Bangalore Central (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Bangalore Central is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. This constituency was created in 2008 as part of delimitation. It was carved out of the Bangalore North and South Lok Sabha constituencies during 2009 Indian elections. 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 Christians. There is also a significant number of Marwaris and Gujaratis, especially around Chickpet and Gandhinagar suburbs. The Tamil population is concentrated around the suburbs of 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.
Vidhan Sabha segments and serving MLAs
As of 2014, Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | Sarvagnanagar | Bangalore Urban | K. J. George | INC | INC | ||
| 161 | C. V. Raman Nagar (SC) | S. Raghu | BJP | BJP | |||
| 162 | Shivajinagar | Rizwan Arshad | INC | INC | |||
| 163 | Shanti Nagar | N. A. Haris | INC | INC | |||
| 164 | Gandhi Nagar | Dinesh Gundu Rao | INC | BJP | |||
| 165 | Rajaji Nagar | S. Suresh Kumar | BJP | BJP | |||
| 168 | Chamrajpet | Zameer Ahmed | INC | INC | |||
| 174 | Mahadevapura (SC) | Manjula Aravind Limbavali | BJP | BJP | |||
List of members of parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Till 2008 : Constituency did not exist
| |||
| 2009 | P. C. Mohan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | |||
Election results
General Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | P. C. Mohan | 658,915 | 50.05 | −0.30 | |
| INC | Mansoor Ali Khan | 6,26,208 | 47.57 | +3.14 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,126 | 0.92 | +0.02 | |
| Majority | 32,707 | 2.48 | −3.44 | ||
| Turnout | 13,15,510 | 54.06 | −0.26 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | P. C. Mohan | 602,853 | 50.35 | −1.50 | |
| INC | Rizwan Arshad | 5,31,885 | 44.43 | ||
| Independent | Prakash Raj | 28,906 | 2.41 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 10,760 | 0.90 | ||
| Margin of victory | 70,968 | 5.92 | |||
| Turnout | 11,97,687 | 54.32 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | P. C. Mohan | 557,130 | 51.85 | +11.69 | |
| INC | Rizwan Arshad | 419,630 | 39.05 | +3.05 | |
| AAP | V. Balakrishnan | 39,869 | 3.69 | N/A | |
| JD(S) | Nandini Ala | 20,387 | 1.90 | −17.29 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,449 | 0.79 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 137,500 | 12.80 | +8.63 | ||
| Turnout | 1,074,609 | 55.64 | +11.09 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +11.69 | |||
General election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | P. C. Mohan | 340,162 | 40.16 | N/A | |
| INC | H. T. Sangliana | 304,944 | 36.00 | N/A | |
| JD(S) | B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan | 162,552 | 19.19 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 35,218 | 4.16 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 846,982 | 44.55 | N/A | ||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
Gallery
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Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore falls under this constituency
See also
References
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