In Karnataka Assembly Election 2023, Yeshvanthapura constituency (AC No. 153) in Bangalore district voted on May 10. Over 5 crore registered voters were eligible to exercise their franchise in Karnataka polls this year.
The term of the 224-member Legislative Assembly of Karnataka is scheduled to end on May 24, 2023.
BJP won in Yeshvanthapura in the 2019 by-election.
Use the map below to check the winner and the winning party of the Yeshvanthapura constituency in the Karnataka election 2023. You can also check the winning margin and details of the runner-up party and candidate.
In the 2019 Karnataka by-election, BJP candidate S T Somashekhar won the Yeshvanthapura Assembly seat after securing 144722 votes. The BJP candidate defeated INC candidate T N Javarayi Gowda by a margin of 27699 votes. '
After the 2018 polls, JD(S) and Congress formed a coalition government with H D Kumaraswamy as the Chief Minister.
However, the coalition government collapsed in 2019 following resignations of 13 rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs. The BJP subsequently formed a government with B S Yediyurappa becoming the Chief Minister.
In 2021, the BJP strongman resigned from the CM's post after which Basavaraj Bommai became the CM.
(Published 05 May 2023, 11:03 IST)
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