MOLAKALMURU
Assembly seat no. 97 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2018
B. SREERAMULU
BJP
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2018
42,045
21.84% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
INCDR B. YOGESH BABU
- Votes
- 41,973
- Vote share
- 21.80%
- Behind by
- 42,045
Electors
2,27,137
Total votes polled
1,92,549
Valid votes
1,92,549
NOTA votes
1,361
0.71% of votes polled
Turnout
84.8%
Full result, 2018
11 candidates · 1,92,549 valid votes
B. SREERAMULUBJPwon
84,018
43.6%
DR B. YOGESH BABUINC
41,973
21.8%
S. THIPPESWAMYIND
41,152
21.4%
PATEL G. M. THIPPESWAMY (YATTINAHATTYGOWDRU)JD(S)
15,262
7.9%
S. CHANDRANNA (YATTINAHATTY)IND
3,223
1.7%
K. RAGHAVENDRAPPOI
1,427
0.7%
S. P. RAJU (SASALAHATTY RAJANNA)IND
1,366
0.7%
D. H. PARAMESHWARAPPAIND
842
0.4%
P . SUMALATHAAIMEP
791
0.4%
S. CHANDRANNAIND
725
0.4%
B. GIREESHAIND
409
0.2%
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
