Bangarapet Assembly Elections 2023: In a major victory for Congress, its candidate S. N. Narayanaswamy KM won the Bangarapet constituency with a margin of over 71,000 votes.
Notably, Karnataka held a crucial Assembly election on May 10, with major political parties-- Congress, Bhartiya Janata Party, and Janata Dal (Secular)-- in the fray. The state has 224 constituencies which went for election. In Bangarapet, BJP had fielded MN Narayanaswamy against its main contender whereas, JD(S) has fielded M Mallesh Babu.
Main contenders
Congress-- SN Narayanaswamy
BJP-- MN Narayanaswamy
JD(S)-- Mallesh Babu
The Bangarapet Town Municipal Council has a population of 44,849, of which 22,628 are males while 22,221 are females, as per Census India 2011 report.
Surprisingly, the literacy rate of Bangarapet is 86.69%-- which is higher than the state average of 75.36%. The male literacy rate is around 90.58% while the female literacy rate is 82.74%.
Congress has a stronghold in since 2008
This is a crucial seat for Congress as SN Narayanaswam has a record of winning this constituency thrice. While BJP is trying its best to procure this seat as several top leaders visited the region in the past two weeks, it would be tough for the saffron party to replace Narayanaswamy.
Earlier in the 2018 elections, Narayanaswamy won the seat against M Mallesh Babu of JD(S). He had secured a total of over 70,000 votes--- almost 21,000 more than the JD-S candidate.
