KOLLEGAL
Assembly seat no. 222 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2008
R.DHRUVANARAYANA
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2008
11,798
9.06% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
BJPS.MAHENDAR
- Votes
- 25,586
- Vote share
- 19.66%
- Behind by
- 11,798
Electors
1,80,177
Total votes polled
1,30,170
Valid votes
1,30,170
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
72.3%
Full result, 2008
9 candidates · 1,30,170 valid votes
R.DHRUVANARAYANAINCwon
37,384
28.7%
S.MAHENDARBJP
25,586
19.7%
N.MAHESHBSP
25,505
19.6%
A.R.KRISHNAMURTHYJD(S)
25,286
19.4%
S.BALARAJIND
11,805
9.1%
M.BASAVARAJUSKP
1,850
1.4%
M.NANJAIAHIND
1,166
0.9%
KANDAHALLI NARAYANASP
860
0.7%
J.THEERTHA PRASADIND
728
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | A.R.Krishnamurthy | INC | 1,08,363 | 64.59% | N.Mahesh | 59,519 |
| 2018 | N. MAHESH | BSP | 71,792 | 42.51% | A.R. KRISHNA MURTHY | 19,454 |
| 2013 | S. JAYANNA | INC | 47,402 | 32.36% | N. MAHESH | 10,193 |
| 2008 | R.DHRUVANARAYANA | INC | 37,384 | 28.72% | S.MAHENDAR | 11,798 |
| 2004 | BALRAJ S | IND | 27,736 | 27.07% | JAYANNA S | 3,328 |
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 KOLLEGAL assembly constituency in 2023?
A.R.Krishnamurthy (INC) won KOLLEGAL in 2023, by a margin of 59,519 votes.
Which party has won KOLLEGAL the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has KOLLEGAL gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won KOLLEGAL the most times?
S. JAYANNA, with 2 wins between 1994 and 2013.







