Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency

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Dharwad
Lok Sabha constituency
Dharwad Lok Sabha Constituency Map (2009 - Present).pdf
Dharwad Lok Sabha Constituency Map (2009 - Present).pdf
Lok Sabha Constituency Map
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Karnataka
Assembly constituencies(District = Dharwad) Navalgund
Kundgol
Dharwad
Hubli-Dharwad East(SC)
Hubli-Dharwad Central
Hubli-Dharwad West
Kalghatgi
(District = Haveri) Shiggaon
Established2008
Total electors18,91,024
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Shri Pralhad Joshi Minister of Coal.jpg
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024
Constituency Map Dharwad Lok Sabha Constituency Map with district boundary (2009 - Present).pdf
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Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies in Karnataka, a state in southern India. This constituency was created as a part of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002. [1] [2] It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament was Pralhad Joshi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). After winning 2019 general elections Pralhad Joshi was appointed as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Coal, Minister of Mining on 30 May 2019 in cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Assembly segments

As of 2014, Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

NoNameDistrictMemberPartyParty Leading
(in 2024)
69 Navalgund Dharwad N. H. Konaraddi INC INC
70 Kundgol M. R. Patil BJP BJP
71 Dharwad Vinay Kulkarni INC BJP
72 Hubli-Dharwad East (SC) Abbayya Prasad INC INC
73 Hubli-Dharwad Central Mahesh Tenginakai BJP BJP
74 Hubli-Dharwad West Aravind Bellad BJP BJP
75 Kalghatgi Santosh Lad INC BJP
83 Shiggaon Haveri Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan INC INC

Before delimitation, Navalgund, Dharwad and Kalghatgi Legislative Assembly segments were part of the former Dharwad North constituency and Kundgol and Shiggaon Legislative Assembly segments were part of the former Dharwad South constituency. [2]

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1952-2008 : See Dharwad North
2009 Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi Bharatiya Janata Party
2014
2019
2024

Election results

General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Dharwad [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi 716,231 52.41 Decrease2.svg4.02
INC Vinod Asooti618,90745.29Increase2.svg4.75
NOTA None of the above 6,1470.45Increase2.svg0.16
Majority97,3247.12Decrease2.svg9.77
Turnout 1,366,49174.37Increase2.svg4.08
BJP hold Swing

2019

2019 Indian general election: Dharwad
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Pralhad Joshi 684,837 56.43 +4.24
INC Vinay Kulkarni 479,76539.54−1.92
BSP Irappa Bharamappa Madar6,3440.52−0.14
IND Somashekhar Peeraji Yadav5,4000.44N/A
NOTA None of the above3,5120.29−0.95
Margin of victory205,07216.89+6.16
Turnout 1,214,13870.29+4.29
BJP hold Swing +4.24

General election 2014

2014 Indian general election: Dharwad [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Pralhad Joshi 543,395 52.19 −3.78
INC Vinay Kulkarni 431,73841.46+2.73
NOTA None of the above 12,9371.24N/A
JD(S) Banakapur Hanumanthappa Mallappa8,8360.85N/A
BSP Irappa Bharamappa Madar6,8580.66−0.09
Margin of victory111,65710.73−6.51
Turnout 1,041,47065.99+9.44
BJP hold Swing

General election 2009

2009 Indian general election: Dharwad [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Pralhad Joshi 446,786 55.97
INC Manjunath Kunnur 309,12338.73
NCP Mahesh Gurupadayya Talakallamath7,1760.90
IND Shankarappa G. Yadavannavar6,5020.81
BSP Kashimsab Mulla5,9810.75
Margin of victory137,66317.24
Turnout 798,21456.55
BJP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 207.
  2. 1 2 "BJP makes early start". The Hindu . N. Ram. 17 March 2009. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  3. "Lok Sabha 2024 Election results: Dharwad". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  5. "Dharwad". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014.
  6. "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 58–59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

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