Hiriyur Assembly constituency

Hiriyur Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.

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Hiriyur Assembly constituency

Hiriyur Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.

It is part of Chitradurga district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Hiriyur Assembly constituency

<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>V. Masiyappa</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>T. Hanumiah</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>K. Kenchappa</td><td></td><td>Praja Socialist Party</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>V. Masiyappa</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>D. Manjunath</td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>K. H. Ranganath</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>R. Ramaiah</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>K. H. Ranganath</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>D. Manjunath</td><td></td><td>Janata Dal</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>K. H. Ranganath</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>D. Manjunath</td><td></td><td>Janata Dal</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>D. Sudhakar</td><td></td><td>Independent politician</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Poornima Krishnappa</td><td></td><td>Bharatiya Janata Party</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>D. Sudhakar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. Sudhakar</td><td>92,050</td><td>46.02%</td><td>11.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Poornima</td><td>61,728</td><td>30.86%</td><td>10.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(S)</td><td>M. Raveendrappa</td><td>38,686</td><td>19.34%</td><td>2.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KRPP</td><td>H. Mahesh</td><td>1,520</td><td>0.76%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>K. T. Thippeswamy</td><td>1,407</td><td>0.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>691</td><td>0.35%</td><td>0.26</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>30,322</td><td>15.16%</td><td>8.34</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>200,182</td><td>82.17%</td><td>1.97</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>200,016</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>243,619</td><td></td><td>3.45</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from BJP</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.85</td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 2018

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Poornima Krishnappa</td><td>77,733</td><td>41.17%</td><td>39.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. Sudhakar</td><td>64,858</td><td>34.36%</td><td>16.83</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(S)</td><td>D. Yashodhara</td><td>42,044</td><td>22.27%</td><td>28.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>1,160</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,875</td><td>6.82%</td><td>5.96</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>188,869</td><td>80.20%</td><td>5.95</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>188,787</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>235,486</td><td></td><td>8.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>10.02</td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 2013

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. Sudhakar</td><td>71,661</td><td>51.19%</td><td>45.10</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(S)</td><td>A. Krishnappa</td><td>70,456</td><td>50.32%</td><td>35.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSRCP</td><td>M. Jayanna</td><td>6,965</td><td>4.97%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. Siddesh Yadav</td><td>2,880</td><td>2.06%</td><td>17.80</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KJP</td><td>M. Thippeswamy</td><td>2,570</td><td>1.84%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Nataraja</td><td>1,418</td><td>1.01%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. T. Shanthanna</td><td>1,024</td><td>0.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>S. H. Kantharaj Huli</td><td>1,008</td><td>0.72%</td><td>1.35</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,205</td><td>0.86%</td><td>11.22</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>160,501</td><td>74.25%</td><td>9.81</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>140,003</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>216,172</td><td></td><td>2.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>19.25</td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 2008

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Sudhakar</td><td>43,299</td><td>31.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Lakshmikantha. N. R</td><td>26,921</td><td>19.86%</td><td>0.06</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(S)</td><td>D. Yashodhara</td><td>19,876</td><td>14.66%</td><td>28.75</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Majunatha. G. S</td><td>17,821</td><td>13.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Geetha Nandini Gowda. P. S</td><td>8,251</td><td>6.09%</td><td>24.97</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Manjunath. R</td><td>7,622</td><td>5.62%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Thippeswamy. V. K</td><td>3,164</td><td>2.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>H. J. Kantharaj</td><td>2,809</td><td>2.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. V. Umapathi</td><td>1,844</td><td>1.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,378</td><td>12.08%</td><td>0.26</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>135,676</td><td>64.44%</td><td>2.70</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>135,568</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>210,539</td><td></td><td>28.98</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from JD(S)</td><td>Swing</td><td>11.47</td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 2004

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>JD(S)</td><td>D. Manjunath</td><td>43,749</td><td>43.41%</td><td>5.63</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Manjunath. G. S</td><td>31,310</td><td>31.06%</td><td>16.92</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Bheemaiah. B</td><td>19,959</td><td>19.80%</td><td>8.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Ramaiah</td><td>3,162</td><td>3.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kannada Nadu Party</td><td>Thimmaiah. B</td><td>1,597</td><td>1.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Thippeswamy</td><td>1,012</td><td>1.00%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,439</td><td>12.34%</td><td>2.13</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>100,790</td><td>61.74%</td><td>7.15</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>100,789</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>163,238</td><td></td><td>12.95</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(S) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.57</td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 1999

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. H. Ranganath</td><td>45,415</td><td>47.98%</td><td>20.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(S)</td><td>D. Manjunath</td><td>35,755</td><td>37.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>B. Kashi Vishwanatha Naik</td><td>10,289</td><td>10.87%</td><td>7.30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Yelanadu Thippeswamy</td><td>2,109</td><td>2.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Thippeswamy</td><td>1,080</td><td>1.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,660</td><td>10.21%</td><td>11.75</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>99,562</td><td>68.89%</td><td>1.36</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>94,648</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>4,882</td><td>4.90%</td><td>2.97</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>144,522</td><td></td><td>7.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from JD</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.21</td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 1994

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>JD</td><td>D. Manjunath</td><td>43,911</td><td>49.19%</td><td>21.40</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. H. Ranganath</td><td>24,302</td><td>27.22%</td><td>16.40</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Chandraiah</td><td>17,036</td><td>19.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>G. Rajashekar</td><td>3,185</td><td>3.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>19,609</td><td>21.96%</td><td>6.13</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>91,036</td><td>67.53%</td><td>5.88</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>89,277</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>1,758</td><td>1.93%</td><td>4.44</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>134,802</td><td></td><td>0.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.57</td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 1989

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. H. Ranganath</td><td>33,717</td><td>43.62%</td><td>10.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD</td><td>B. Basappa</td><td>21,479</td><td>27.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>D. Prasanna Kumar</td><td>12,180</td><td>15.76%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kranti Sabha</td><td>V. T. Ramakrishna</td><td>6,943</td><td>8.98%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Babu Naik</td><td>1,157</td><td>1.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,238</td><td>15.83%</td><td>5.74</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>82,553</td><td>61.65%</td><td>4.17</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>77,296</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>5,257</td><td>6.37%</td><td>5.32</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>133,908</td><td></td><td>26.50</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>10.43</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 1985

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Ramaiah</td><td>32,542</td><td>54.05%</td><td>1.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>T. Thippanna</td><td>26,464</td><td>43.95%</td><td>1.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>H. K. Virupakshappa</td><td>422</td><td>0.70%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. B. Swamy</td><td>396</td><td>0.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,078</td><td>10.09%</td><td>2.42</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>60,850</td><td>57.48%</td><td>9.91</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>60,210</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>640</td><td>1.05%</td><td>0.82</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>105,859</td><td></td><td>16.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.22</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 1983

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. H. Ranganath</td><td>31,667</td><td>52.83%</td><td>50.06</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>T. Thippanna</td><td>27,069</td><td>45.16%</td><td>17.08</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>H. Thimmaiah</td><td>625</td><td>1.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Visweswaraiah</td><td>576</td><td>0.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,598</td><td>7.67%</td><td>32.96</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>61,078</td><td>67.39%</td><td>7.63</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>59,937</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>1,141</td><td>1.87%</td><td>0.29</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>90,627</td><td></td><td>11.65</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from INC(I)</td><td>Swing</td><td>15.88</td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 1978

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC(I)</td><td>K. H. Ranganath</td><td>40,938</td><td>68.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>D. Manjunath</td><td>16,730</td><td>28.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>T. V. Ramachandrappa</td><td>1,649</td><td>2.77%</td><td>82.11</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,208</td><td>40.63%</td><td>29.14</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>60,895</td><td>75.02%</td><td>20.55</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>59,579</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>1,316</td><td>2.16%</td><td>2.16</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>81,173</td><td></td><td>10.06</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(I) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>16.17</td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 1972

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. H. Ranganath</td><td>33,314</td><td>84.88%</td><td>33.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(O)</td><td>P. Rangappa</td><td>5,933</td><td>15.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>27,381</td><td>69.77%</td><td>63.24</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>40,178</td><td>54.47%</td><td>0.39</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>39,247</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>73,756</td><td></td><td>14.52</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>33.21</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 1967

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. Manjunath</td><td>17,034</td><td>51.67%</td><td>5.16</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Yellabovi</td><td>14,882</td><td>45.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RPI</td><td>H. C. Keshavan</td><td>1,052</td><td>3.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,152</td><td>6.53%</td><td>27.47</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>34,830</td><td>54.08%</td><td>19.20</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>32,968</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>64,406</td><td></td><td>10.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.16</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 1962

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. Masiyappa</td><td>29,018</td><td>56.83%</td><td>7.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PSP</td><td>P. T. Eswarappa</td><td>11,655</td><td>22.82%</td><td>27.48</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. Pathappa</td><td>8,545</td><td>16.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Durgapa</td><td>1,012</td><td>1.98%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>H. M. A. Khander</td><td>833</td><td>1.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>17,363</td><td>34.00%</td><td>33.41</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>53,023</td><td>73.28%</td><td>3.36</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>51,063</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>72,361</td><td></td><td>19.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from PSP</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.53</td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 1957

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>PSP</td><td>K. Kenchappa</td><td>21,249</td><td>50.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. Masiyappa</td><td>20,998</td><td>49.70%</td><td>3.34</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>251</td><td>0.59%</td><td>9.82</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>42,247</td><td>69.92%</td><td>41.86</td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>42,247</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>60,421</td><td></td><td>20.30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PSP gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>22.16</td></tr></tbody></table>

Assembly Election 1952

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. Masiyappa</td><td>23,841</td><td>28.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>T. Hanumiah</td><td>21,100</td><td>24.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Kenchappa</td><td>15,018</td><td>17.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Siddappa</td><td>10,742</td><td>12.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>B. M. Rudriah</td><td>5,502</td><td>6.49%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Jatra Naik</td><td>5,484</td><td>6.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>Dodda Taippiah</td><td>3,048</td><td>3.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,823</td><td>10.41%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>84,735</td><td>111.78%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Total valid votes</td><td>84,735</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>75,806</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>