Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. Reserved for the Scheduled Castes, this constituency came into existence in 1962.
| Chamarajanagar | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Assembly constituencies | Heggadadevankote Nanjangud Varuna T.Narasipur Hanur Kollegal Chamarajanagar Gundlupet |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
editThe Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:[1]
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | Heggadadevankote (ST) | Mysore | Anil Kumar | INC | INC | ||
| 214 | Nanjangud (SC) | Darshan Dhruvanarayana | INC | INC | |||
| 219 | Varuna | Siddaramaiah | INC | INC | |||
| 220 | T.Narasipur (SC) | H. C. Mahadevappa | INC | INC | |||
| 221 | Hanur | Chamarajanagar | M R Manjunath | JD(S) | INC | ||
| 222 | Kollegal (SC) | A. R. Krishnamurthy | INC | INC | |||
| 223 | Chamarajanagar | C. Puttarangashetty | INC | INC | |||
| 224 | Gundlupet | H M Ganesh Prasad | INC | INC | |||
Members of Parliament
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Till 1962: Seat does not exist. See Mysore | |||
| 1962 | S. M. Siddaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | B. Rachaiah | ||
| 1980 | Srinivasa Prasad | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1984 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | A. Siddaraju | Janata Dal | |
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | Srinivasa Prasad | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2004 | Kagalvadi M. Shivanna | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| 2009 | R. Dhruvanarayana | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Srinivasa Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | Sunil Bose | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
editGeneral Election 2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sunil Bose | 751,671 | 54.87 | +10.27 | |
| BJP | Balaraj S. | 5,62,965 | 41.10 | −3.64 | |
| BSP | M. Krishna Murthy | 15,903 | 1.16 | −5.74 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,143 | 0.59 | −0.41 | |
| Majority | 1,88,706 | 13.77 | +13.63 | ||
| Turnout | 13,69,797 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 13.91 | |||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | V. Srinivas Prasad | 568,537 | 44.74 | +6.95 | |
| INC | R. Dhruvanarayana | 5,66,720 | 44.60 | −5.51 | |
| BSP | Dr. Shivakumara | 87,631 | 6.90 | +1.71 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,716 | 1.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,817 | 0.14 | −12.32 | ||
| Turnout | 12,70,725 | 75.35 | +2.5 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | -5.37 | |||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Dhruvanarayana | 567,782 | 50.11 | ||
| BJP | A. R. Krishna Murthy | 4,26,600 | 37.65 | ||
| JD(S) | Kote M. Shivanna | 58,760 | 5.18 | ||
| BSP | Shivamallu | 34,846 | 5.19 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,697 | 1.12 | ||
| Majority | 1,41,182 | 12.46 | |||
| Turnout | 11,33,326 | 72.85 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Dhruvanarayana | 369,970 | 37.99 | ||
| BJP | A. R. Krishna Murthy | 3,65,968 | 37.58 | ||
| JD(S) | Kote M. Shivanna | 1,06,876 | 10.97 | ||
| BSP | N. Mahesh | 68,447 | 7.03 | ||
| Majority | 4,002 | 0.41 | |||
| Turnout | 9,73,693 | 67.91 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1980
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | V. Srinivas Prasad | 228,748 | 58.53 | ||
| INC(U) | B. Rachaiah | 1,18,287 | 30.27 | ||
| JP | S.M. Siddaiah | 35,683 | 9.13 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,00,561 | 28.26 | |||
| Turnout | 3,90,761 | 57.74 | −5.25 | ||
| INC(I) hold | Swing | ||||
1971
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S.M. Siddaiah | 168,894 | 61.94 | ||
| INC(O) | N C Biligirirangaiah | 96,272 | 35.31 | ||
| Independent | Nanjundaiah | 7,514 | 2.76 | ||
| Margin of victory | 72,622 | 26.63 | |||
| Turnout | 2,72,680 | 58.81 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1967
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S.M. Siddaiah | 1,08,831 | 35.0 | ||
| SWA | N. C. B. Rangaiah | 79,584 | 25.7 | ||
| Independent | M. Puttadevaiah | 51,450 | 16.5 | ||
| Margin of victory | 72,622 | 26.63 | |||
| Turnout | 2,72,680 | 58.81 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ CEO Karnataka. List of Contesting Candidates
- ^ "IndiaVotes | India's largest election database".
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 38. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 49. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 49. Retrieved 18 May 2014.