Chitradurga (Lok Sabha constituency)

Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes[1] This constituency covers the entire Chitradurga district and part of Tumkur district.

Chitradurga
Lok Sabha Constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency Map
IncumbentA. Narayanswamy
Parliamentary PartyBJP
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established2008
ReservationSC
StateKarnataka
Assembly ConstituenciesMolakalmuru
Challakere
Chitradurga
Hiriyur
Hosadurga
Holalkere
Sira
Pavagada

Assembly segments

Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:[1]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
97 Molakalmuru ST Chitradurga
98 Challakere ST Chitradurga
99 Chitradurga None Chitradurga
100 Hiriyur None Chitradurga
101 Hosadurga None Chitradurga
102 Holalkere SC Chitradurga
136 Sira None Tumkur
137 Pavagada SC Tumkur

Members of Parliament
Election Lok Sabha Member Party Tenure
Mysore State (as Chitaldrug)
1952 1st S. Nijalingappa Indian National Congress 1952 – 1957
After the Formation of Mysore State
(In 1962, constituency renamed as Chitradurga)
1957 2nd J. Mohammed Imam Praja Socialist Party 1957 – 1962
1962 3rd J. Veerabasappa Indian National Congress 1962 – 1967
1967 4th J. Mohammed Imam Swatantra Party 1967 – 1971
1971 5th Kondajji Basappa Indian National Congress 1971 – 1977
After the Renaming of Karnataka State
1977 6th K. Mallanna Indian National Congress 1977 – 1980
1980 7th Indian National Congress (I) 1980 – 1984
1984 8th K. H. Ranganath Indian National Congress 1984 – 1989
1989 9th C. P. Mudalagiriyappa 1989 – 1991
1991 10th 1991 – 1996
1996 11th P. Kondandaramaiah Janata Dal 1996 – 1998
1998 12th C. P. Mudalagiriyappa Indian National Congress 1998 – 1999
1999 13th Shashi Kumar Janata Dal (United) 1999 – 2004
2004 14th N. Y. Hanumanthappa Indian National Congress 2004 – 2009
2009 15th Janardhana Swamy Bharatiya Janata Party 2009 – 2014
2014 16th B. N. Chandrappa Indian National Congress 2014 – 2019
2019 17th A. Narayanaswamy Bharatiya Janata Party Incumbent

Election results
2019 Indian general elections: Chitradurga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP A. Narayanswamy 6,26,195 50.26
INC B. N. Chandrappa 5,46,017 43.82
BSP C. U. Mahanthesh 8,907 0.71
IND. N. T. Vijayakumar 8,707 0.70
Majority 80,178 6.48
Turnout 12,46,506 70.80
BJP gain from INC Swing
2014 Indian general elections: Chitradurga[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B. N. Chandrappa 4,67,372 42.64
BJP Janardhana Swamy 3,66,220 33.40
JD(S) Gullihatty D Shekhar 2,02,108 18.43
AAP Mohana Dashari 14,226 1.30
Majority 1,01,291 9.24
Turnout 10,97,666 66.07
INC gain from BJP Swing

See also

References
  1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 207.
  2. "Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency results 2014".

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