Chitradurga is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes[1] This constituency covers the entire Chitradurga district and part of Tumkur district.
| Chitradurga | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Assembly constituencies | Molakalmuru Challakere Chitradurga Hiriyur Hosadurga Holalkere Sira Pavagada |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
editChitradurga Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:[1]
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Molakalmuru (ST) | Chitradurga | N. Y. Gopalakrishna | INC | INC | ||
| 98 | Challakere (ST) | T. Raghumurthy | INC | INC | |||
| 99 | Chitradurga | K. C. Veerendra Puppy | INC | BJP | |||
| 100 | Hiriyur | D. Sudhakar | INC | BJP | |||
| 101 | Hosadurga | B. G. Govindappa | INC | BJP | |||
| 102 | Holalkere (SC) | M. Chandrappa | BJP | BJP | |||
| 136 | Sira | Tumkur | T. B. Jayachandra | INC | BJP | ||
| 137 | Pavagada (SC) | H. V. Venkatesh | INC | BJP | |||
Members of Parliament
editElection results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Govind Karjol | 684,890 | 50.11 |  0.15
| |
| INC | B. N. Chandrappa | 636,769 | 46.58 |  2.76
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,190 | 0.23 | 0.12
| |
| Majority | 48,121 | 3.53 | 2.95
| ||
| Turnout | 1,366,909 | 73.30 | 2.50
| ||
| BJP hold | Swing | 0.15
|
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2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | A. Narayanswamy | 626,195 | 50.26 | 16.62
| |
| INC | B. N. Chandrappa | 5,46,017 | 43.82 | 1.18
| |
| BSP | C. U. Mahanthesh | 8,907 | 0.71 | N/A | |
| IND. | N. T. Vijayakumar | 8,707 | 0.70 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,368 | 0.35 | ||
| Majority | 80,178 | 6.48 | 2.76
| ||
| Turnout | 12,46,506 | 70.80 | 4.73
| ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. N. Chandrappa | 467,372 | 42.64 | ||
| BJP | Janardhana Swamy | 3,66,220 | 33.40 | ||
| JD(S) | Gullihatty D. Shekhar | 2,02,108 | 18.43 | ||
| AAP | Mohana Dashari | 14,226 | 1.30 | ||
| Majority | 1,01,291 | 9.24 | |||
| Turnout | 10,97,666 | 66.07 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 207.
- ^ "Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency results 2014".