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
Lok Sabha Constituency Map
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
Assembly constituencies	Kunigal Rajarajeshwarinagar Bangalore South Anekal Magadi Ramanagara Kanakapura Channapatna
Established	2008
Total electors	2,190,397[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent C. N. Manjunath
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

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:

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		C. P. Yogeshwara		INC		BJP

Members of Parliament

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

General election 2024

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

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

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

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

2009 Indian general election: Bangalore Rural^[8]

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

See also

• Ramanagaram district
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References

1. "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.

External links

• Bangalore Rural lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule

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