Chitradurga (Lok Sabha constituency)

From Bharatpedia, an open encyclopedia

Chitradurga
Lok Sabha Constituency
Template:Annotated image
IncumbentA. Narayanswamy
Parliamentary PartyBJP
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established2008
ReservationSC
StateKarnataka
Assembly ConstituenciesMolakalmuru
Challakere
Chitradurga
Hiriyur
Hosadurga
Holalkere
Sira
Pavagada

Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency 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.

Assembly segments[edit]

Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:[1]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
97 Molakalmuru ST Chitradurga
98 Challakere ST Chitradurga
99 Chitradurga None Chitradurga
100 Hiriyur None Chitradurga
101 Hosadurga None Chitradurga
102 Holalkere SC Chitradurga
136 Sira None Tumkur
137 Pavagada SC Tumkur

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election Lok Sabha Member Party Tenure
Mysore State (as Chitaldrug)
1952 1st S. Nijalingappa Indian National Congress 1952 – 1957
After the Formation of Mysore State
(In 1962, constituency renamed as Chitradurga)
1957 2nd J. Mohammed Imam Praja Socialist Party 1957 – 1962
1962 3rd J. Veerabasappa Indian National Congress 1962 – 1967
1967 4th J. Mohammed Imam Swatantra Party 1967 – 1971
1971 5th Kondajji Basappa Indian National Congress 1971 – 1977
After the Renaming of Karnataka State
1977 6th K. Mallanna Indian National Congress 1977 – 1980
1980 7th Indian National Congress (I) 1980 – 1984
1984 8th K. H. Ranganath Indian National Congress 1984 – 1989
1989 9th C. P. Mudalagiriyappa 1989 – 1991
1991 10th 1991 – 1996
1996 11th P. Kondandaramaiah Janata Dal 1996 – 1998
1998 12th C. P. Mudalagiriyappa Indian National Congress 1998 – 1999
1999 13th Shashi Kumar Janata Dal (United) 1999 – 2004
2004 14th N. Y. Hanumanthappa Indian National Congress 2004 – 2009
2009 15th Janardhana Swamy Bharatiya Janata Party 2009 – 2014
2014 16th B. N. Chandrappa Indian National Congress 2014 – 2019
2019 17th A. Narayanaswamy Bharatiya Janata Party Incumbent

Election results[edit]

2019 Indian general elections: Chitradurga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP A. Narayanswamy 6,26,195 50.26
INC B. N. Chandrappa 5,46,017 43.82
BSP C. U. Mahanthesh 8,907 0.71
IND. N. T. Vijayakumar 8,707 0.70
Majority 80,178 6.48
Turnout 12,46,506 70.80
BJP gain from INC Swing
2014 Indian general elections: Chitradurga[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B. N. Chandrappa 4,67,372 42.64
BJP Janardhana Swamy 3,66,220 33.40
[[Janata Dal (Secular)|Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/shortname]] 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 207.
  2. ↑ "Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency results 2014".

External links[edit]

Template:Lok Sabha constituencies of Karnataka

Information red.svg
Scan the QR code to donate via UPI
Dear reader, We kindly request your support in maintaining the independence of Bharatpedia. As a non-profit organization, we rely heavily on small donations to sustain our operations and provide free access to reliable information to the world. We would greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to consider donating to our cause, as it would greatly aid us in our mission. Your contribution would demonstrate the importance of reliable and trustworthy knowledge to you and the world. Thank you.

Please select an option below or scan the QR code to donate
₹150 ₹500 ₹1,000 ₹2,000 ₹5,000 ₹10,000 Other


Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/index.php?title=Chitradurga_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)&oldid=294900"