Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency
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| Shimoga | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Assembly constituencies | Shimoga Rural Bhadravati Shimoga Tirthahalli Shikaripura Sorab Sagar Byndoor |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. As of 2005 it had 1,286,181 voters, of whom Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes account for more than 200,000; Lingayat for around 200,000; Ediga for 220,000; Banjara for 100,000; Muslim for 150,000; and Brahmins and Vokkaliga for 105,000 and others 150,000.[1]
Assembly segments
[edit]Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency consists of eight assembly segments. These are:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Shimoga Rural (SC) | Shimoga | Sharada Puryanaik | JD(S) | BJP | ||
| 112 | Bhadravati | B.K. Sangameshwara | INC | BJP | |||
| 113 | Shimoga | Channabasapa | BJP | BJP | |||
| 114 | Tirthahalli | Araga Jnanendra | BJP | BJP | |||
| 115 | Shikaripura | B. Y. Vijayendra | BJP | BJP | |||
| 116 | Sorab | Madhu Bangarappa | INC | BJP | |||
| 117 | Sagar | Belur Gopalkrishna | INC | BJP | |||
| 118 | Byndoor | Udupi | Gururaj Gantihole | BJP | BJP | ||
Members of Parliament
[edit]^ denotes By poll
Election results
[edit]General Election 2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | B. Y. Raghavendra | 778,721 | 56.54 | −0.32 | |
| INC | Geetha Shivarajkumar | 5,35,006 | 38.85 | −0.61 | |
| Independent | K. S. Eshwarappa | 30,050 | 2.18 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,332 | 0.31 | −0.23 | |
| Majority | 2,43,715 | 17.69 | +0.29 | ||
| Turnout | 13,77,224 | 78.33 | +1.75 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General election, 2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | B. Y. Raghavendra | 729,872 | 56.86 | +6.13 | |
| JD(S) | S. Madhu Bangarappa | 5,06,512 | 39.46 | −6.40 | |
| BSP | Guddappa | 7,350 | 0.57 | +0.57 | |
| IND. | Shashikumar S. Gowda | 6,845 | 0.53 | −1.07 | |
| PPI | K. Krishna | 5,653 | 0.44 | +0.44 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 6,868 | 0.54 | −0.46 | |
| Majority | 2,23,360 | 17.40 | +12.53 | ||
| Turnout | 12,84,067 | 76.58 | +11.52 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +6.13 | |||
By election, 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | B. Y. Raghavendra | 543,306 | 50.73 | −2.96 | |
| JD(S) | S. Madhu Bangarappa | 4,91,158 | 45.86 | +24.55 | |
| IND. | Shashikumar S. Gowda | 17,189 | 1.60 | +1.60 | |
| JD(U) | Mahima J. Patel | 8,713 | 0.81 | +0.41 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 10,687 | 1.00 | +0.37 | |
| Majority | 52,148 | 4.87 | −27.30 | ||
| Turnout | 10,71,099 | 65.06 | −7.30 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | -2.96 | |||
General election, 2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | B. S. Yeddyurappa | 606,216 | 53.69 | +3.11 | |
| INC | Manjunath Bhandary | 2,42,911 | 21.52 | −23.52 | |
| JD(S) | Geetha Shivarajkumar | 2,40,636 | 21.31 | +21.31 | |
| AAP | K. G. Sreedhar | 7,542 | 0.67 | +0.67 | |
| BSP | Kunaje Manjunatha Gowda | 5,053 | 0.45 | −0.41 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,077 | 0.63 | +0.63 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,63,305 | 32.17 | +26.63 | ||
| Turnout | 11,30,364 | 72.36 | +5.89 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +3.11 | |||
General election, 2009
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | B. Y. Raghavendra | 482,783 | 50.58 | +30.69 | |
| INC | S. Bangarappa | 4,29,890 | 45.04 | +11.27 | |
| IND. | H. S. Shekarappa | 10,850 | 1.14 | +1.14 | |
| BSP | J. Jayappa | 8,205 | 0.86 | +0.86 | |
| AIJMK | C. Murugan | 6,046 | 0.63 | +0.63 | |
| Majority | 52,893 | 5.54 | +3.31 | ||
| Turnout | 9,54,407 | 66.47 | +8.26 | ||
| BJP gain from SP | Swing | +14.58 | |||
By election, 2005
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | S. Bangarappa | 269,013 | 36.00 | ||
| INC | Ayanur Manjunath | 2,52,376 | 33.77 | ||
| BJP | M. B. Bhanuprakash | 1,48,640 | 19.89 | ||
| JD(S) | L. T. Thimmappa Hegde | 54,578 | 7.30 | ||
| JD(U) | Shivalinga Swami | 8,834 | 1.18 | ||
| Majority | 16,949 | 2.23 | |||
| Turnout | 7,48,351 | 58.21 | |||
| SP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Aggressive campaigning by all parties for Shimoga byelection". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 June 2005. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.