The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

state in

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. Karnataka is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses. The two houses are the ''

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'' (lower house) and the ''

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'' (upper house). In summer, the seat of the Legislative Assembly is in

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

, the capital of the state, while in winter it is at Belagavi, in the northern part of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier. Presently, it comprises 224 members who are directly elected from single-seat constituencies. __TOC__

List of current constituencies

Following are the current constituencies of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka. Out of these, 36 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 15 for Scheduled Tribes. The ST seats are mainly in the central and northeast, around Bellari, Haveri and Raichur, since that is where most of the ST population is concentrated.

List of former constituencies

Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituencies 1978-2008 (cropped)

References

{{Assembly constituencies of Karnataka

Constituencies An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...