KOLLEGAL
Assembly seat no. 222 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2018
N. MAHESH
BSP
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2018
19,454
11.52% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
INCA.R. KRISHNA MURTHY
- Votes
- 52,338
- Vote share
- 30.99%
- Behind by
- 19,454
Electors
2,09,122
Total votes polled
1,68,871
Valid votes
1,68,871
NOTA votes
1,524
0.90% of votes polled
Turnout
80.8%
Full result, 2018
7 candidates · 1,68,871 valid votes
N. MAHESHBSPwon
71,792
42.5%
A.R. KRISHNA MURTHYINC
52,338
31.0%
G.N. NANJUNDA SWAMYBJP
39,690
23.5%
CHIKKASAVAKA. SRPIA
1,591
0.9%
NINGARAJ. GRPSN
871
0.5%
LAKSHMI JAYASHANKARAAIMEP
643
0.4%
NAGARATHNA. MIND
422
0.3%
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.







