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{{Short description|Constituency in Karnataka, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Bangalore Central
|state = [[Karnataka]]
| type = LS
|map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok_Sabha_constituencies/2019/Karnataka/Bangalore Central.map}}
|map_caption = Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency map
|established = 2008
|assembly_cons = [[Sarvagnanagar Assembly constituency|Sarvagnanagar]] [[C. V. Raman Nagar Assembly constituency|C. V. Raman Nagar]] [[Shivajinagar, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Shivajinagar]] [[Shanti Nagar Assembly constituency|Shanti Nagar]] [[Gandhi Nagar, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Gandhi Nagar]] [[Rajaji Nagar Assembly constituency|Rajaji Nagar]] [[Chamrajpet Assembly constituency|Chamrajpet]] [[Mahadevapura Assembly constituency|Mahadevapura]]
|reservation=None
|party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|mp = [[P. C. Mohan]]
|latest_election_year = 2024
|electors= 19,31,456<ref name=turnout/>
}}
[[File:Bangalore Central Lok Sabha Constituency Map with district boundary (2009 - Present).pdf|thumb|]]

'''Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the 28 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in [[Karnataka]] state in southern [[India]]. This constituency was created in 2008 as part of delimitation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Draft/karanataka/karanataka.pdf|title=Order No. 42|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=23 March 2007|access-date=28 November 2014|page=116}}</ref> It was carved out of the Bangalore North and South Lok Sabha constituencies during 2009 Indian elections.<ref name=Kaggere /> It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was [[P. C. Mohan]]

==Demographics==
The Central Lok Sabha constituency is dominated by minority voters, and is challenge for candidates, with having to get the support of both linguistic and religious minorities. The constituency has around 5.5 lakh [[Tamil People]], 4.5 lakh [[Muslims]] and about 2 lakh [[Christianity in India|Christians]]. There is also a significant number of [[Marwari people|Marwaris]] and [[Gujarati people|Gujaratis]], especially around [[Chickpet]] and Gandhinagar suburbs. The Tamil population is concentrated around the suburbs of [[Shivajinagar, Bangalore|Shivajinagar]], [[Ulsoor]], Gandhinagar, Seshadripuram and are a deciding factor for the winning candidate. Further, the demography of the constituency ranges from rich to middle class to slums.<ref name=Kaggere>{{cite news|last1=Kaggere|first1=Niranjan|title=Tamil voters will decide winner in B'lore Central|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/Tamil-voters-will-decide-winner-in-Blore-Central/articleshow/33460807.cms|access-date=4 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|publisher=Bangalore Mirror|date=9 April 2014}}</ref><ref name=Hegde>{{cite news|last1=Hegde|first1=Bhaskar|title=Will Tamilians back BJP this election?|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140413/nation-politics/article/will-tamilians-back-bjp-election|access-date=4 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|date=13 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Mohan|first1=P C|title=Support from Tamil Sangham 10-04-2014|url=http://pcmohan.org/support-from-tamil-sangham-10-04-2014/|access-date=4 January 2015|date=10 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104114903/http://pcmohan.org/support-from-tamil-sangham-10-04-2014/|archive-date=4 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Vidhan Sabha segments and serving MLAs==
As of 2014, Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] segments:<ref name="assembly">{{cite web|url=http://bjpkarnataka.org/parliamentary-constituencies-of-karnataka-as-per-new-delimitation/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108155552/http://bjpkarnataka.org/parliamentary-constituencies-of-karnataka-as-per-new-delimitation/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 November 2014|title=Parliamentary constituencies of Karnataka as per new delimitation|publisher=BJP Karnataka|date=10 February 2009|access-date=8 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/StatReports2013.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008102903/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/StatReports2013.pdf|archive-date=8 October 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!Name
!District
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
! colspan="2"|Party Leading [[2024 Indian general election|2024]] (By Number )
|-
|160
|[[Sarvagnanagar Assembly constituency|Sarvagnanagar]]
| rowspan="8" |[[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]]
|[[K. J. George]]
|{{party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|{{party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|161
|[[C. V. Raman Nagar Assembly constituency|C. V. Raman Nagar]] (SC)
|[[S. Raghu]]
|{{party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|162
|[[Shivajinagar, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Shivajinagar]]
|[[Rizwan Arshad]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|163
|[[Shanti Nagar Assembly constituency|Shanti Nagar]]
|[[N. A. Haris]]
|-
|164
|[[Gandhi Nagar, Karnataka Assembly constituency|Gandhi Nagar]]
|[[Dinesh Gundu Rao]]
|{{party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|165
|[[Rajaji Nagar Assembly constituency|Rajaji Nagar]]
|[[S. Suresh Kumar]]
|{{party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|168
|[[Chamrajpet Assembly constituency|Chamrajpet]]
|[[B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan|Zameer Ahmed]]
|{{party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|{{party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|174
|[[Mahadevapura Assembly constituency|Mahadevapura]] (SC)
|[[Manjula S|Manjula Aravind Limbavali]]
|{{party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

