Chamarajanagar (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. Reserved for the Scheduled Castes, this constituency came into existence in 1962.
Assembly segments
The Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | Heggadadevankote (ST) | Mysore | Anil Kumar | INC | INC | ||
| 214 | Nanjangud (SC) | Darshan Dhruvanarayana | INC | INC | |||
| 219 | Varuna | Siddaramaiah | INC | INC | |||
| 220 | T.Narasipur (SC) | H. C. Mahadevappa | INC | INC | |||
| 221 | Hanur | Chamarajanagar | M R Manjunath | JD(S) | INC | ||
| 222 | Kollegal (SC) | A. R. Krishnamurthy | INC | INC | |||
| 223 | Chamarajanagar | C. Puttarangashetty | INC | INC | |||
| 224 | Gundlupet | H M Ganesh Prasad | INC | INC | |||
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Till 1962: Seat does not exist. See Mysore | |||
| 1962 | S. M. Siddaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | B. Rachaiah | ||
| 1980 | Srinivasa Prasad | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1984 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | A. Siddaraju | Janata Dal | |
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | Srinivasa Prasad | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2004 | Kagalvadi M. Shivanna | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| 2009 | R. Dhruvanarayana | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Srinivasa Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | Sunil Bose | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
General Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sunil Bose | 751,671 | 54.87 | +10.27 | |
| BJP | Balaraj S. | 5,62,965 | 41.10 | −3.64 | |
| BSP | M. Krishna Murthy | 15,903 | 1.16 | −5.74 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,143 | 0.59 | −0.41 | |
| Majority | 1,88,706 | 13.77 | +13.63 | ||
| Turnout | 13,69,797 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 13.91 | |||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | V. Srinivas Prasad | 568,537 | 44.74 | +6.95 | |
| INC | R. Dhruvanarayana | 5,66,720 | 44.60 | −5.51 | |
| BSP | Dr. Shivakumara | 87,631 | 6.90 | +1.71 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,716 | 1.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,817 | 0.14 | −12.32 | ||
| Turnout | 12,70,725 | 75.35 | +2.5 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | -5.37 | |||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Dhruvanarayana | 567,782 | 50.11 | ||
| BJP | A. R. Krishna Murthy | 4,26,600 | 37.65 | ||
| JD(S) | Kote M. Shivanna | 58,760 | 5.18 | ||
| BSP | Shivamallu | 34,846 | 5.19 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,697 | 1.12 | ||
| Majority | 1,41,182 | 12.46 | |||
| Turnout | 11,33,326 | 72.85 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Dhruvanarayana | 369,970 | 37.99 | ||
| BJP | A. R. Krishna Murthy | 3,65,968 | 37.58 | ||
| JD(S) | Kote M. Shivanna | 1,06,876 | 10.97 | ||
| BSP | N. Mahesh | 68,447 | 7.03 | ||
| Majority | 4,002 | 0.41 | |||
| Turnout | 9,73,693 | 67.91 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | V. Srinivas Prasad | 228,748 | 58.53 | ||
| INC(U) | B. Rachaiah | 1,18,287 | 30.27 | ||
| JP | S.M. Siddaiah | 35,683 | 9.13 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,00,561 | 28.26 | |||
| Turnout | 3,90,761 | 57.74 | −5.25 | ||
| INC(I) hold | Swing | ||||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S.M. Siddaiah | 168,894 | 61.94 | ||
| INC(O) | N C Biligirirangaiah | 96,272 | 35.31 | ||
| Independent | Nanjundaiah | 7,514 | 2.76 | ||
| Margin of victory | 72,622 | 26.63 | |||
| Turnout | 2,72,680 | 58.81 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S.M. Siddaiah | 1,08,831 | 35.0 | ||
| SWA | N. C. B. Rangaiah | 79,584 | 25.7 | ||
| Independent | M. Puttadevaiah | 51,450 | 16.5 | ||
| Margin of victory | 72,622 | 26.63 | |||
| Turnout | 2,72,680 | 58.81 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ CEO Karnataka. List of Contesting Candidates
- ^ "IndiaVotes | India's largest election database".
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 38. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 49. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 49. Retrieved 18 May 2014.