# Arsikere Assembly constituency

Arsikere Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
It is part of Hassan district.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

Source:

### Mysore State

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | K. Panchaksharaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | A. R. Karisidappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | P. B. Bomanna | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1967 | G. Channabasappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | H. S. Siddappa | Indian National Congress (Organisation) |

### Karnataka

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1978 | D. B. Gangadharappa | Indian National Congress (Indira) |
| 1983 | G. S. Basavaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | D. B. Gangadharappa | Independent politician |
| 1989 | K. P. Prabhukumar | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | G. S. Parameshwarappa | Janata Dal |
| 1999 | G. V. Siddappa | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | A. S. Basavaraj | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2008 | K. M. Shivalinge Gowda | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 2013 | K. M. Shivalinge Gowda | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 2018 | K. M. Shivalinge Gowda | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 2023 | K. M. Shivalinge Gowda | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. M. Shivalinge Gowda | 98,375 | 52.86 | +23.78 |
| | JD(S) | N. R. Santhosh | 78,198 | 42.02 | −12.32 |
| | BJP | G. V. T. Basavaraja | 6,538 | 3.51 | −11.09 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 617 | 0.33 | −0.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,177 | 10.84 | −14.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 186,111 | 86.08 | +3.08 |
| | INC gain from JD(S) | INC gain from JD(S) | Swing | | |

### 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(S) | K. M. Shivalinge Gowda | 93,986 | 54.34 |
| | INC | G. B. Shashidhara | 50,297 | 29.08 |
| | BJP | G. Mariswamy | 25,258 | 14.60 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,079 | 0.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43,689 | 25.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,959 | 83.00 |
| | JD(S) hold | JD(S) hold | Swing | |

### 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(S) | K. M. Shivalinge Gowda | 76,579 | 48.20 |
| | INC | B. Shivaramu | 46,948 | 29.55 |
| | KJP | D. G. Lokesh | 26,312 | 16.56 |
| | BJP | D. B. Gangadhar | 2,464 | 1.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,631 | 18.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,58,869 | 80.47 |
| | JD(S) hold | JD(S) hold | Swing | |

### 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(S) | K. M. Shivalinge Gowda | 74,025 | 53.12 |
| | INC | G. V. Siddappa | 39,799 | 28.56 |
| | BJP | B. N. Ravi | 19,824 | 14.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34,226 | 24.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,39,343 | 78.00 |
| | JD(S) gain from BJP | JD(S) gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | A. S. Basavaraj | 36,867 | 34.9 |
| | INC | G. V. Siddappa | 30,418 | 28.8 |
| | JD(S) | K. P. Prabhukumar | 20,381 | 19.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,449 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,05,592 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | G. V. Siddappa | 43,224 | 42.95 |
| | BJP | A. S. Basavaraj | 32,235 | 32.03 |
| | JD(S) | K. P. Prabhukumar | 22,208 | 22.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,989 | 10.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,00,639 | 71.17 |
| | INC gain from JD | INC gain from JD | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD | G. S. Parameshwarappa | 31,845 | 32.52 |
| | INC | Haranahalli Ramaswamy | 29,113 | 29.73 |
| | BJP | A. S. Basavaraj | 20,326 | 20.76 |
| | Karnataka Congress Party | S. C. Siddaramappa | 12,636 | 12.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,732 | 2.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,921 | 71.27 |
| | JD gain from INC | JD gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | K. P. Prabhukumar | 30,533 | 35.82 |
| | JD | G. S. Parameshwarappa | 19,591 | 22.98 |
| | JP | D. B. Gangadharappa | 15,776 | 18.51 |
| | BJP | A. S. Basavaraj | 13,622 | 15.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,942 | 12.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,248 | 69.32 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D. B. Gangadharappa | 35,356 | 48.67 |
| | Independent | G. S. Basavaraj | 30,148 | 41.5 |
| | BJP | A. S. Basavaraj | 3,902 | 5.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,208 | 7.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,640 | 69.21 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | G. S. Basavaraj | 32,877 | 51.43 |
| | Independent | D. B. Gangadharappa | 19,095 | 29.87 |
| | BJP | K. N. Durgappa Shetty | 11,950 | 18.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,782 | 21.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,922 | 68.25 |
| | INC gain from INC(I) | INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | D. B. Gangadharappa | 36,062 | 56.54 |
| | JP | K. N. Durgappa Shetty | 19,585 | 30.7 |
| | INC | G. S. Basavaraj | 7,563 | 11.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,477 | 25.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,785 | 74.97 |
| | INC(I) gain from INC(O) | INC(I) gain from INC(O) | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(O) | H. S. Siddappa | 23,026 | 47.77 |
| | INC | D. B. Gangadharappa | 21,925 | 45.49 |
| | ABJS | N. M. Basavaraj | 1,668 | 3.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,101 | 2.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,201 | 68.03 |
| | INC(O) gain from INC | INC(O) gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1967

1967 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | G. Channabasappa | 22,847 | 55.9 |
| | SWA | H. S. Siddappa | 15,942 | 39.01 |
| | ABJS | K. N. Durgappa Shetty | 2,082 | 5.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,905 | 16.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,871 | 69.22 |
| | INC gain from PSP | INC gain from PSP | Swing | |

### 1962

1962 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PSP | P. B. Bomanna | 14,639 | 52.2 |
| | INC | A. R. Karisidappa | 11,655 | 41.56 |
| | Independent | T. Mohamed Ismail | 928 | 3.31 |
| | ABJS | K. M. Basavaraj | 824 | 2.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,984 | 10.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,046 | 57.36 |
| | PSP gain from INC | PSP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1957

1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | A. R. Karisidappa | 14,834 | 55.67 |
| | Independent | Y. Dharmappa | 10,469 | 39.29 |
| | PSP | K. M. Basavaraj | 1,343 | 5.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,365 | 16.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,646 | 59.08 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1952

1952 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Arsikere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. Panchaksharaiah | 8,631 | 46.23 | |
| | KMPP | P. B. Bommanna | 8,348 | 44.71 | |
| | Independent | K. M. Basavaraj | 1,692 | 9.02 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 | 1.52 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,671 | 45.67 | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |