Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka, India
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Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. Reserved for the Scheduled Castes, this constituency came into existence in 1962.
CountryIndia
Assembly constituenciesHeggadadevankote
Nanjangud
Varuna
T.Narasipur
Hanur
Kollegal
Chamarajanagar
Gundlupet
Nanjangud
Varuna
T.Narasipur
Hanur
Kollegal
Chamarajanagar
Gundlupet
| Chamarajanagar | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Assembly constituencies | Heggadadevankote Nanjangud Varuna T.Narasipur Hanur Kollegal Chamarajanagar Gundlupet |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |

Assembly segments
The Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:[1]
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | Heggadadevanakote (ST) | Mysore | Anil Kumar | INC | INC | ||
| 214 | Nanjangud (SC) | Darshan Dhruvanarayana | |||||
| 219 | Varuna | Siddaramaiah | |||||
| 220 | T.Narasipur (SC) | H. C. Mahadevappa | |||||
| 221 | Hanur | Chamarajanagar | M R Manjunath | JD(S) | |||
| 222 | Kollegal (SC) | A. R. Krishnamurthy | INC | ||||
| 223 | Chamarajanagar | C. Puttarangashetty | |||||
| 224 | Gundlupet | H M Ganesh Prasad | |||||
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Till 1962: Seat does not exist. See Mysore | |||
| 1962 | S. M. Siddaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | B. Rachaiah | ||
| 1980 | Srinivasa Prasad | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1984 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | A. Siddaraju | Janata Dal | |
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | Srinivasa Prasad | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2004 | Kagalvadi M. Shivanna | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| 2009 | R. Dhruvanarayana | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Srinivasa Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | Sunil Bose | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
General Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sunil Bose | 751,671 | 54.87 | +10.27 | |
| BJP | Balaraj S. | 5,62,965 | 41.10 | −3.64 | |
| BSP | M. Krishna Murthy | 15,903 | 1.16 | −5.74 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,143 | 0.59 | −0.41 | |
| Majority | 1,88,706 | 13.77 | +13.63 | ||
| Turnout | 13,70,336 | 77.04 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 13.91 | |||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | V. Srinivas Prasad | 568,537 | 44.74 | +6.95 | |
| INC | R. Dhruvanarayana | 5,66,720 | 44.60 | −5.51 | |
| BSP | Dr. Shivakumara | 87,631 | 6.90 | +1.71 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,716 | 1.00 | ||
| Majority | 1,817 | 0.14 | −12.32 | ||
| Turnout | 12,70,725 | 75.35 | +2.5 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | -5.37 | |||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Dhruvanarayana | 567,782 | 50.11 | ||
| BJP | A. R. Krishna Murthy | 4,26,600 | 37.65 | ||
| JD(S) | Kote M. Shivanna | 58,760 | 5.18 | ||
| BSP | Shivamallu | 34,846 | 5.19 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,697 | 1.12 | ||
| Majority | 1,41,182 | 12.46 | |||
| Turnout | 11,33,326 | 72.85 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Dhruvanarayana | 369,970 | 37.99 | ||
| BJP | A. R. Krishna Murthy | 3,65,968 | 37.58 | ||
| JD(S) | Kote M. Shivanna | 1,06,876 | 10.97 | ||
| BSP | N. Mahesh | 68,447 | 7.03 | ||
| Majority | 4,002 | 0.41 | |||
| Turnout | 9,73,693 | 67.91 | |||
| INC gain from JD(S) | Swing | ||||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | V. Srinivas Prasad | 228,748 | 58.53 | ||
| INC(U) | B. Rachaiah | 1,18,287 | 30.27 | ||
| JP | S.M. Siddaiah | 35,683 | 9.13 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,00,561 | 28.26 | |||
| Turnout | 3,90,761 | 57.74 | −5.25 | ||
| INC(I) hold | Swing | ||||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S.M. Siddaiah | 168,894 | 61.94 | ||
| INC(O) | N C Biligirirangaiah | 96,272 | 35.31 | ||
| Independent | Nanjundaiah | 7,514 | 2.76 | ||
| Margin of victory | 72,622 | 26.63 | |||
| Turnout | 2,72,680 | 58.81 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S.M. Siddaiah | 1,08,831 | 35.0 | ||
| SWA | N. C. B. Rangaiah | 79,584 | 25.7 | ||
| Independent | M. Puttadevaiah | 51,450 | 16.5 | ||
| Margin of victory | 72,622 | 26.63 | |||
| Turnout | 2,72,680 | 58.81 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
