Hunasuru Assembly constituency
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Hunasuru Assembly constituency, also spelled Hunsur, is one of the 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka in India. It is part of Mysore Lok Sabha constituency.



Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | D. Devaraj Urs | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| N. Rachiah | |||
| 1962 | D. Devaraj Urs | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | U. Kariyappa Gowda | ||
| 1972 By-election | D. Devaraj Urs | ||
| 1978 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1983 | Chandraprabha Urs | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | H. L. Thimmegowda | ||
| 1989 | Chandraprabha Urs | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 By-election | Chikkamadu S. | ||
| 1994 | C. H. Vijayashankar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 By-election[citation needed] | G. T. Devegowda | Janata Dal | |
| 1999 | V. Papanna | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | G. T. Devegowda | Janata Dal | |
| 2008 | H. P. Manjunath | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Adagur H. Vishwanath | Janata Dal | |
| 2019 By-election | H. P. Manjunath | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | G. D. Harish Gowda | Janata Dal |
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | G. D. Harish Gowda | 94,665 | 47.11% | 29.12 | |
| INC | H. P. Manjunath | 92,254 | 45.91% | 4.81 | |
| BJP | Devarahalli Somashekara | 6,258 | 3.11% | 25.88 | |
| AAP | G. Ravikumar | 2,912 | 1.45% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 894 | 0.44% | 0.10 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,411 | 1.20% | 20.53 | ||
| Turnout | 201,224 | 83.27% | 2.76 | ||
| Total valid votes | 200,945 | ||||
| Registered electors | 241,653 | 5.89 | |||
| JD(S) gain from INC | Swing | 3.61 |
Assembly By-election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. P. Manjunath | 92,725 | 50.72% | 6.10 | |
| BJP | Adagur H. Vishwanath | 52,998 | 28.99% | 25.55 | |
| JD(S) | Devarahalli Somashekara | 32,895 | 17.99% | 31.23 | |
| SDPI | Devanoor Puttananjaiah | 1,124 | 0.61% | New | |
| BSP | Imtiyaz Ahmed | 1,098 | 0.60% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 994 | 0.54% | 0.28 | |
| Margin of victory | 39,727 | 21.73% | 17.13 | ||
| Turnout | 183,728 | 80.51% | 2.53 | ||
| Total valid votes | 182,811 | ||||
| Registered electors | 228,211 | 1.60 | |||
| INC gain from JD(S) | Swing | 1.50 |
Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Adagur H. Vishwanath | 91,667 | 49.22% | 19.86 | |
| INC | H. P. Manjunath | 83,092 | 44.62% | 11.74 | |
| BJP | J. S. Ramesh Kumar | 6,406 | 3.44% | 0.60 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,534 | 0.82% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,575 | 4.60% | 22.40 | ||
| Turnout | 186,525 | 83.04% | 3.69 | ||
| Total valid votes | 186,228 | ||||
| Registered electors | 224,619 | 10.31 | |||
| JD(S) gain from INC | Swing | 7.14 |
Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. P. Manjunath | 83,930 | 56.36% | 16.79 | |
| JD(S) | Kumaraswamy | 43,723 | 29.36% | 0.14 | |
| Independent | C. T. Rajanna | 12,637 | 8.49% | New | |
| KJP | Manjunath Urs. M. C | 9,011 | 6.05% | New | |
| BJP | K. S. Annayanayak | 4,229 | 2.84% | 21.94 | |
| SDPI | N. Puttananjayya | 1,745 | 1.17% | New | |
| BSRCP | Dyavappanayaka | 1,434 | 0.96% | New | |
| Independent | Lokesha | 1,292 | 0.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 40,207 | 27.00% | 16.65 | ||
| Turnout | 161,588 | 79.35% | 1.93 | ||
| Total valid votes | 148,917 | ||||
| Registered electors | 203,630 | 8.46 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 16.79 |
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. P. Manjunath | 57,497 | 39.57% | 5.67 | |
| JD(S) | Chikkamadu S. | 42,456 | 29.22% | 15.07 | |
| BJP | G. T. Devegowda | 36,004 | 24.78% | 10.10 | |
| Independent | B. N. Vasuki | 2,261 | 1.56% | New | |
| BSP | H. D. Mahadevanayaka | 1,986 | 1.37% | New | |
| Independent | Raju | 1,265 | 0.87% | New | |
