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{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| name                   = Shimoga&lt;br /&gt;
| image                  =&lt;br /&gt;
| State                  =[[Karnataka]]&lt;br /&gt;
| UnionTerritory         =&lt;br /&gt;
| Existence              =1952-Present&lt;br /&gt;
| AssemblyConstituencies = [[Shimoga Rural (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Shimoga Rural]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Bhadravati (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Bhadravati]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Shimoga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |Shimoga]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Tirthahalli (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Tirthahalli]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Shikaripura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shikaripura]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Sorab]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Sagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Sagar]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Byndoor (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Byndoor]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Electorate             =&lt;br /&gt;
| ElectedByYear          =[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Reservation            = None&lt;br /&gt;
| SuccessfulParty        = &lt;br /&gt;
| CurrentMP              =[[B. Y. Raghavendra]]&lt;br /&gt;
| CurrentMPParty         =[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]&lt;br /&gt;
| FormerMP               =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; 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 250,000; Lingayats for around 200,000; Deevaru for 160,000; Muslims for 150,000; and Brahmins and Vokkaligas for 105,000 and others 200,000.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news | title = Aggressive campaigning by all parties for Shimoga byelection|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/01/stories/2005060105490400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001021038/http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/01/stories/2005060105490400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-10-01|accessdate=2007-02-07| location=Chennai, India| work = [[The Hindu]]| date=2005-06-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Assembly segments==&lt;br /&gt;
Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency consists eight assembly segments . These are:&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;500px&amp;quot;  &lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;50px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-size:75%&amp;quot;|Constituency number&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;|Name&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;100px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-size:75%&amp;quot;|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;150px&amp;quot;|District&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|111&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shimoga Rural (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Shimoga Rural]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SC&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shimoga district|Shimoga]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|112&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bhadravati (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Bhadravati]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shimoga district|Shimoga]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 113&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shimoga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |Shimoga]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shimoga district|Shimoga]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|114&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Tirthahalli (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Tirthahalli]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shimoga district|Shimoga]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|115&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shikaripura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shikaripura]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shimoga district|Shimoga]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|116&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sorab (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Sorab]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shimoga district|Shimoga]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|117&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sagar (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Sagar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shimoga district|Shimoga]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|118&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Byndoor (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Byndoor]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Udupi district|Udupi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
==Members of Parliament==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{dagger}} denotes By poll&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;sortable&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;50%&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; font-family: API PHONETIQUE&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&amp;quot; |Election&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&amp;quot; |Lok Sabha&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&amp;quot; |Member&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Party&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&amp;quot; |Tenure&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=6| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mysore State]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1952 Indian general election|1952]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1st Lok Sabha|1st]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[K.G. Wodeyar|K. G. Wodeyar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 1952 – 1957&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=6| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;After the [[Unification of Karnataka|Formation of Mysore State]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1957 Indian general election|1957]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2nd Lok Sabha|2nd]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[K.G. Wodeyar|K. G. Wodeyar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 1957 – 1962&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1962 Indian general election|1962]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[3rd Lok Sabha|3rd]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 1962 – 1967&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1967 Indian general election|1967]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[4th Lok Sabha|4th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[J. H. Patel]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Samyukta Socialist Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Samyukta Socialist Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 1967 – 1971&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1971 Indian general election|1971]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[5th Lok Sabha|5th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[T. V. Chandrashekarappa]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 1971 – 1977&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=6| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;After the Renaming of [[Karnataka State]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1977 Indian general election|1977]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[6th Lok Sabha|6th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A. R. Badrinarayan&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 1977 – 1980&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1980 Indian general election|1980]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[7th Lok Sabha|7th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| S. T. Quadri&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Indian National Congress (I)/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 1980 – 1984&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1984 Indian general election|1984]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[T. V. Chandrashekarappa]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 1984 – 1989&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[9th Lok Sabha|9th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[T. V. Chandrashekarappa]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Indian National Congress (I)/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 1989 – 1991&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[10th Lok Sabha|10th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| K. G. Shivappa&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 1991 – 1996&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[11th Lok Sabha|11th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[S. Bangarappa]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 1996 – 1998&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1998 Indian general election|1998]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[12th Lok Sabha|12th]] &lt;br /&gt;
| [[Ayanur Manjunath]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 1998 – 1999&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[13th Lok Sabha|13th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[S. Bangarappa]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 1999 – 2004&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[14th Lok Sabha|14th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[S. Bangarappa]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 2004 – 2005&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 2005{{dagger}}&lt;br /&gt;
| [[15th Lok Sabha|15th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[S. Bangarappa]] &lt;br /&gt;
| [[Samajwadi Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Samajwadi Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 2005 – 2009&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[B. Y. Raghavendra]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 2009 – 2014&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]] &lt;br /&gt;
| [[B. S. Yediyurappa]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 2014 – 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 2018{{dagger}}&lt;br /&gt;
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[B. Y. Raghavendra]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
