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, 2018
C PUTTARANGASHETTY
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2018
4,913
2.94% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
BJPK R MALLIKARJUNAPPA
- Votes
- 71,050
- Vote share
- 42.52%
- Behind by
- 4,913
Electors
2,04,142
Total votes polled
1,67,111
Valid votes
1,67,111
NOTA votes
2,063
1.23% of votes polled
Turnout
81.9%
Full result, 2018
14 candidates · 1,67,111 valid votes
C PUTTARANGASHETTYINCwon
75,963
45.5%
K R MALLIKARJUNAPPABJP
71,050
42.5%
A M MALLIKARJUNASWAMY (ALUR MALLU)BSP
7,134
4.3%
VATAL NAGARAJKCVP
5,977
3.6%
M HONNURAIAHIND
904
0.5%
NARAYANASWAMY JSAJPL
556
0.3%
RANGASWAMYIND
552
0.3%
SURESHA B NIND
540
0.3%
SARASWATHI M RAIMEP
523
0.3%
LAWYER CHINNASWAMY MIND
506
0.3%
M S MALLIKARJUNIND
441
0.3%
PRASANNAKUMAR BIND
360
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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.
