In Karnataka Assembly Election 2023, Kolar constituency (AC No. 148) in Kolar 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.
Kolar is one of the 37 Assembly seats won by the JD(S) in 2018 elections.
Use the map below to check the winner and the winning party of the Kolar constituency in the Karnataka election 2023. You can also check the winning margin and details of the runner-up party and candidate.
In Karnataka election 2018, JD(S) candidate K.Srinivasa Gowda won the Kolar Assembly seat after securing 82788 votes. The JD(S) candidate defeated INC candidate Syed Zameer Pasha by a margin of 44251 votes.
In 2018, Kolar constituency had 225183 electors, including 112735 males and 112417 females.
The constituency had 31 third gender voters in 2018.
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.