| 2018 – 2019&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[17th Lok Sabha|17th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[B. Y. Raghavendra]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
| width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Incumbent]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Election Results==&lt;br /&gt;
===General Election, 2019===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Shimoga]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[B. Y. Raghavendra]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 7,29,872&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 56.86&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +6.13&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Janata Dal (Secular)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Madhu Bangarappa|S. Madhu Bangarappa]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 5,06,512&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 39.46&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -6.40&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Guddappa&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 7,350&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.57&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +0.57&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Shashikumar S. Gowda&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 6,845&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.53&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -1.07&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = [[Pyramid Party of India|PPI]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = K. Krishna&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 5,653&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.44&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +0.44&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = None of the above&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[None of the Above]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 6,868&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.54&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -0.46&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 2,23,360&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 17.40&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = +12.53&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 12,84,067&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 76.58&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = +11.52&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
   |swing      = +6.13&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===By Election, 2018===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=By Election, 2018: Shimoga}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[B. Y. Raghavendra]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 5,43,306&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 50.73&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -2.96&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Janata Dal (Secular)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Madhu Bangarappa|S. Madhu Bangarappa]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 4,91,158&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 45.86&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +24.55&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Shashikumar S. Gowda&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 17,189&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.60&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +1.60&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Janata Dal (United)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Mahima J. Patel&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 8,713&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.81&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +0.41&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = None of the above&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[None of the Above]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 10,687&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.00&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +0.37&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 52,148&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 4.87&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = -27.30&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 10,71,099&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 65.06&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = -7.30&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
   |swing      = -2.96&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General Election, 2014===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Shimoga]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 6,06,216&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 53.69&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +3.11&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Manjunath Bhandary&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 2,42,911&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 21.52&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -23.52&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Janata Dal (Secular)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Geetha Shivarajkumar&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 2,40,636&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 21.31&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +21.31&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Aam Aadmi Party &lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = K. G. Sreedhar&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 7,542&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.67&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +0.67&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Kunaje Manjunatha Gowda&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 5,053&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.45&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -0.41&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = None of the above&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[None of the Above]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 7,077&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.63&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +0.63&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 3,63,305&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 32.17&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = +26.63&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 11,30,364&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 72.36&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = +5.89&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
   |swing      = +3.11&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General Election, 2009===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Shimoga]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[B. Y. Raghavendra]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 4,82,783&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 50.58&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +30.69&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[S. Bangarappa]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 4,29,890&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 45.04&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +11.27&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = H. S. Shekarappa&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 10,850&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.14&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +1.14&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = J. Jayappa&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 8,205&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.86&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +0.86&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = [[Akhila India Jananayaka Makkal Katchi|AIJMK]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = C. Murugan&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 6,046&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.63&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +0.63&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 52,893&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 5.54&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = +3.31&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 9,54,407&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 66.47&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = +8.26&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
   |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
   |loser      = Samajwadi Party&lt;br /&gt;
   |swing      = +14.58&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===By Election, 2005===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=Bye-Election, 2005: Shimoga}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Samajwadi Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[S. Bangarappa]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 2,69,013&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 36.00&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Ayanur Manjunath]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 2,52,376&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 33.77&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = M. B. Bhanuprakash&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 1,48,640&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 19.89&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Janata Dal (Secular)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[L. T. Thimmappa Hegde]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 54,578&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 7.30&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Janata Dal (United)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Shivalinga Swami]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 8,834&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.18&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 16,949&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 2.23&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 7,48,351&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 58.21&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
   |winner     = Samajwadi Party&lt;br /&gt;
   |loser      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
   |swing      = &lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Shimoga district]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Karnataka}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Shimoga district]]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<author><name>imported&gt;Nahtrav</name></author>
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