# Hosakote Assembly constituency

Hosakote Assembly constituency (also spelled Hosakote) is one of the seats in Karnataka State Assembly in India. It is part of Chikballapur Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Mysore State

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1951-1956: Seat does not exist. See Hoskote Anekal, Bangalore North and Bangalore South ||||
| 1957 | S. R. Ramaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Rukmaniamma | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | B. Chanabyre Gowda | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | N. Chikke Gowda | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | N. Chikke Gowda | Indian National Congress |

### Karnataka

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1978 | B. N. Bache Gowda | Janata Party |
| 1983 | N. Chikke Gowda | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | B. N. Bache Gowda | Janata Party |
| 1989 | N. Chikke Gowda | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | B. N. Bache Gowda | Janata Dal |
| 1999 | B. N. Bache Gowda | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2004 | M. T. B. Nagaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | B. N. Bache Gowda | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2013 | M. T. B. Nagaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 2018 | M. T. B. Nagaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 2019^ | Sharath Bache Gowda | Independent |
| 2023 | Sharath Bache Gowda | Indian National Congress |
^by-election

## Election results
### 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Hosakote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda | 107,220 | 50.13 | +29.10 |
| | BJP | M. T. B. Nagaraj | 1,02,145 | 47.75 | +12.14 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 507 | 0.24 | −0.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,075 | 2.38 | −3.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,13,896 | 91.37 | +0.43 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-elections: Hosakote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda | 81,671 | 41.43 | New |
| | BJP | M. T. B. Nagaraj | 70,185 | 35.61 | −11.64 |
| | INC | Padmavathi Suresh | 41,443 | 21.03 | −30.16 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 757 | 0.38 | +0.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,486 | 5.82 | +1.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 197,110 | 90.94 | +0.61 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Hosakote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | M. T. B. Nagaraju | 98,824 | 51.19 |
| | BJP | Sharath Kumar Bachegowda | 94,450 | 47.25 |
| | JD(S) | Krishna Murthy R | 1,083 | 0.56 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 539 | 0.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,597 | 3.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,93,071 | 90.33 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Hospet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | R. Nagana Gowda | 26,339 | 62.33% | 62.33% |
| | Independent | Mahabaleswarappa | 10,349 | 24.49% | |
| | Independent | Jambayya Banada | 3,768 | 8.92% | |
| | SP | A. Thirumala Rao | 1,801 | 4.26% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,990 | 37.84% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,257 | 59.19% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,387 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |