Shivajinagar, Karnataka Assembly constituency

Shivajinagar
Constituency No. 162 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBangalore Urban
LS constituencyBangalore Central
Established1966
Total electors194,070 (2023)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2023
Preceded byR. Roshan Baig

Shivajinagar is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is a segment of Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3][4] After the boundaries of this constituency were redrawn in 2008 delimitation exercise, it became a stronghold of Roshan Baig, but he left Congress in 2019. Muslims and Christians make up 38% and 4% of the electorate in this constituency respectively.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Shivajinagar Assembly constituency
  3. ^ List of elected members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
  4. ^ DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008
  5. ^ Mondal, Dhanya Rajendran,Shivani Kava,Sudipto (23 February 2023). "BJP is pushing for thousands of voters to be deleted in a Muslim-dominated Bengaluru area". The News Minute. Retrieved 6 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Assembly Constituency Details: Sarvagnanangar". chanakyya.com.