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Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency

Bangalore Rural, sometimes called Ramanagara, is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituencies in the South Indian state of Karnataka. This constituency was created in 2008 following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies.

Bangalore Rural
Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
Assembly constituenciesKunigal
Rajarajeshwarinagar
Bangalore South
Anekal
Magadi
Ramanagara
Kanakapura
Channapatna
Established2008
Total electors2,190,397[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

It comprises eight assembly segments of which seven are derived from the former Kanakapura Lok Sabha constituency (abolished in 2008).[2][3] It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was H. D. Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal (Secular) party. Kumaraswamy resigned his seat in 2013.[4] The by election that followed was won by D. K. Suresh of the Indian National Congress (INC). As of the latest election in 2019, Suresh represents this constituency.

History

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Kanakapura Lok Sabha constituency was a former Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka state in southern India. It included eight Assembly constituencies, namely Kanakapura, Ramanagara, Channapatna, Magadi, Sathanur, Uttarahalli, Malavalli and Anekal. Out of them, Kanakapura, Ramanagaram, Channapatna, Magadi and Anekal assembly segments were retained in the Bangalore Rural constituency created in 2008 as part of delimitation in Karnataka. Sathanur was merged between Kanakapura, Ramanagaram and Channapatna constituencies. Malavalli became a part of Mandya constituency and Uttarahalli was reformed and Uttarahalli Circle was merged with new Bangalore South Assembly Constituency.

The new Assembly Constituencies Bangalore South, Anekal, and Rajarajeshwarinagar became a part of Bangalore Rural along with Kunigal Assembly Constituency from Tumkur district

Assembly segments

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Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:

No Name District Member Party Party Leading
(in 2024)
131 Kunigal Tumkur H. D. Ranganath INC BJP
154 Rajarajeshwarinagar Bangalore Urban Munirathna BJP BJP
176 Bangalore South M. Krishnappa BJP BJP
177 Anekal (SC) B. Shivanna INC BJP
182 Magadi Ramanagara H. C. Balakrishna INC BJP
183 Ramanagara H. A. Iqbal Hussain INC INC
184 Kanakapura D. K. Shivakumar INC INC
185 Channapatna Vacant BJP

Members of Parliament

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Year Name Party
Before 2008: See Kanakapura
2009 H. D. Kumaraswamy Janata Dal (Secular)
2013^ D. K. Suresh Indian National Congress
2014
2019
2024 C. N. Manjunath Bharatiya Janata Party

^ by poll

Election results

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General election 2024

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2024 Indian general election: Bangalore Rural[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. C. N. Manjunath 1,079,002 56.21  14.81
INC D. K. Suresh 8,09,355 42.16  11.99
NOTA None of the Above 10,649 0.55  0.22
Majority 2,69,647 14.05  1.30
Turnout 19,19,540 68.30  3.32
BJP gain from INC Swing

2019

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2019 Indian general election: Bangalore Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. K. Suresh 878,258 54.15 +9.30
BJP Ashwath Narayan Gowda 671,388 41.40 +12.45
BSP Dr. Chinappa Y. Chikkahagade 19,972 1.23 +0.43
NOTA None of the Above 12,454 0.77 +0.09
Margin of victory 2,06,870 12.75 −3.15
Turnout 16,22,824 64.98 −1.46
INC hold Swing +9.30

General election 2014

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2014 Indian general election: Bangalore Rural[1][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. K. Suresh 652,723 44.85 −10.07
BJP Muniraju Gowda P. 4,21,243 28.95 N/A
JD(S) R. Prabhakara Reddy 3,17,870 21.84 −20.08
AAP Ravi Krishna Reddy 17,195 1.18 N/A
BSP C. Thopaiah 11,594 0.80 N/A
NOTA None of the above 9,871 0.68 N/A
Margin of victory 2,31,480 15.90 +2.90
Turnout 14,55,610 66.45 +14.41
INC hold Swing

By election 2013

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Bye-election, 2013: Bangalore Rural [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. K. Suresh 578,608 54.92 +37.44
JD(S) Anitha Kumaraswamy 4,41,601 41.92 −2.81
RPI(A) Kunigal Shivanna 9,399 0.89 N/A
IND. S. Siddaramaiah (Heggade) 6,057 0.58 N/A
JD(U) J. T. Prakash 3,245 0.31 −0.15
Margin of victory 1,37,007 13.00 +1.19
Turnout 10,53,745 52.04 −5.88
INC gain from JD(S) Swing

General election 2009

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2009 Indian general election: Bangalore Rural[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(S) H. D. Kumaraswamy 493,302 44.73 N/A
BJP C. P. Yogeeshwara 3,63,027 32.92 N/A
INC Tejashwini Gowda 1,92,822 17.48 N/A
BSP Mohamed Hafeez Ullah 12,909 1.17 N/A
IND. T. M. Manchegowda 10,739 0.97 N/A
Margin of victory 1,30,275 11.81 N/A
Turnout 11,02,833 57.92 N/A
JD(S) win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Kumaraswamy, Cheluvarayaswamy to resign from Lok Sabha". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  5. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Bangalore Rural". Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Bangalore Rural". Election Commission of India. 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Bangalore Rural" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer Karnataka. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 61–62. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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