Madikeri Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.
It is part of Kodagu district and is one among the two legislative assembly constituency from the district.
Madekeri Mantar Gowda who won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election is the current MLA from this constituency.
Electorate The constituency has 209,469 voters: 1.05 lakh women and 1.03 lakh men. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes constitute roughly 20.5% of the electorate and the electorate is 79.8% rural. The electorate is predominantly Hindu with Muslims and Christians constituting less than 16% of the voter base. The constituency has more number of Gowdas (Are Bhashe and others) than Kodavas in contrast to Virajpet Assembly constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly Election MemberParty 1957 K. Mallapa 1962 1967 A. P. Appanna 1972 A. M. Bellaippa 1978 M. C. Nanaiah 1983 1985 D. A. Chinnappa 1989 1994 Dambekodi Subbaya Madappa 1999 Mundanda M. Nanaiah 2004 K. G. Bopaiah 2008 Appachu Ranjan 2013 2018 2023 Dr. Mantar Gowda
Election results Assembly Election 2023
Assembly Election 2018
Assembly Election 2013
Assembly Election 2008
Assembly Election 2004
Assembly Election 1999
Assembly Election 1994
Assembly Election 1989
Assembly Election 1985
Assembly Election 1983
Assembly Election 1978
Assembly Election 1972
Assembly Election 1967
Assembly Election 1962
Assembly Election 1957
See also List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Kodagu district Mysore Lok Sabha constituency
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