Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency

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Bangalore Rural
Lok Sabha constituency
Bengaluru Rural - Kanakapura - Ramanagara Lok Sabha Constituency Map (2009 - Present).pdf
Bengaluru Rural - Kanakapura - Ramanagara Lok Sabha Constituency Map (2009 - Present).pdf
Lok Sabha Constituency Map
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Karnataka
Assembly constituencies Kunigal
Rajarajeshwarinagar
Bangalore South
Anekal
Magadi
Ramanagara
Kanakapura
Channapatna
Established2008
Total electors2,190,397 [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024
Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha Constituency Map with district boundary (2009 - Present).pdf

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.

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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

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

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

NoNameDistrictMemberPartyParty 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 C. P. Yogeshwara INC BJP

Members of Parliament

YearNameParty
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

General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Bangalore Rural [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Dr. C. N. Manjunath 1,079,002 56.21 Increase2.svg14.81
INC D. K. Suresh 8,09,35542.16Decrease2.svg11.99
NOTA None of the Above 10,6490.55Decrease2.svg0.22
Majority2,69,64714.05Increase2.svg1.30
Turnout 19,19,54068.30Increase2.svg3.32
BJP gain from INC Swing

2019

2019 Indian general election: Bangalore Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC D. K. Suresh 878,258 54.15 +9.30
BJP Ashwath Narayan Gowda671,38841.40+12.45
BSP Dr. Chinappa Y. Chikkahagade19,9721.23+0.43
NOTA None of the Above 12,4540.77+0.09
Margin of victory2,06,87012.75−3.15
Turnout 16,22,82464.98−1.46
INC hold Swing +9.30

General election 2014

2014 Indian general election: Bangalore Rural [1] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC D. K. Suresh 652,723 44.85 −10.07
BJP Muniraju Gowda P. 4,21,24328.95N/A
JD(S) R. Prabhakara Reddy3,17,87021.84−20.08
AAP Ravi Krishna Reddy17,1951.18N/A
BSP C. Thopaiah11,5940.80N/A
NOTA None of the above9,8710.68N/A
Margin of victory2,31,48015.90+2.90
Turnout 14,55,61066.45+14.41
INC hold Swing

By election 2013

Bye-election, 2013: Bangalore Rural [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC D. K. Suresh 578,608 54.92 +37.44
JD(S) Anitha Kumaraswamy 4,41,60141.92−2.81
RPI(A) Kunigal Shivanna9,3990.89N/A
IND. S. Siddaramaiah (Heggade)6,0570.58N/A
JD(U) J. T. Prakash3,2450.31−0.15
Margin of victory1,37,00713.00+1.19
Turnout 10,53,74552.04−5.88
INC gain from JD(S) Swing

General election 2009

2009 Indian general election: Bangalore Rural [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(S) H. D. Kumaraswamy 493,302 44.73
BJP C. P. Yogeeshwara 3,63,02732.92
INC Tejashwini Gowda 1,92,82217.48
BSP Mohamed Hafeez Ullah12,9091.17
IND. T. M. Manchegowda10,7390.97
Margin of victory1,30,27511.81
Turnout 11,02,83357.92
JD(S) win (new seat)

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References

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