==List of members of parliament==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| colspan="4" |{{Center|''Till 2008 : Constituency did not exist''}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| rowspan="4" |[[P. C. Mohan]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|}

==Election results==
{{bar box
|float = right
|title = Vote share of winning candidates
|titlebar = #ddd
|width = 260px
|barwidth = 250px
|bars = {{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|50.05}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|50.35}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|51.85}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|40.16}}
}}
=== General Election 2024 ===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Bengaluru|Bangalore Central]]<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Bangalore central">{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Bangalore central |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S1025.htm |access-date=30 July 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730051559/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S1025.htm |archive-date=30 July 2024}}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[P. C. Mohan]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 6,58,915
|percentage = 50.05
|change = -0.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mansoor Ali Khan
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 626,208
|percentage = 47.57
|change = +3.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 12,126
|percentage = 0.92
|change = +0.02
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 32,707
|percentage = 2.48
|change = -3.44
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 13,18,346
|percentage = 54.16
|change = -0.16
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = BJP
|swing = -0.30
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general election]]: [[Bangalore Central]]<ref name=turnout>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm|title=Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=17 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702210941/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm|archive-date=2 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="Bangalore Central">{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1025.htm?ac=25|title=Bangalore Central|publisher=Election Commission of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628100459/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1025.htm?ac=25|archive-date=28 June 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate=[[P. C. Mohan]] |votes=6,02,853 |percentage=50.35 |change=-1.50 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Rizwan Arshad]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=531,885|percentage=44.43|change=+4.39}}
{{Election box candidate||candidate=[[Prakash Raj]]|party=[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] |votes=28,906|percentage=2.41|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate= [[None of the Above]] |party=None of the above|votes=10,760|percentage=0.90|change=+0.11}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 70,968
|percentage = 5.92
|change = -6.88
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,197,687|percentage=54.32
|change=-1.32}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = -1.50
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general election]]: [[Bangalore|Bangalore Central]]<ref name=turnout>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm|title=Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=17 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702210941/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm|archive-date=2 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="Bangalore Central">{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1025.htm?ac=25|title=Bangalore Central|publisher=Election Commission of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628100459/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1025.htm?ac=25|archive-date=28 June 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[P. C. Mohan]]
|votes = 557,130
|percentage = 51.85
|change = +11.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Rizwan Arshad]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 419,630
|percentage = 39.05
|change = +3.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = V. Balakrishnan
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = 39,869
|percentage = 3.69
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Nandini Ala
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|votes = 20,387
|percentage = 1.90
|change =-17.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 8,449
|percentage = 0.79
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 137,500
|percentage = 12.80
|change = +8.63
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,074,609
|percentage = 55.64
|change = +11.09
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = +11.69
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: Bangalore Central<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf|title=Constituency Wise Detailed Results |pages=62–63|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf|archive-date=11 August 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[P. C. Mohan]]
|votes = 340,162
|percentage = 40.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[H. T. Sangliana]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 304,944
|percentage = 36.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan]]
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|votes = 162,552
|percentage = 19.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 35,218
|percentage = 4.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 846,982
|percentage = 44.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Chinnaswamy Stadium MI vs RCB.jpg|Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore falls under this constituency
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Bangalore]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/karnataka/bangalore_central/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Bangalore Central lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Karnataka}}
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