Hiriyur Assembly constituency

Hiriyur Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.[1]

Hiriyur
Constituency for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictChitradurga
LS constituencyChitradurga
Total electors235,486[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress

It is part of Chitradurga district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Year Member Party
1957 K. Kenchappa Praja Socialist Party
1962 V. Masiyappa Indian National Congress
1967 D. Manjunath
1972 K. H. Ranganath
1978 Indian National Congress (I)
1983 Indian National Congress
1985 R. Ramaiah
1989 K. H. Ranganath
1994 D. Manjunath Janata Dal
1999 K. H. Ranganath Indian National Congress
2004 D. Manjunath Janata Dal (Secular)
2008 D. Sudhakar Independent
2013 Indian National Congress
2018 Poornima Krishnappa Bharatiya Janata Party
2023 D. Sudhakar Indian National Congress

Election results

2018
Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Hiriyur[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Poornima Krishnappa 77,733 41.17
INC D. Sudhakar 64,858 34.36
JD(S) D. Yashodhara 42,044 22.27
NOTA None of the Above 1,160 0.61
Majority 12,875
Turnout 1,88,787 80.17
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also

References
  1. "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

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