# Bijapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency

Bijapur was one of 224 assembly constituencies of the Indian state of Karnataka until 2008. The constituency was readjusted in 2008 on the implementation of the Delimitation Commission of 2002 as Bijapur City Assembly constituency. The constituency was a part of Bombay State before the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1951 | P. B. Mallanagouda | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Sardar Basavaraj Nagur | Independent |
| 1962 | Revansiddapa Sharanappa Navadagi | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | P. B. Mallanagouda | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | K. T. Rathod | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Bakshi Sayyid H Shamansaheb | Janata Party |
| 1983 | Gachinmath C Gurupadaya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1985 | Ustad Mehboob Patel | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Ustad Mehboob Patel | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Basangouda Patil Yatnal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Ustad Mehboob Patel | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Appu Pattanshetty | Bharatiya Janata Party |
*2008 onwards: see Bijapur City Assembly constituency

## Election results
### After constituency readjustment

See Bijapur City Vidhana Sabha constituency

### Before constituency readjustment

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Bijapur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Appu Pattanshetty | 70,001 | 55.55 | +22.59 |
| | INC | Ustad Mehboob Patel | 45,968 | 36.48 | −3.30 |
| | JD(S) | Farooqui Riyazahmed Gayasuddin | 4,516 | 3.58 | −0.22 |
| | BSP | Dharmanna Tontapur | 2,912 | 2.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 126,006 | 59.30 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 212,723 | | |
1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Bijapur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ustad Mehboob Patel | 42,902 | 39.78 | +30.61 |
| | BJP | Appu Pattanshetty | 39,749 | 32.96 | −9.53 |
| | Independent | Patil Kashiraya Gouda | 14,518 | 13.46 | |
| | JD(S) | Kalebag Mainoddin Aminsab | 4,100 | 3.80 | −28.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,213 | 59.96 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 188,822 | | |
1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Bijapur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Basangouda Patil Yatnal | 45,286 | 49.31 | +48.11 |
| | JD | Patel Habib Usman Maktumpatel | 29,158 | 31.80 | −9.11 |
| | INC | Sutar Muniralias Jilani Magadumsab | 8,405 | 9.17 | −45.16 |
| | CPI | Chanchalakkar Milind Layappa | 1,962 | 2.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,453 | 58.23 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 163,926 | | |
1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Bijapur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ustad Mehboob Patel | 45,623 | 54.33 | +6.47 |
| | JD | Avarangbad Rachappa Shivappa | 34,355 | 40.91 | |
| | JP | Jagannath Siddayya Udaipikar | 2,380 | 2.83 | −43.71 |
| | BJP | Akki Sanganbasappa Dundappa | 1,004 | 1.20 | −1.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,041 | 61.05 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 144,221 | | |
1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Bijapur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Ustad Mehboob Patel | 29,488 | 47.86 |
| | JP | Indikar Gousmohiddin Mahammadsab | 28,693 | 46.57 |
| | BJP | Patil Kashiraya Gouda | 1,847 | 3.00 |
| | Independent | Kudagi Laxamsingh Narayan | 345 | 0.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,765 | 54.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 114,487 | |
1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Bijapur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Gachinmath C Gurupadaya | 28,795 | 50.31 |
| | INC | Jahangirdar SKS Jeelanisaheb | 24,975 | 43.64 |
| | JP | Kaladgi Abdul Razak Mangalsab | 1,837 | 3.21 |
| | Independent | Siddiqui Abdul Hai Mahboobsab | 560 | 0.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,524 | 59.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 98,091 | |
1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Bijapur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP | Bakshi Sayyid H Shamansaheb | 26,191 | 49.39 |
| | INC(I) | Tathod Khubasing Teju | 16,663 | 31.43 |
| | Independent | Jagitdar SAS Mainoddin | 8,404 | 15.85 |
| | INC | Patil Payappa Shivappa | 1,053 | 1.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,358 | 63.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,453 | |

### Before renaming of Mysore state to Karnataka

1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Bijapur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | K. T. Rathod | 23,205 | 58.54 |
| | INC(O) | Pantdit Vishnu Keshava | 13,970 | 35.24 |
| | Independent | Sardar Basavaraj Nagur | 1.469 | 3.71 |
| | ABJS | B. Channappa Sayabanna | 593 | 1.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,494 | 58.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,747 | |
1967 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Bijapur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | P. B. Mallanagouda | 18,818 | 67.82 |
| | Independent | Sardar Basavaraj Nagur | 5,396 | 19.45 |
| | Independent | B. M. Hassansab | 3,534 | 12.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,497 | 53.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,645 | |
1962 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Bijapur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Revansiddapa Sharanappa Navadagi | 13,828 | 49.71 |
| | Independent | Nabisab Maktubsab Nabasing | 4,846 | 17.42 |
| | | Sardar Basavaraj Nagur | 3,654 | 13.13 |
| | Independent | Bhalachandra Vishnupant Parulekar | 1,835 | 6.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,462 | 60.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,357 | |
1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Bijapur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Sardar Basavaraj Nagur | 11,827 | 50.86 |
| | INC | Madhaldar G. M. B. Saheb | 7,995 | 34.38 |
| | CPI | Balsing Nabisa Muktumsab | 1,969 | 8.47 |
| | ABJS | Mahindrakar Manohar Dhondikar | 1,206 | 5.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,252 | 54.02 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 43,045 | |

### Before States Reorganisation Act, 1956

1951 Bombay Legislative Assembly election: Bijapur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Patil Mallangauda Ramangauda | 10,406 | 38.24 |
| | CPI | Balsing Nabisab Maktumsab | 6,069 | 22.30 |
| | Independent | K. K. Shriniwasrao | 4,390 | 16.13 |
| | KMPP | Akki Basappa Dundappa | 3,309 | 12.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,214 | 50.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 53,734 | |