Arkalgud Assembly constituency

Arkalgud Assembly constituency is one of the 225 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. Arkalgud is also part of Hassan Lok Sabha constituency.^[2][3][4]

Arkalgud
Constituency No. 198 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Hassan
Lok Sabha constituency	Hassan
Established	1951
Total electors	227,985 (2023)[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent A. Manju
Party	Janata Dal (Secular)
Elected year	2023
Preceded by	A. T. Ramaswamy

Members of Legislative Assembly

Source:^[5]

Mysore State

Year	Member	Party
1952	G. A. Thimmappa Gowda		Indian National Congress
1957	Puttaswamy Gowda
1962	G. A. Thimappa Gowda
1967	H. N. Nanje Gowda		Swatantra Party
1972			Indian National Congress

Karnataka

Year	Member	Party
1978	K. B. Malappa		Janata Party
1983
1985
1989	A. T. Ramaswamy		Indian National Congress
1994
1999	A. Manju		Bharatiya Janata Party
2004	A. T. Ramaswamy		Janata Dal (Secular)
2008	A. Manju		Indian National Congress
2013
2018	A. T. Ramaswamy		Janata Dal (Secular)
2023[6][7]	A. Manju

Election results

2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Arkalgud^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD(S)	A. Manju	74,844	38.57	−6.46
	Independent	M. T. Krishnegowda	54,946	28.31	N/A
	INC	H. P. Sridhargowda	35,974	18.54	−20.85
	BJP	H. Yogaramesha	19,549	10.07	−1.94
	NOTA	None of the Above	624	0.32	−0.31
Majority			19,898	10.26	+4.62
Turnout			1,94,067	85.12	−2.50
	JD(S) hold		Swing

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Arkalgud

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD(S)	A. T. Ramaswamy	85,064	45.03
	INC	A. Manju	74,411	39.39
	BJP	H. Yogaramesha	22,679	12.01
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,189	0.63
Majority			10,653	5.64
Turnout			1,88,904	87.62
	JD(S) gain from INC		Swing

See also

• Arkalgud
• Hassan district
• List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly