Shimoga assembly constituency is governed by a Municipal Corporation and is located in the state of Karnataka. Shimoga constituency election results will be known once the Election Commission shall announce the Karnataka election results of 2023. Shimoga constituency Vidhan Sabha 2023 results shall be awaited once the elections are held in the state of Karnataka. According to preliminary Census India data, the population of Shimoga assembly constituency in 2011 was 322,650, with 162,018 males and 160,632 females. Hindus make up 72.76% of the population, Muslims 23.93%, and Christians 2.17%. In 2018, Shimoga Vidhan Sabha constituency had total 256,373 electors.
The lists of candidates for the Shimoga constituency have been declared by various political parties for the upcoming Karnataka elections 2023.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Shimoga Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Shimoga assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2023 | 113 | Shimoga | GEN | Channabasappa | M | BJP | 96490 | H. C. Yogesh | M | INC | 68816 |
| 2018 | 113 | Shimoga | GEN | K S Eshwarappa | M | BJP | 104027 | K B Prasanna Kumar | M | INC | 57920 |
| 2013 | 113 | Shimoga | GEN | Kb. Prasanna Kumar | M | INC | 39355 | S. Rudregowda | M | KJP | 39077 |
| 2008 | 113 | Shimoga | GEN | K.S.Eshwarappa | M | BJP | 58982 | Ismail Khan | M | INC | 26563 |
| 2004 | 162 | Shimoga | GEN | Eshwarappa Ks | M | BJP | 69015 | Chandrashekarappa Hn | M | INC | 49766 |
| 1999 | 162 | Shimoga | GEN | Chandrashekarappa H.M | M | INC | 59490 | Eshwarappa | M | BJP | 52916 |
| 1994 | 162 | Shimoga | GEN | K.S. Eswarappa | M | BJP | 57385 | K.H. Srinivasa | M | INC | 41219 |
| 1989 | 162 | Shimoga | GEN | Eswarappa, K. S. | M | BJP | 32289 | Srinivasa K. H. | M | INC | 30987 |
| 1985 | 162 | Shimoga | GEN | K. H. Srinivassa | M | INC | 31472 | G. Madappa | M | JNP | 21650 |
| 1983 | 162 | Shimoga | GEN | M. Ananda Rao | M | BJP | 25475 | M. C. Maheshwarappa | M | JNP | 22211 |
| 1978 | 162 | Shimoga | GEN | K. H. Srinivasa | M | INC(I) | 33047 | D. H. Shankara Murthy | M | JNP | 21373 |
| 1972 | 154 | Shimoga | GEN | A. B. B. Narayanaiyengar | M | INC | 30889 | Y. R.Parameshwarappa | M | SOP | 12630 |
| 1967 | 154 | Shimoga | GEN | A. R. Badrinarayan | M | INC | 18695 | Y. R. Parameshwarappa | M | SSP | 11598 |
| 1962 | 104 | Shimoga | GEN | Ratnamma Madhava Rao | F | INC | 14087 | G. M. Channappa | M | PSP | 9011 |
| 1957 | 93 | Shimoga | GEN | Rathnamma | M | INC | 13223 | C. L. Ramanna | M | BJS | 5849 |
Last Updated on: June 09, 2023