Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency
| Constituency 14: Shimoga | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| state | Karnataka |
| Constituency number | 14th |
| Eligible voters | 1,562,241 |
| voter turnout | 72.3% |
| Election date | 17th April 2014 |
| Constituency representative | |
| Surname |
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| Political party | BJP |
| Voting share | 53.6% |
The Lok Sabha constituency of Shimoga is a constituency in the elections for Lok Sabha , the lower house of the Indian parliament. It is located in the state of Karnataka and includes the entire Shimoga district and a smaller area in the north of the Udupi district .
In the last election for Lok Sabha, 1,562,241 residents were eligible to vote.
Last choice
The election for Lok Sabha 2014 had the following result:
| candidate | Political party | be right |
|---|---|---|
| BS Yeddyurappa | BJP | 53.6% |
| Manjunath Bhandary | INC | 21.5% |
| Geetha Shivarajkumar | JD (S) | 21.3% |
| Others | 3.0% | |
| None of the candidates | 0.6% | |
Election 2009
The election for Lok Sabha 2009 had the following result:
| candidate | Political party | be right |
|---|---|---|
| BY Raghavendra | BJP | 50.6% |
| S. Bangarappa | INC | 45.0% |
| HS Shekarappa | Independent | 1.1% |
| Others | 3.3% | |
Previous MPs
| choice | Surname | Political party | be right |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-1952 | KG Wodeyar | INC | 46.2% |
| 1957 | KG Wodeyar | INC | 65.4% |
| 1962 | SV Krishnamoorthy Rao | INC | 46.4% |
| 1967 | JH Patel | SSP | 54.4% |
| 1971 | TV Chandrashekarappa | INC | 71.8% |
| 1977 | AR Badarinarayan | INC | 59.4% |
| 1980 | ST Quadri | INC (I) | 56.8% |
| 1984 | TV Chandrashekarappa | INC | 57.9% |
| 1989 | TV Chandrashekarappa | INC | 38.8% |
| 1991 | KG Shivappa | INC | 45.9% |
| 1996 | S. Bangarappa | KCP | 42.1% |
| 1998 | Ayanoor Manjunath | BJP | 45.4% |
| 1999 | S. Bangarappa | INC | 53.0% |
| 2004 | S. Bangarappa | BJP | 50.7% |
| 2005 * | S. Bangarappa | SP | 36.0% |
| 2009 | BY Raghavendra | BJP | 50.6% |
| 2014 | BS Yeddyurappa | BJP | 53.6% |
*) By-election
Constituency history
The Shimoga constituency has existed since the first Lok Sabha election in 1951. Initially it belonged to the state of Mysore before it was renamed Karnataka in 1973.
Individual evidence
- ^ Election Commission of India: Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014.
- ↑ Election Commission of India: General Elections, 2014 (16th Lok Sabha). 33 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results.
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha. (PDF; 596 kB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1951 to the 1st Lok Sabha. (PDF; 3.5 MB)
- ^ 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: 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)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1977 to the 6th Lok Sabha. (PDF; 1.7 MB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1980 to the 7th Lok Sabha. (PDF; 1.7 MB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1984 to the 8th Lok Sabha. (PDF; 1.6 MB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1989 to the 9th Lok Sabha. (PDF; 1.3 MB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1991 to the 10th Lok Sabha. (PDF; 1.8 MB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the 11th Lok Sabha. (PDF; 1.5 MB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1998 to the 12th Lok Sabha. (PDF; 1.5 MB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the 13th Lok Sabha. (PDF; 1.5 MB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha. (PDF; 2.1 MB)
- ^ Election Commission of India: Bye-Election- June, 2005.