Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency
| Mahalakshmi Layout Mahalakshmipuram | |
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| Constituency No. 156 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bengaluru Urban |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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Incumbent K. Gopalaiah
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| Party | BJP |
Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly Constituency is one of the 224 legislative assembly segments of the state of Karnataka. It is a part of Bengaluru Urban district and comes under the Bengaluru North parliamentary constituency.
The constituency was formed in the year 2008, carved out of portions of Rajajinagar, Yelahanka and the erstwhile Uttarahalli Assembly constituencies. The constituency is predominantly urban in nature with a mix of old residential areas, industrial areas and slums. It comprises the northern parts of West Bengaluru such as Mahalakshmi Layout, Nandini Layout, Yeshwanthapur APMC Yard, Goraguntepalya, Kanteerava Nagar, Shankar Nagar, Saraswathipura, Nagapura, Kurubarahalli, Kamalanagar, Vrishabhavathi Nagar and also parts of Basaveshwaranagar and Kamakshipalya.
The MLA for Mahalakshmi Layout as of 2019 is K. Gopalaiah of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Wards
Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency includes the following 7 wards of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP):
| Ward No. | Ward Name | Corporator |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Nandini Layout | K. V. Rajendra Kumar |
| 44 | Marappanapalya | Mahadev M. |
| 67 | Nagapura | Badregowda B. |
| 68 | Mahalakshmipura | S. Keshavamurthy |
| 74 | Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar | Gangamma Rajanna |
| 75 | Shankar Mutt | M. Shivaraju |
| 102 | Vrishabhavathi Nagar | Hemalatha Gopalaiah |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N. L. Narendra Babu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | K. Gopalaiah | Janata Dal | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2019 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. Gopalaiah | 96,424 | 60.60 | ||
| INC | Keshavamurthy S | 45,259 | 28.45 | ||
| Janata Dal (Secular) | K C Rajanna | 9,241 | 5.81 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,286 | 1.44 | ||
| Margin of victory | 51,165 | - | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,59,103 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | - | |||
2019 by-poll
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. Gopalaiah | 85,889 | 58.65 | +3.48 | |
| INC | M. Shivaraju | 31,503 | 21.51 | N/A | |
| Janata Dal (Secular) | Dr. Girish K. Nashi | 23,516 | 16.06 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 54,386 | 37.14 | +11.43 | ||
| Turnout | 1,46,454 | 50.92 | -4.8 | ||
| BJP gain from Janata Dal (Secular) | Swing | +42.59 | |||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janata Dal (Secular) | K. Gopalaiah | 88,218 | 55.18 | +10.44 | |
| BJP | N. L. Narendra Babu | 47,118 | 29.47 | -4.86 | |
| INC | Manjunatha H. S. | 20,496 | 12.82 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,739 | 1.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 41,100 | 25.71 | +15.31 | ||
| Turnout | 1,59,880 | 55.72 | -4.49 | ||
| Janata Dal (Secular) hold | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janata Dal (Secular) | K. Gopalaiah | 66,127 | 44.73 | +19.95 | |
| INC | N. L. Narendra Babu | 50,757 | 34.33 | -3.29 | |
| BJP | S. Harish | 23,545 | 15.93 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 15,370 | 10.4 | +7.55 | ||
| Turnout | 1,47,849 | 60.21 | +8.31 | ||
| Janata Dal (Secular) gain from INC | Swing | +7.11 | |||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. L. Narendra Babu | 42,652 | 37.62 | N/A | |
| BJP | R. V. Hareesh | 39,427 | 34.77 | N/A | |
| Janata Dal (Secular) | K. Gopalaiah | 28,097 | 24.78 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 3,225 | 2.85 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,13,386 | 51.9 | N/A | ||