# Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency

Chamundeshwari Assembly Constituency is one of the 224 assembly-constituencies of Karnataka. It is part of Mysore Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Name | Party |
| Mysore State ||||
| Before 1967: Constituency did not exist. See Mysore Taluk ||||
| 1967 | Kalastavadi Puttaswamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Kalastavadi Puttaswamy | Indian National Congress |
| Karnataka ||||
| 1978 | D. Jayadevaraja Urs | Indian National Congress (Indira) |
| 1983 | Siddaramaiah | Independent politician |
| 1985 | Siddaramaiah | Janata Party |
| 1989 | M. Rajasekara Murthy | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Siddaramaiah | Janata Dal |
| 1999 | A. S. Guruswamy | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Siddaramaiah | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 2006^ | Siddaramaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | M. Sathyanarayana | Indian National Congress |
| 2013 | G. T. Devegowda | Janata Dal |
| 2018 | G. T. Devegowda | Janata Dal |
| 2023 | G. T. Devegowda | Janata Dal |

## Election results
### 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Chamundeshwari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD(S) | G. T. Devegowda | 104,873 | 42.44 | 11.18 |
| | INC | S. Siddegowda | 79,373 | 32.12 | 5.57 |
| | BJP | V. Kaveesh Gowda | 51,318 | 20.77 | 15.44 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,220 | 0.90 | 0.22 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,500 | 10.32 | 5.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,47,118 | 75.06 | 1.42 |
| | JD(S) hold | JD(S) hold | Swing | 11.18 | |

### 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Chamundeshwari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(S) | G. T. Devegowda | 121,325 | 53.62 |
| | INC | Siddaramaiah | 85,283 | 37.69 |
| | BJP | S. R. Gopal Rao | 12,064 | 5.33 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,549 | 0.68 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 36,042 | 15.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,26,273 | 76.48 |
| | JD(S) hold | JD(S) hold | Swing | |

### 2006 by-election

By-election, 2006: Chamundeshwari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Siddaramiah | 115,512 | 47.24 | +19.29 |
| | JD(S) | Shivabasappa | 1,15,255 | 47.14 | +3.74 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 257 | 0.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,44,510 | 66.30 | |
| | Swing to INC from JD(S) | Swing to INC from JD(S) | Swing | | |

### 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Chamundeshwari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(S) | Siddaramaiah | 90,752 | 43.40 |
| | INC | Revanna Siddaiah | 58,382 | 27.95 |
| | BJP | Appanna M. | 39,648 | 18.98 |
| | BSP | Chandra B. | 9,717 | 4.65 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 32,354 | 15.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,08,859 | |
| | JD(S) hold | JD(S) hold | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Chamundeshwari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Siddaramaiah | 33,725 | 43.45 | 37.27 |
| | INC | K. Ranganaika | 25,454 | 32.80 | 4.83 |
| | Independent | A. S. Guruswamy | 15,125 | 19.49 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,271 | 10.66 | 4.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,833 | 77.69 | 8.53 |
| | JP gain from Independent | JP gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Chamundeshwari :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Siddaramaiah | 26,614 | 43.33 |
| | INC | Jayadevaraje Urs D. | 23,110 | 37.63 |
| | JP | P. Thammaiah | 3,797 | 6.18 |
| | Independent | C. N. Mahadevappa | 2,945 | 4.79 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,504 | 5.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,099 | 69.16 |
| | Independent gain from INC(I) | Independent gain from INC(I) | Swing | |