Shimoga (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Shimoga [ edit ] | |
|---|---|
| Current MP | B. S. Yeddyurappa |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | Karnataka |
| Total Electors | 1,562,243 |
| Most Successful Party | INC (11 times) |
Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency 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 220,000; Lingayats for 200,000; Deevaru for 180,000; Muslims for 160,000; and Brahmins and Vokkaligas for 125,000 each.[1]
Assembly segments
Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency consists eight assembly segments covering Sagara, Shikaripura, Sorab, Shivamogga, Bhadravathi and Tithahalli taluks in Shimoga district. These are:
- Shimoga Rural
- Bhadravati
- Shimoga
- Tirthahalli
- Shikaripur
- Sorab
- Sagar
- Byndoor
Members of Parliament
- 1951: K.G. Wodeyar, Indian National Congress
- 1957: K.G. Wodeyar, Indian National Congress
- 1962: S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao, Indian National Congress
- 1967: J. H. Patel, Samyukta Socialist Party
- 1971: T. V. Chandrashekarappa, Indian National Congress
- 1977: A. R. Badri Narayan, Indian National Congress
- 1980: S. T. Quadri, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1984: T. V. Chandrashekarappa, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1989: T. V. Chandrashekarappa, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1991: K.G. Shivappa, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1996: Sarekoppa Bangarappa, Indian National Congress
- 1998: Ayanur Manjunath, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1999: Sarekoppa Bangarappa, Indian National Congress
- 2004: Sarekoppa Bangarappa, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2005: Sarekoppa Bangarappa, Samajwadi Party
- 2009: B. Y. Raghavendra, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2014: B. S. Yeddyurappa, Bharatiya Janata Party
General elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | B. S. Yeddyurappa | 6,06,216 | 53.69 | ||
| INC | Manjunath Bhandary | 2,42,911 | 21.52 | ||
| JD(S) | Geetha Shivarajkumar | 2,40,636 | 21.31 | ||
| AAP | K.G. Sreedhar | 7,542 | 0.67 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,077 | 0.63 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,63,305 | 32.17 | |||
| Turnout | 11,29,008 | 72.27 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Aggressive campaigning by all parties for Shimoga byelection". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2005-06-01. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
See also
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