2019
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Munirathna | 127,980 | 48.72% |  12.15 | |
| INC | H. Kusuma | 116,138 | 44.21% |  11.42 | |
| JD(S) | Dr. V. Narayana Swamy | 7,795 | 2.97% | 1.99 | |
| UPP | M. Manjunatha | 4,118 | 1.57% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,996 | 1.14% | 0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | 11,842 | 4.51% | 23.57 | ||
| Turnout | 263,030 | 54.14% | 8.83 | ||
| Total valid votes | 262,701 | ||||
| Registered electors | 485,815 | 5.10 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 12.15 |
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Assembly By-election 2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Munirathna | 125,990 | 60.87% | 28.67 | |
| INC | H. Kusuma | 67,877 | 32.79% | 9.35 | |
| JD(S) | V. Krishnamurthy | 10,269 | 4.96% | 18.58 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,497 | 1.21% | 0.15 | |
| Margin of victory | 58,113 | 28.08% | 18.14 | ||
| Turnout | 209,423 | 45.31% | 9.07 | ||
| Total valid votes | 206,991 | ||||
| Registered electors | 462,236 | 2.05 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 18.73 | |||
Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Munirathna | 108,065 | 42.14% | 4.98 | |
| BJP | P. M. Muniraju Gowda | 82,573 | 32.20% | 5.68 | |
| JD(S) | G. H. Ramachandra | 60,360 | 23.54% | 3.78 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,724 | 1.06% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 25,492 | 9.94% | 0.10 | ||
| Turnout | 256,636 | 54.38% | 2.44 | ||
| Total valid votes | 256,446 | ||||
| Registered electors | 471,900 | 41.07 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 4.98 |
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Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Munirathna | 71,064 | 37.16% | 8.95 | |
| JD(S) | K. L. R. Thimmananjaiah | 52,251 | 27.32% | 1.76 | |
| BJP | M. Srinivas | 50,726 | 26.52% | 15.30 | |
| KJP | K. R. Venkatesh Gowda | 5,419 | 2.83% | New | |
| JD(U) | Dr. S. V. Priyadharshini Iyer | 1,885 | 0.99% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,813 | 9.84% | 3.77 | ||
| Turnout | 190,075 | 56.82% | 9.08 | ||
| Total valid votes | 191,258 | ||||
| Registered electors | 334,514 | 10.95 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 4.66 | |||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | M. Srinivas | 60,187 | 41.82% | New | |
| INC | P. N. Krishnamurthy | 40,595 | 28.21% | New | |
| JD(S) | Hanumantharayappa | 36,785 | 25.56% | New | |
| BSP | C. Vishwanath | 1,374 | 0.95% | New | |
| Independent | Vijayakumar | 956 | 0.66% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,592 | 13.61% | |||
| Turnout | 143,921 | 47.74% | |||
| Total valid votes | 143,910 | ||||
| Registered electors | 301,495 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Bye-Election Results - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 : To the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.
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