Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency in Karnataka
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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.
CountryIndia
Assembly constituenciesMolakalmuru
Challakere
Chitradurga
Hiriyur
Hosadurga
Holalkere
Sira
Pavagada
Challakere
Chitradurga
Hiriyur
Hosadurga
Holalkere
Sira
Pavagada
| Chitradurga | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Chitradurga Lok Sabha Constituency Map | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Assembly constituencies | Molakalmuru Challakere Chitradurga Hiriyur Hosadurga Holalkere Sira Pavagada |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:[1]
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Molakalmuru (ST) | Chitradurga | N. Y. Gopalakrishna | INC | INC | ||
| 98 | Challakere (ST) | T. Raghumurthy | |||||
| 99 | Chitradurga | K. C. Veerendra Puppy | BJP | ||||
| 100 | Hiriyur | Vacant | |||||
| 101 | Hosadurga | B. G. Govindappa | |||||
| 102 | Holalkere (SC) | M. Chandrappa | BJP | ||||
| 136 | Sira | Tumkur | T. B. Jayachandra | INC | |||
| 137 | Pavagada (SC) | H. V. Venkatesh | |||||
Members of Parliament
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Govind Karjol | 684,890 | 50.11 |  0.15 | |
| INC | B. N. Chandrappa | 6,36,769 | 46.58 |  2.76 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,190 | 0.23 | 0.12 | |
| Majority | 48,121 | 3.53 | 2.95 | ||
| Turnout | 13,67,995 | 73.65 | 2.85 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | 0.15 |
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2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | A. Narayanswamy | 626,195 | 50.26 | 16.62 | |
| INC | B. N. Chandrappa | 5,46,017 | 43.82 | 1.18 | |
| BSP | C. U. Mahanthesh | 8,907 | 0.71 | N/A | |
| IND. | N. T. Vijayakumar | 8,707 | 0.70 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,368 | 0.35 | ||
| Majority | 80,178 | 6.48 | 2.76 | ||
| Turnout | 12,46,506 | 70.80 | 4.73 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. N. Chandrappa | 467,372 | 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 | ||||