Lok Sabha constituency of Bangalore
The Lok Sabha constituency of Bangalore was a constituency in the elections for Lok Sabha , the lower house of the Indian parliament , from 1957 to 1971 . It belonged to the state of Mysore and comprised areas with changing layout in and around the city of Bangalore .
In the first Lok Sabha election in 1951, Bangalore and the surrounding area were still divided into the constituencies of Bangalore North and Bangalore South . The Lok Sabha constituency of Bangalore was created for the Lok Sabha election in 1957. It initially comprised an area in the Bangalore suburbs, while the city itself formed the constituency of Bangalore City . In the run-up to the Lok Sabha election in 1967, the constituencies were reorganized. The constituency of Bangalore now included Bangalore City and its surroundings, while the surrounding areas went to the newly established constituency Kanakapura . For the 1977 Lok Sabha election, the constituency of Bangalore was dissolved and divided between the re-established constituencies of Bangalore North and Bangalore South.
MPs
| choice | Surname | Political party | be right |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | HC Dasappa | INC | 50.9% |
| 1962 | HC Dasappa | INC | 48.0% |
| 1965 * | HKW Gowdha | INC | 65.0% |
| 1967 | K. Hanumanthaiyah | INC | 47.8% |
| 1971 | K. Hanumanthaiyah | INC | 65.1% |
*) By-election
Individual evidence
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1957 to the 2nd Lok Sabha. (PDF; 4.2 MB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1962 to the 3rd Lok Sabha. (PDF; 4.9 MB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995.
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1967 to the 4th Lok Sabha. (PDF; 2.7 MB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1971 to the 5th Lok Sabha. (PDF; 4.4 MB)