CHAMARAJANAGAR
Assembly seat no. 223 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Karnataka also has a Lok Sabha constituency called CHAMARAJANAGAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 2023
C. Puttarangashetty
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2023
7,533
4.35% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
BJPV.Somanna
- Votes
- 76,325
- Vote share
- 44.10%
- Behind by
- 7,533
Electors
2,09,766
Total votes polled
1,73,057
Valid votes
1,73,057
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.5%
Full result, 2023
16 candidates · 1,73,057 valid votes
C. PuttarangashettyINCwon
83,858
48.5%
V.SomannaBJP
76,325
44.1%
HA.RA.MAHESHBSP
6,461
3.7%
Mallikarjuna swamy A .MJD(S)
1,082
0.6%
Dr.GuruprasadAAAP
925
0.5%
Abhilash.KUTTAMAPRAJAAKEEYAPARTY
896
0.5%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
794
0.5%
Vatal NagarajKANNADACHALAVALIVATALPAKSHA
658
0.4%
NingarajuIND
569
0.3%
Nagesha.KIND
277
0.2%
P.GurusiddappaBHARATHIYABELAKUPARTY
270
0.2%
C.L.SRINIVAS SHASTHTIKARNATAKARASHTRASAMITHI
211
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | C. Puttarangashetty | INC | 83,858 | 48.46% | V.Somanna | 7,533 |
| 2018 | C PUTTARANGASHETTY | INC | 75,963 | 45.46% | K R MALLIKARJUNAPPA | 4,913 |
| 2013 | C.PUTTARANGASHETTY | INC | 54,440 | 37.09% | K.R.MALLIKARJUNAPPA | 11,196 |
| 2008 | C.PUTTARANGASHETTY | INC | 42,017 | 33.93% | M.MAHADEV | 2,612 |
| 2004 | VATAL NAGARAJ | KCVP | 37,072 | 32.04% | DR MANJULA BP | 10,483 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the CHAMARAJANAGAR assembly constituency in 2023?
C. Puttarangashetty (INC) won CHAMARAJANAGAR in 2023, by a margin of 7,533 votes.
Which party has won CHAMARAJANAGAR the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has CHAMARAJANAGAR gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won CHAMARAJANAGAR the most times?
VATAL NAGARAJ, with 3 wins between 1989 and 2004.
