Gundlupet Assembly constituency

Gundlupet Assembly constituency is one of the 224 electoral constituencies that form the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in the south-Indian state of Karnataka. It is part of Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency.

Gundlupet
Constituency No. 224 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DivisionMysore
DistrictChamarajanagar
LS constituencyChamarajanagar
Established1957
Total electors190,425 as of 2013
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  INC
Elected year2023

The constituency was formed in 1957 after Mysore State was reorganized as the result of States Reorganisation Act, 1956. K. S. Nagarathanamma won the first election of 1957, and she went on to be elected six more times. H. K. Shivarudrappa won in 1978 and since 1994 H. S. Mahadeva Prasad has won the seat five times consecutively. Following Prasad's death on 3 January 2017, the by-election was won by M. C. Mohan Kumari.

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