MOLAKALMURU
Assembly seat no. 97 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 1999
NY GOPALA KRISHNA
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1999
14,181
14.30% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
JD(U)PATEL GM THIPPESWAMY
- Votes
- 30,115
- Vote share
- 30.37%
- Behind by
- 14,181
Electors
1,41,331
Total votes polled
99,175
Valid votes
99,175
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.2%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 99,175 valid votes
NY GOPALA KRISHNAINCwon
44,296
44.7%
PATEL GM THIPPESWAMYJD(U)
30,115
30.4%
PATEL G PAPANAYAKAJD(S)
12,896
13.0%
M JAYANNABSP
10,961
11.1%
D GANGANNAIND
907
0.9%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MOLAKALMURU assembly constituency in 2023?
N.Y.GOPALAKRISHNA (INC) won MOLAKALMURU in 2023, by a margin of 22,149 votes.
Which party has won MOLAKALMURU the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has MOLAKALMURU gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won MOLAKALMURU the most times?
PURNA MUTHAPPA, with 2 wins between 1985 and 1994.
