Kanakapura Assembly constituency is one of the 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka state in India. The constituency is one of the 8 seats which make up Bangalore Rural (Lok Sabha constituency). Ramakrishna Hegde contested a bypoll from this seat when he first became Chief Minister in 1983.

Assembly Members

Source:

Election results

2023

2018

2013

2008

1985

* P.G.R. Sindhia (JNP) : 53,669 * M. V. Rajashekaran (INC) : 26,534

1983 bypoll

* Ramakrishna Hegde (Janata Party's sitting CM) defeated Linge Gowda of Congress(I) by 23,156 votes

1983

* P.G.R. Sindhia (JNP) : 37,467 votes * C. Appaji (INC) : 24,603

1978

* Appaji C. (Congress - Indira) : 1,30,883 votes * Srinivasa Murthy K.G (JNP) : 27,590

1962

* S. Kariyappa (IND) : 21,085 votes * K. G. Thimme Gowda (INC) : 19,492

1957

* M. Linge Gowda (IND) : 15,624 votes * K. G. Thimme Gowda (INC) : 11,459

References

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