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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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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.
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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
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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 | C. P. Yogeshwara | INC | BJP | |||
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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
General election 2024
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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) | |||||
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