| Kolar Gold Fields | |
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| Constituency No. 146 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Division | Bangalore |
| District | Kolar |
| LS constituency | Kolar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 199,982[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent M. Roopakala | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Y. Ramakka |
Kolar Gold Fields is one of the constituencies in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is a segment of Kolar Lok Sabha constituency.
This constituency has been reserved for Scheduled Castes since its establishment. It was represented by two members until the 1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election. Due to the prevalence of Tamil labourers in the gold fields, mainly Dalits, the constituency was represented by Tamils (and sometimes Tamil Nadu regional parties) until 2008, when the delimitation made Tamils a less decisive factor.[2]
Members of Assembly
[edit]Mysore State
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | P. M. Swamidorai | All India Scheduled Caste Federation | |
| K. S. Vasan | Communist Party of India | ||
| 1957 | C. M. Arumugam | All India Scheduled Caste Federation | |
| M. C. Narasimhan | Communist Party of India | ||
| 1962[3][4][5] | S. Rajagopal | ||
| 1967[6][7] | S. R. Gopal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1968^ | S. R. Shanmugam | ||
| 1972[8][9] | C. M. Arumugam | Republican Party of India | |
^by-election
Karnataka
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | C. M. Arumugam | Republican Party of India | |
| 1983 | M. Bhaktavatchalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1985 | T. S. Mani | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1989 | M. Bhaktavatchalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1994 | S. Rajendran | Bharatiya Rashtriya Party | |
| 1999 | M. Bhaktavatchalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2004 | S. Rajendran | Republican Party of India | |
| 2008[10] | Y. Sampangi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Y. Ramakka | ||
| 2018[11][12] | M. Roopakala | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023[1] | |||
Election results
[edit]2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Roopakala | 81,569 | 55.10 | +4.12 | |
| BJP | Ashwini Sampangi | 31,102 | 21.01 | −0.72 | |
| RPI | S. Rajendran | 29,795 | 20.12 | +5.51 | |
| JD(S) | V. M. Ramesh Babu | 1,360 | 0.92 | −5.51 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,383 | 0.93 | −0.32 | |
| Majority | 50,467 | 34.09 | +4.84 | ||
| Turnout | 148,051 | 74.03 | +0.83 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Roopakala | 71,151 | 50.98 | ||
| BJP | Ashwini Sampangi | 30,324 | 21.73 | ||
| RPI | S. Rajendran | 20,393 | 14.61 | ||
| JD(S) | M. Backthavachalam | 8,976 | 6.43 | ||
| CPI(M) | P. Thangaraj | 1,746 | 1.25 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,750 | 1.25 | ||
| Majority | 40,827 | 29.25 | |||
| Turnout | 1,39,569 | 73.20 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2013
[edit]- Ramakka Y. (BJP): 55,014 votes[13]
- M. Backthavachalam (JD-S): 28,992 votes
1967
[edit]- S. R. Gopal (INC): 20,024 votes[14]
- C. M. Armugam (RPI): 15,261 votes
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Kumaresan, S. (24 April 2018). "Striking gold in Kolar poll field no longer an easy task for AIADMK". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Karnataka 1962". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Karnataka Election Results 1962". www.elections.in.
- ^ "Assembly Election Results in 1962, Karnataka". traceall.in.
- ^ "Assembly Election Results in 1967, Karnataka". traceall.in.
- ^ "Karnataka Assembly Election Results in 1967". elections.in. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Karnataka Election Results 1972". www.elections.in.
- ^ "Assembly Election Results in 1972, Karnataka". traceall.in.
- ^ "Kolar Gold Field Assembly constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election -2018". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka 2018 - Candidate-wise Votes Details" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Chief Election Office - Karnataka. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka Election Results 2013, Karnataka Assembly Elections Results 2013". elections.in. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Karnataka Assembly Election Results in 1967". elections.in. Retrieved 18 June 2020.