MOLAKALMURU
Assembly seat no. 97 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2023
N.Y.GOPALAKRISHNA
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2023
22,149
10.89% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
BJPS.THIPPESWAMY
- Votes
- 87,310
- Vote share
- 42.92%
- Behind by
- 22,149
Electors
2,45,362
Total votes polled
2,03,405
Valid votes
2,03,405
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.9%
Full result, 2023
11 candidates · 2,03,405 valid votes
N.Y.GOPALAKRISHNAINCwon
1,09,459
53.8%
S.THIPPESWAMYBJP
87,310
42.9%
VEERABHADRAPPAJD(S)
1,594
0.8%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
1,561
0.8%
M.O.MANJUNATHA SWAMY NAYAKABSP
899
0.4%
O.GOVINDAIND
610
0.3%
K.P.HARISH KUMARIND
583
0.3%
N.MALLAIAH SWAMYIND
549
0.3%
T.SHASHIKUMARIND
329
0.2%
MALLIKARJUNA.TKARNATAKARASHTRASAMITHI
268
0.1%
S.T.HAREESH NAYAKAAAAP
243
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N.Y.GOPALAKRISHNA | INC | 1,09,459 | 53.81% | S.THIPPESWAMY | 22,149 |
| 2018 | B. SREERAMULU | BJP | 84,018 | 43.63% | DR B. YOGESH BABU | 42,045 |
| 2013 | S. THIPPESWAMY | BSRCP | 76,827 | 46.73% | N. Y. GOPALAKRISHNA | 7,169 |
| 2008 | N.Y.GOPALA KRISHNA | INC | 51,402 | 37.11% | S THIPPESWAMY | 5,076 |
| 2004 | GOPAL KRISHNA N Y | INC | 33,592 | 29.48% | PATEL G M THIPPESWAMY | 6,437 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above