Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency

Belgaum (officially Belagavi), is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Belgaum
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
Assembly constituenciesArabhavi
Gokak
Belgaum Uttar
Belgaum Dakshin
Belgaum Rural
Bailahongal
Saundatti Yellamma
Ramdurg
Established1951
Total electors18,07,250 (2021)
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024
Preceded byMangala Suresh Angadi

Vidhana Sabha segments

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The composition of Belgaum Lok Sabha seat has undergone several changes. In 1962, there were three assembly seats in the constituency from Belgaum, named Belgaum City, Belgaum I and Belgaum II. Then the map was redrawn and some seats like Khanapur, Uchagaon and Bagewadi were added to Belgaum seat as part of renaming. In 2008, it was back to three seats named after the city of Belgaum : North, South, and Rural. Since 2008, this seat comprises the following eight assembly segments in Karnataka Vidhan Sabha:

No[a] Name District Member Party Party Leading
(in 2024)
8 Arabhavi Belgaum Balachandra Jarkiholi BJP BJP
9 Gokak Ramesh Jarkiholi BJP BJP
11 Belgaum Uttar Asif Sait INC BJP
12 Belgaum Dakshin Abhay Patil BJP BJP
13 Belgaum Rural Lakshmi Hebbalkar INC BJP
16 Bailhongal Mahantesh Kaujlagi INC BJP
17 Saundatti Yellamma Vishwas Vaidya INC INC
18 Ramdurg Ashok Mahadevappa Pattan INC INC
  1. ^ Constituency number

Members of Parliament

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Year Name Party
1957 Balvantrao Datar Indian National Congress
1962
1963^ Hemanand Koujalagi
1967 N. M. Nabisab
1971 Appayappa Kotrashetti
1977
1980 Shanmukhappa Sidnal Indian National Congress
1984 Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996 Shivanand Koujalagi Janata Dal
1998 Babagouda Patil Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Amarsinh Patil Indian National Congress
2004 Suresh Angadi Bharatiya Janata Party
2009
2014
2019
2021^ Mangala Angadi
2024 Jagadish Shettar

^ by-poll

Election results

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General Election 2024

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2024 Indian general election: Belgaum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jagadish Shettar 762,029 55.06 +11.99
INC Mrinal Ravindra Hebbalkar 5,83,592 42.17 −0.39
MES Mahadev Patil 9,503 0.69 −10.77
NOTA None of the above 5,726 0.41 −0.63
Majority 1,78,437 12.89
Turnout 13,83,889 71.49
BJP hold Swing

2021 Bypoll

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Bye-election, 2021: Belgaum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Mangala Suresh Angadi 440,327 43.07 −19.85
INC Satish Laxmanarao Jarkiholi 4,35,087 42.56 +11.80
MES Shubham Vikrant Shelke 1,17,174 11.46 +11.46
NOTA None of the above 10,631 1.04
Majority 5,240 0.51 31.95
Turnout 10,22,793 56.15
BJP hold Swing

Source:[1]

2019 Lok Sabha

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2019 Indian general elections: Belgaum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Suresh Angadi 761,991 63.22 +11.69
INC V. S. Sadhunavar 370,687 30.76 −13.72
IND. Ganesh M. Daddikar 8,151 0.68
BSP Badroddin Kamdod 5,750 0.48
Majority 391,304 32.46
Turnout 1,207,142 67.84
BJP hold Swing

2014 Lok Sabha

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2014 Indian general elections: Belgaum[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Suresh Channabasappa Angadi 554,417 51.53 −0.58
INC Lakshmi Hebbalkar 478,557 44.48 +9.33
NOTA None of the above 11,509 1.07
AAP Angadi Muttappa 8,524 0.79
JD(S) Bagwan Nasir Papulsab 5,477 0.51 −8.57
Majority 75,860 7.03
Turnout 1,078,982 68.25 +13.50
BJP hold Swing

2009 Lok Sabha

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2009 Indian general elections: Belgaum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Suresh Angadi 384,324 50.85
INC Amarsinh Vasantarao Patil 265,637 35.15
JD(S) A. B. Patil 68,594 9.08
IND. Hanaji Ashok Pandu 10,811 1.43
Majority 118,687 15.70
Turnout 754,561 54.75 −11.35
BJP hold Swing

1984 Lok Sabha

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  • Shanmukhappa Basappa Sidnal (INC) : 202,506[3]
  • Appayyagouda Basagouda Patil (JNP) : 166,966
  • Prabhakar Pawashe (Maharashytra Ekikaran Samiti) : finished third.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. ^ "1984 India General Elections Results". elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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