# Belur Assembly constituency

Belur Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
It is part of Hassan district. H. K. Suresh is the current MLA from Belur.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

Source:

### Mysore State

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | B. N. Boranna Gowda | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | H. K. Siddaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | B. N. Boranna Gowda | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | H. K. Siddaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | B. H. Lakshmanaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | S. H. Puttarangnath | Swatantra Party |
| 1972 | S. H. Puttarangnath | Indian National Congress |

### Karnataka

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1978 | B. H. Lakshmanaiah | Janata Party |
| 1983 | D. Mallesh | Janata Party |
| 1985 | H. K. Kumaraswamy | Janata Party |
| 1989 | B. H. Lakshmanaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | H. K. Kumaraswamy | Janata Dal |
| 1999 | S. H. Puttarangnath | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | H. K. Kumaraswamy | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 2008 | Rudresh Gowda | Indian National Congress |
| 2013 | Rudresh Gowda | Indian National Congress |
| 2018 | K. S. Lingesha | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 2023 | H. K. Suresh | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Belur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | H. K. Suresh | 63,571 | 38.76 | +9.49 |
| | INC | B. Shivaramu | 55,835 | 34.04 | +8.09 |
| | JD(S) | K. S. Lingesha | 38,893 | 23.71 | −18.49 |
| | BSP | Gangadhar Bahujan | 1,520 | 0.93 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 767 | 0.47 | −0.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,736 | 4.72 | −8.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164,021 | 82.91 | +2.99 |
| | BJP gain from JD(S) | BJP gain from JD(S) | Swing | | |

### 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Belur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(S) | K. S. Lingesha | 64,268 | 42.20 |
| | BJP | H. K. Suresh | 44,578 | 29.27 |
| | INC | Keerthana Rudreshagowda | 39,519 | 25.95 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,106 | 0.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,690 | 12.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,279 | 79.92 |
| | JD(S) gain from INC | JD(S) gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Belur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Rudresh Gowda | 48,802 | 36.71 |
| | JD(S) | K. S. Lingesha | 41,273 | 31.05 |
| | KJP | H. M. Vishwanath | 22,203 | 16.70 |
| | BJP | Eshwarahally Lakshman | 10,281 | 7.73 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,529 | 5.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,32,940 | 76.03 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Belur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Rudresh Gowda | 46,451 | 39.02 |
| | BJP | B. Shivarudrappa | 28,630 | 24.05 |
| | JD(S) | H. B. Appanaiah | 25,747 | 21.63 |
| | BSP | N. Yogesh | 11,947 | 10.04 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,821 | 14.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,19,033 | 74.6 |
| | INC gain from JD(S) | INC gain from JD(S) | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Belur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(S) | H. K. Kumaraswamy | 31,438 | 33.28 |
| | INC | D. Mallesh | 26,489 | 28.04 |
| | BJP | Gangadhara | 25,884 | 27.40 |
| | BSP | N. Yogesh | 6,027 | 6.38 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,949 | 5.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,460 | |
| | JD(S) gain from BJP | JD(S) gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Belur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | S. H. Puttarangnath | 32,770 | 37.88 |
| | INC | D. Mallesh | 31,724 | 36.67 |
| | JD(S) | H. K. Kumaraswamy | 22,024 | 25.46 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,046 | 1.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,518 | 69.52 |
| | BJP gain from JD | BJP gain from JD | Swing | |