| Independent | Hunsur. K. Chandrashekar | 1,163 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,041 | 10.35% | 0.04 | ||
| Turnout | 145,363 | 77.42% | 3.10 | ||
| Total valid votes | 145,292 | ||||
| Registered electors | 187,752 | 2.56 | |||
| INC gain from JD(S) | Swing | 4.72 |
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | G. T. Devegowda | 60,258 | 44.29% | 18.94 | |
| INC | Chikkamadu S. | 46,126 | 33.90% | 16.16 | |
| BJP | Marilingaiah. B. S | 19,967 | 14.68% | 13.93 | |
| Independent | Hosurkumar | 4,272 | 3.14% | New | |
| Kannada Nadu Party | Dwarakish. B. S | 2,265 | 1.66% | New | |
| JP | Mahadeva. P | 1,876 | 1.38% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,132 | 10.39% | 8.11 | ||
| Turnout | 136,059 | 74.32% | 0.65 | ||
| Total valid votes | 136,054 | ||||
| Registered electors | 183,068 | 11.93 | |||
| JD(S) gain from BJP | Swing | 15.68 |
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | V. Papanna | 35,046 | 28.61% | New | |
| Independent | Chikkamadu S. | 32,256 | 26.33% | New | |
| JD(S) | G. T. Devegowda | 31,051 | 25.35% | New | |
| INC | Chandraprabha Urs | 21,736 | 17.74% | New | |
| BRP | C. D. Raju | 2,418 | 1.97% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,790 | 2.28% | |||
| Turnout | 122,614 | 74.97% | |||
| Total valid votes | 122,507 | ||||
| Registered electors | 163,555 | ||||
| BJP gain from JD |
Assembly By-election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | G. T. Devegowda | ||||
| JD gain from BJP | Swing | 31.04 |
Assembly Election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | C. H. Vijayashankar | 35,973 | 31.04% | 0.22 | |
| JD | V. Papanna | 33,122 | 28.58% | New | |
| INC | P. Govindaraju | 23,945 | 20.66% | New | |
| INC | Chandraprabha Urs | 19,661 | 16.97% | 17.95 | |
| BSP | Harihara Anandaswamy | 1,484 | 1.28% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,851 | 2.46% | 1.64 | ||
| Turnout | 117,461 | 78.45% | |||
| Total valid votes | 115,880 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,528 | 1.30% | |||
| Registered electors | 149,718 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 3.88 |
Assembly By-election 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chikkamadu S. | 33,467 | 34.92% | 19.35 | |
| BJP | C. H. Vijayashankar | 29,536 | 30.82% | 29.58 | |
| JP | V. Papanna | 24,884 | 25.97% | New | |
| Independent | Shivasekhara | 5,219 | 5.45% | New | |
| Independent | Basararaju. S | 994 | 1.04% | New | |
| Independent | Somanna | 736 | 0.77% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,931 | 4.10% | 30.68 | ||
| Total valid votes | 95,836 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 19.35 |
Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chandraprabha Urs | 51,086 | 54.27% | 13.17 | |
| JD | Kariyappa Gowda. D | 18,349 | 19.49% | New | |
| JP | H. L. Thimmegowda | 17,941 | 19.06% | New | |
| Independent | Basararaju. S | 3,096 | 3.29% | New | |
| BJP | Mahadeva Rao Kadam | 1,164 | 1.24% | New | |
| Independent | Kittu. S | 777 | 0.83% | New | |
| Independent | Mahadevu | 608 | 0.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 32,737 | 34.78% | 31.61 | ||
| Turnout | 100,567 | 74.93% | 2.06 | ||
| Total valid votes | 94,128 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 6,439 | 6.40% | 4.89 | ||
| Registered electors | 134,220 | 34.41 | |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | 10.00 |
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | H. L. Thimmegowda | 33,516 | 44.27% | 29.83 | |
| INC | Chandraprabha Urs | 31,116 | 41.10% | 18.76 | |
| Independent | Chikkachannappa | 8,764 | 11.57% | New | |
| Independent | Puttaraju | 1,619 | 2.14% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,400 | 3.17% | 48.59 | ||
| Turnout | 76,877 | 76.99% | 1.70 | ||
| Total valid votes | 75,716 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,161 | 1.51% | 0.44 | ||
| Registered electors | 99,859 | 7.21 | |||
| JP hold | Swing | 29.83 |
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Chandraprabha Urs | 50,951 | 74.10% | 36.97 | |
