Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2008
Gali Somashekhara Reddy of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Bellary City Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Karnataka in the 2008 state assembly election, securing 54,831 votes (47.40% vote share). The runner-up was Anil H.Lad (Indian National Congress) with 53,809 votes.
A total of 31 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gali Somashekhara Reddy | 54831 | 47.40% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Anil H.Lad | 53809 | 46.50% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Nazeer Hussain | 979 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 4 | G.Neelakanthappa | 896 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 5 | M.Diwakar Babu | 618 | 0.50% | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 6 | Handi Rafiq Sab | 572 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 7 | Noor Mohammed | 551 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 8 | S.Nazeer Ahemed | 345 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 9 | K.Veerashekar | 316 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 10 | H.Siddanna | 275 | 0.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 11 | Syed Yusuf | 275 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | K.Govinda Raju | 221 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 13 | A.Nataraj | 161 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | N.Gangi Reddy | 146 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Subhash Chandra.G. Khapate | 127 | 0.10% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 16 | N.Thimma Reddy | 126 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | Kuruvalli .Gurusiddeshwara | 121 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 18 | G.Jagadish Gouda | 120 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | Manjula | 113 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | K.R.Ravikumar | 108 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | Pompapathi | 101 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | D.Govindiah | 100 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 23 | B.Arogya Swamy | 99 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Venkatesh | 99 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 25 | Talluri Parthasarthi | 94 | 0.10% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 26 | K.V.Subba Rao | 88 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | C.B. Veerana Gouda | 85 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 28 | Singapura Nagaraj | 78 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 29 | Vali Basha B.S. | 64 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 30 | Sathyavantha | 57 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 31 | T.Babu Prakesh | 56 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Bellary City constituency is part of the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2008 Assembly election, 31 candidates contested for this seat. Gali Somashekhara Reddy (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 54,831 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.