Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Indian parliament in Karnataka}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Mangalore
| type = LS
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| state = Karnataka
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| established = 1957
| abolished = 2008
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| latest_election_year = 2004
| reservation = None
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Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency was one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. With the implementation of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002, this constituency ceased to exist.
Assembly segments
After the delimitation (2008), Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency replaced the Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency. As of 2019 Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf|title=Statistical Report on General elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha, Volume III |publisher=Election Commission of India website|page=401|accessdate=31 March 2010}}
= Before 2008 delimitation =
Before the delimitation (2008), Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Legislative Assembly segments.{{Cite web |date=2018-08-21 |title=General Election, 2004 (Vol I, II, III) |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4126-general-election-2004-vol-i-ii-iii/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Election Commission of India |language=en-IN}}
= Arrangement in 1950s =
Mangalore Lok Sabha Constituency was a part of South Kanara (South) Lok Sabha constituency of Madras State. That seat came into existence in 1951 when South Kanara District (comprising present Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka and Kasargod, Kanhangad Taluks of Kerala). With the implementation of States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it ceased to exist.
South Kanara (South) Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following six Legislative Assembly segments:{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf|title=Statistical Report on Madras elections, 1951 to the 1st Assembly|publisher=Election Commission of India website|pages=289–292, 294–295|accessdate=18 October 2017}}
1) Panamangalore (Panemangalore), 2) Mangalore, 3) Kasargod, 4) Hosdurg (Kanhangad), 5 and 6) Two Puttur seats
After South Kanara District of erstwhile Madras State got merged with Mysore State in 1956, South Kanara (South) Lok Sabha constituency ceased to exist and was replaced by Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency. The Parts of Kasargod and Hosdurg (Kanhangad) were merged with Kerala and became a part of Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Member !colspan="2"|Party |
|---|
| colspan="4"|{{center|1952: See South Canara (South)}} |
| 1957
| K. R. Achar | rowspan="8" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | rowspan="8"|Indian National Congress |
| 1962 |
| 1967 |
| 1971 |
| 1977
| rowspan=4|Janardhana Poojary |
| 1980 |
| 1984 |
| 1989 |
| 1991
| rowspan="4"|V. Dhananjay Kumar | rowspan="5" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | | rowspan="5"|Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 |
| 1998 |
| 1999 |
| 2004 |
| colspan="4"|{{center|2008 onwards : See Dakshina Kannada}} |
Election results
=2004=
{{Election box begin | title=2004 Indian general election: Mangalore}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = D. V. Sadananda Gowda
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 3,84,760
|percentage = 48.60
|change = -0.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = M. Veerappa Moily
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 3,51,345
|percentage = 44.38
|change = -3.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|candidate = A. K. Subbaiah
|votes = 39,774
|percentage = 5.02
|change = +2.10
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rohit Kumar Joshi
|party = Kannada Nadu Party
|votes = 15,693
|percentage = 1.98
|change = +1.98
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 33,415
|percentage = 4.22
|change = +3.04
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,91,572
|percentage = 71.86
|change = +0.08
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = -0.53
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Karnataka}}
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Category:Dakshina Kannada district
Category:Former constituencies of the Lok Sabha
Category:2008 disestablishments in India