| INC | Prema Kumar. H. N | 15,363 | 22.34% | New | |
| Independent | Malleswamy. H. S | 864 | 1.26% | New | |
| Independent | Chikkamadu S. | 605 | 0.88% | New | |
| BJP | Somegowda | 516 | 0.75% | New | |
| Independent | Mirza Mohammed Baig | 461 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 35,588 | 51.76% | 33.65 | ||
| Turnout | 70,124 | 75.29% | 7.16 | ||
| Total valid votes | 68,760 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,364 | 1.95% | 0.53 | ||
| Registered electors | 93,142 | 12.53 | |||
| JP gain from INC(I) | Swing | 18.86 |
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | D. Devaraj Urs | 36,766 | 55.24% | New | |
| JP | H. L. Thimmegowda | 24,711 | 37.13% | New | |
| Independent | Chikkamadu S. | 4,665 | 7.01% | New | |
| Independent | G. Rangaswamy | 409 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,055 | 18.11% | 62.42 | ||
| Turnout | 68,243 | 82.45% | |||
| Total valid votes | 66,551 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,692 | 2.48% | |||
| Registered electors | 82,771 | ||||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 31.67 |
Assembly By-election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. Devaraj Urs | 37,877 | 86.91% | 35.38 | |
| Independent | G. Rangaswamy | 2,778 | 6.37% | New | |
| Independent | G. K. Mallaiah | 1,968 | 4.52% | New | |
| Independent | M. S. Sinddappa | 584 | 1.34% | New | |
| Independent | M. R. R. Bhagavatar | 376 | 0.86% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 35,099 | 80.53% | 52.97 | ||
| Total valid votes | 43,583 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 35.38 |
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | U. Kariyappa Gowda | 25,711 | 51.53% | 7.15 | |
| INC(O) | H. Hombe Gowda | 11,960 | 23.97% | New | |
| Independent | S. Sanjeevaiah | 8,093 | 16.22% | New | |
| Independent | M. L. Nanjaraje Urs | 2,667 | 5.35% | New | |
| ABJS | Mahadeva Rao Kadam | 940 | 1.88% | 0.40 | |
| Independent | K. R. Shivarame Gowda | 525 | 1.05% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,751 | 27.56% | 7.92 | ||
| Turnout | 51,780 | 66.24% | 2.28 | ||
| Total valid votes | 49,896 | ||||
| Registered electors | 78,166 | 25.25 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 7.15 |
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. Devaraj Urs | 23,420 | 58.68% | New | |
| Independent | Thimmappa | 15,583 | 39.04% | New | |
| ABJS | H. R. S. Setty | 908 | 2.28% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,837 | 19.64% | |||
| Turnout | 42,763 | 68.52% | |||
| Total valid votes | 39,911 | ||||
| Registered electors | 62,409 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing |
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. Devaraj Urs | Unopposed | ||
| Registered electors | 58,440 | 40.13 | ||
| INC hold | Swing |
Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. Devaraj Urs | 21,259 | 24.14% | 12.62 | |
| INC | N. Rachiah | 20,583 | 23.38% | 13.38 | |
| Independent | K. Lingappa | 19,874 | 22.57% | New | |
| Independent | S. Kuntaiah | 13,333 | 15.14% | New | |
| PSP | R. Peeranna | 6,573 | 7.46% | New | |
| ABJS | B. V. Rama Rao Sindhe | 6,430 | 7.30% | 2.50 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,385 | 1.57% | 19.07 | ||
| Turnout | 88,052 | 45.10% | 0.27 | ||
| Total valid votes | 88,052 | ||||
| Registered electors | 97,608 | 158.78 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 12.62 |
Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. Devaraj Urs | 6,216 | 36.76% | New | |
| Independent | B. L. Mari Gowda | 2,726 | 16.12% | New | |
| Independent | H. T. Thammaiah | 2,317 | 13.70% | New | |
| Independent | S. Kuntaiah | 2,237 | 13.23% | New | |
| KMPP | M. Chandrase Kharaiah | 1,757 | 10.39% | New | |
| ABJS | P. N. Rama Rao | 1,657 | 9.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,490 | 20.64% | |||
| Turnout | 16,910 | 44.83% | |||
| Total valid votes | 16,910 | ||||
| Registered electors | 37,719 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) |
See also
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