# Shikaripura Assembly constituency

Shikaripura Assembly constituency is one of the 224 assembly constituencies of Karnataka, a state in Southern India. It is named after the town of Shikaripur, which forms part of the constituency. It is one of the eight Vidhan Sabha constituencies which form Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Mysore State

| Year | Member | Party |
| Before 1961: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1962 | Veerappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | G. Basavannappa | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 1972 | K. Yenkatappa | Indian National Congress |

### Karnataka

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1978 | K. Yenkatappa | Indian National Congress (Indira) |
| 1983 | B. S. Yeddyurappa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1985 | B. S. Yeddyurappa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1989 | B. S. Yeddyurappa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1994 | B. S. Yeddyurappa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | B. N. Mahalingappa | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | B. S. Yeddyurappa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2008 | B. S. Yeddyurappa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2013 | B. S. Yeddyurappa | Karnataka Janata Paksha |
| 2014^ | B. Y. Raghavendra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2018 | B. S. Yeddyurappa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | B. Y. Vijayendra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
^by-election

## Election results
### 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Shikaripura :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | B. Y. Vijayendra | 81,810 | 49.07 | −7.09 |
| | Independent | S. P. Nagarajagowda | 70,802 | 42.47 | |
| | INC | Goni Malatesh | 8,101 | 4.86 | −28.45 |
| | Independent | Imtiyaz A. Attar | 2,944 | 1.77 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 688 | 0.41 | −0.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,008 | 6.6 | −16.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166,729 | 83.83 | +1.56 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Shikaripura :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | B. S. Yeddyurappa | 86,983 | 56.16 |
| | INC | Goni Malatesha | 51,586 | 33.31 |
| | JD(S) | H. T. Balegar | 13,191 | 8.52 |
| | Independent | Vinay K. C. Rajavath | 459 | 0.30 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 903 | 0.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,397 | 22.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,54,883 | 82.27 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2014 by-election

Karnataka Legislative Assembly By-election, 2014: Shikaripura :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | B. Y. Raghavendra | 71,547 | 51.53 |
| | INC | H. S. Shanthaveerappa Gowda | 65,117 | 46.90 |
| | KJP | Sakalesh Hulmar | 755 | 0.54 |
| | IND. | D. Shekhar Gulihatty | 246 | 0.18 |
| | IND. | D. S. Eshwarappa | 224 | 0.16 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 560 | 0.40 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,430 | 4.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,38,849 | 78.26 |
| | BJP gain from KJP | BJP gain from KJP | Swing | |

### 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Shikaripura :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KJP | B. S. Yeddyurappa | 69,126 | 49.89 | |
| | INC | H. S. Shanthaveerappa Gowda | 44,701 | 32.26 | |
| | JD(S) | H. Balegar | 15,007 | 10.83 | |
| | BJP | S. H. Manjunatha | 2,383 | 1.72 | −64.50 |
| | IND. | Rajunaika | 1,447 | 1.04 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,425 | 17.63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,38,566 | 80.22 | |
| | KJP gain from BJP | KJP gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Shikaripura :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | B. S. Yeddyurappa | 83,491 | 66.22 |
| | SP | S. Bangarappa | 37,564 | 29.79 |
| | IND. | Dr. Riyaz Basha | 1,384 | 1.10 |
| | BSP | J. Jayappa | 1,226 | 0.97 |
| | IND. | D. Bangarappa | 1,139 | 0.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45,927 | 36.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,26,077 | 78.38 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 1999

* Mahalingappa (INC): 55,852 votes
* B.S.Yediyurappa (BJP): 48,291 votes