Kanakapura Assembly constituency

Kanakapura Assembly constituency is one of the 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka state in India. The constituency is one of the 8 seats which make up Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency. Ramakrishna Hegde contested a bypoll from this seat when he first became Chief Minister in 1983.

Members of Legislative Assembly
Source:

1985

 * P.G.R. Sindhia (JNP) : 53,669
 * M. V. Rajashekaran (INC) : 26,534

1983 bypoll

 * Ramakrishna Hegde (Janata Party's sitting CM) defeated Linge Gowda of Congress(I) by 23,156 votes

1983

 * P.G.R. Sindhia (JNP) : 37,467 votes
 * C. Appaji (INC) : 24,603

1978

 * Appaji C. (Congress - Indira) : 1,30,883 votes
 * Srinivasa Murthy K.G (JNP) : 27,590

1962

 * S. Kariyappa (IND) : 21,085 votes
 * K. G. Thimme Gowda (INC) : 19,492

1957

 * M. Linge Gowda (IND) : 15,624 votes
 * K. G. Thimme Gowda (INC) : 11,459