# Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency

Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly Constituency is one of the 224 legislative assembly segments of the state of Karnataka. It is a part of Bangalore Urban district and comes under Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency.
The constituency was formed in the year 2008, carved out of portions of Rajajinagar, Yelahanka and the erstwhile Uttarahalli Assembly constituencies. The constituency is predominantly urban in nature with a mix of old residential areas, industrial areas and slums. It comprises the northern parts of West Bengaluru such as Mahalakshmi Layout, Nandini Layout, Yeshwanthapur APMC Yard, Goraguntepalya, Kanteerava Nagar, Shankar Nagar, Saraswathipura, Nagapura, Kurubarahalli, Kamalanagar, Vrishabhavathi Nagar and also parts of Basaveshwaranagar and Kamakshipalya.
The MLA for Mahalakshmi Layout as of 2023 is K. Gopalaiah of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

## Wards

Mahalakshmi Layout Assembly constituency includes the following 7 wards of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP):
| Ward No. | Ward Name | Corporator |
| 43 | Nandini Layout | K. V. Rajendra Kumar |
| 44 | Marappanapalya | Mahadev M. |
| 67 | Nagapura | Badregowda B. |
| 68 | Mahalakshmipura | S. Keshavamurthy |
| 74 | Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar | Gangamma Rajanna |
| 75 | Shankar Mutt | M. Shivaraju |
| 102 | Vrishabhavathi Nagar | Hemalatha Gopalaiah |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| Before 2008: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 2008 | N. L. Narendra Babu | Indian National Congress |
| 2013 | K. Gopalaiah | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 2018 | K. Gopalaiah | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 2019 | K. Gopalaiah | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | K. Gopalaiah | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Mahalakshmi Layout :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | K. Gopalaiah | 96,424 | 60.6 | +1.95 |
| | INC | S. Keshavamurthy | 45,259 | 28.45 | +6.94 |
| | JD(S) | K. C. Rajanna | 9,241 | 5.81 | −10.25 |
| | UPP | M. R. Lakshminarayana | 2,853 | 1.79 | |
| | AAP | Shanthala Damle | 1,600 | 1.01 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,286 | 1.44 | +0.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51,165 | 32.15 | −4.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 159,103 | 54.48 | +3.56 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019 by-election

By-election, 2019: Mahalakshmi Layout :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | K. Gopalaiah | 85,889 | 58.65 | +29.18 |
| | INC | M. Shivaraju | 31,503 | 21.51 | +8.69 |
| | JD(S) | Girish K. Nashi | 23,516 | 16.06 | −39.12 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,035 | 1.39 | +0.30 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 54,386 | 37.14 | +11.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,46,455 | 50.92 | −4.8 |
| | BJP gain from JD(S) | BJP gain from JD(S) | Swing | | |

### 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Mahalakshmi Layout :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD(S) | K. Gopalaiah | 88,218 | 55.18 | +10.44 |
| | BJP | N. L. Narendra Babu | 47,118 | 29.47 | −4.86 |
| | INC | Manjunatha H. S. | 20,496 | 12.82 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,739 | 1.09 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 41,100 | 25.71 | +15.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,59,880 | 55.72 | −4.49 |
| | JD(S) hold | JD(S) hold | Swing | | |

### 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Mahalakshmi Layout :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD(S) | K. Gopalaiah | 66,127 | 44.73 | +19.95 |
| | INC | N. L. Narendra Babu | 50,757 | 34.33 | −3.29 |
| | BJP | S. Harish | 23,545 | 15.93 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,370 | 10.4 | +7.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,47,849 | 60.21 | +8.31 |
| | JD(S) gain from INC | JD(S) gain from INC | Swing | +7.11 | |

### 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Mahalakshmi Layout :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | N. L. Narendra Babu | 42,652 | 37.62 | N/A |
| | BJP | R. V. Hareesh | 39,427 | 34.77 | N/A |
| | JD(S) | K. Gopalaiah | 28,097 | 24.78 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,225 | 2.85 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,13,386 | 51.9 | N/A |