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Kolar
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
Assembly constituenciesSidlaghatta
Chintamani
Srinivasapur
Mulbagal
Kolar Gold Fields
Bangarapet
Kolar
Malur
Established1952
ReservationSC
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party [[Janata Dal (Secular)|Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/shortname]]  
Alliance NDA  
Elected year2024
Preceded byS. Muniswamy
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Kolar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka. This constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Castes.

Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]

The places under Kolar ( ಕೋಲಾರ ) Lok Sabha Constituency :

1951 delimitation[edit | edit source]

Source:[1]

Vidhana Sabha segments[edit | edit source]

Presently, Kolar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:

No Name District Member Party Party Leading
(in 2024)
142 Sidlaghatta Chikballapur B. N. Ravikumar Janata Dal Janata Dal
143 Chintamani M. C. Sudhakar INC
144 Srinivasapur Kolar G. K. V. Reddy Janata Dal
145 Mulbagal (SC) Samruddhi Manjunath
146 Kolar Gold Fields (SC) M. Roopakala INC INC
147 Bangarapet (SC) S. N. Narayanaswamy Janata Dal
148 Kolar Kothur G. Manjunath
149 Malur K. Y. Nanjegowda

Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]

Year Name Party
1952 Doddathimmiah Indian National Congress
1957
1962
1967 G.Y. Krishnan
1971
1977
1980 Indian National Congress (I)
1984 V. Venkatesh Janata Party
1989 Y. Ramakrishna Indian National Congress
1991 K.H. Muniyappa
1996
1998
1999
2004
2009
2014
2019 S. Muniswamy Bharatiya Janata Party
2024 M. Mallesh Babu Janata Dal (Secular)

Election results[edit | edit source]

General Election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Indian general election: Kolar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(S) M.Mallesh Babu 691,481 51.02 Increase18.10
INC K. V. Gowtham 620,093 45.76 Increase6.10
NOTA None of the above 5,831 0.43 Decrease0.67
Majority 71,388 5.26 Decrease11.40
Turnout 1,356,814 78.51 Increase1.26
Janata Dal (Secular) gain from BJP Swing

2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Indian general elections: Kolar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP S. Muniswamy 709,165 56.35 Increase32.64
INC K. H. Muniyappa 4,99,144 39.66 Increase2.50
NOTA None of the Above 13,889 1.10 N/A
Majority 2,10,021 16.69 Increase12.45
Turnout 12,59,093 77.25 Increase1.74
BJP gain from INC Swing

2014 Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]

2014 Indian general elections: Kolar[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K.H. Muniyappa 418,926 37.16 Decrease0.01
JD(S) Kolar Kesava 3,75,076 32.92 Increase11.37
BJP M. Narayana Swamy 2,67,322 23.71 Decrease10.98
AAP Kotiganahalli Ramaiah 17,563 1.56 New
Majority 47,850 4.24 Increase1.76
Turnout 11,27,340 75.51 Increase6.36
INC hold Swing

2009 Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]

2009 Indian general elections: Kolar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K.H. Muniyappa[4] 344,771 37.17 Decrease5.33
BJP D. S. Veeraiah 3,21,765 34.69 Decrease6.51
JD(S) G. Chandranna 1,99,896 21.55 Increase12.35
Majority 23,006 2.48 Increase1.18
Turnout 9,27,261 69.15 Decrease2.75
INC hold Swing

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ECIPage 383: Parliamentary Constituencies., Election Commission of India, 1 April 2018.
  2. CEO Karnataka. List of Contesting Candidates
  3. "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  4. "2009 India General Elections Results". elections.in. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

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