Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Indian parliament in Karnataka}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Shimoga
| map_image = {{Annotated image
| image = Shivamogga Lok Sabha Constituency Map (2009 - Present).pdf
| image-width = 500
| image-left = -130
| image-top = -170
| width = 300
| height = 250
| float = right
| annotations =
| caption = Lok Sabha Constituency Map
| icon = none
}}
| state =Karnataka
| established =1952
| assembly_cons = Shimoga Rural
Bhadravati
Shimoga
Tirthahalli
Shikaripura
Sorab
Sagar
Byndoor
| latest_election_year = 2019
| reservation = None
| mp =B. Y. Raghavendra
| party =BJP
}}
File:Shivamogga Lok Sabha Constituency Map with district boundary (2009 - Present).pdf
Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. As of 2005 it had 1,300,000 voters, of whom Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes account for more than 200,000; Lingayat for around 200,000; Ediga for 250,000; Banjara for 100,000; Muslim for 150,000; and Brahmins and Vokkaliga for 105,000 and others 150,000.{{cite news | title = Aggressive campaigning by all parties for Shimoga byelection|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/01/stories/2005060105490400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001021038/http://www.hindu.com/2005/06/01/stories/2005060105490400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-10-01|accessdate=2007-02-07| location=Chennai, India| work = The Hindu| date=2005-06-01}}
Assembly segments
Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency consists of eight assembly segments. These are:
| class="wikitable"
!No !Name !District !Member ! colspan="2" |Party ! colspan="2"|Party Leading |
| 111
|Shimoga Rural (SC) | rowspan="7" |Shimoga |{{party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)}} |style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP |
| 112
|B.K. Sangameshwara |{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP |
| 113
|Channabasapa |{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP |
| 114
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP |
| 115
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP |
| 116
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP |
| 117
|Belur Gopalkrishna |{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP |
| 118
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |BJP |
Members of Parliament
^ denotes By poll
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Member ! colspan="2" |Party |
| 1952
| rowspan="2" | K.G. Wodeyar | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |
| 1957 |
| 1962 |
| 1967
|{{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}} |
| 1971
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
| 1977
| A. R. Badrinarayan |
| 1980
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}} |
| 1984
| rowspan="2" | T. V. Chandrashekarappa | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |
| 1989 |
| 1991
| K. G. Shivappa |
| 1996
|{{Full party name with color|Karnataka Vikas Party}} |
| 1998
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 1999
| rowspan="3" | S. Bangarappa |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2004
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2005^
|{{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}} |
| 2009
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=5}} |
| 2014 |
| 2018^
| rowspan="3" | B. Y. Raghavendra |
| 2019 |
| 2024 |
Election results
= General Election 2024 =
{{Election box begin | title=2024 Indian general election: Shimoga}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=B. Y. Raghavendra|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=7,78,721|percentage=56.54|change=-0.32}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Geetha Shivarajkumar|party=Indian National Congress|votes=5,35,006|percentage=38.85|change=-0.61}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=K. S. Eshwarappa|votes=30,050|percentage=2.18|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=4,332|percentage=0.31|change=-0.23}}
{{Election box majority||votes=2,43,715|percentage=17.69|change=+0.29}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=13,78,579|percentage=78.61|change=+2.03}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = BJP
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election, 2019=
{{Election box begin | title=2019 Indian general elections: Shimoga}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = B. Y. Raghavendra
|votes = 7,29,872
|percentage = 56.86
|change = +6.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|candidate = S. Madhu Bangarappa
|votes = 5,06,512
|percentage = 39.46
|change = -6.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Guddappa
|votes = 7,350
|percentage = 0.57
|change = +0.57
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = IND.
|candidate = Shashikumar S. Gowda
|votes = 6,845
|percentage = 0.53
|change = -1.07
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = PPI
|candidate = K. Krishna
|votes = 5,653
|percentage = 0.44
|change = +0.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 6,868
|percentage = 0.54
|change = -0.46
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,23,360
|percentage = 17.40
|change = +12.53
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,84,067
|percentage = 76.58
|change = +11.52
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = +6.13
}}
{{Election box end}}
=By election, 2018=
{{Election box begin | title=By Election, 2018: Shimoga}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = B. Y. Raghavendra
|votes = 5,43,306
|percentage = 50.73
|change = -2.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|candidate = S. Madhu Bangarappa
|votes = 4,91,158
|percentage = 45.86
|change = +24.55
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = IND.
|candidate = Shashikumar S. Gowda
|votes = 17,189
|percentage = 1.60
|change = +1.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Mahima J. Patel
|votes = 8,713
|percentage = 0.81
|change = +0.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 10,687
|percentage = 1.00
|change = +0.37
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 52,148
|percentage = 4.87
|change = -27.30
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,71,099
|percentage = 65.06
|change = -7.30
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = -2.96
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election, 2014=
{{Election box begin | title=2014 Indian general elections: Shimoga}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = B. S. Yeddyurappa
|votes = 6,06,216
|percentage = 53.69
|change = +3.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Manjunath Bhandary
|votes = 2,42,911
|percentage = 21.52
|change = -23.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|candidate = Geetha Shivarajkumar
|votes = 2,40,636
|percentage = 21.31
|change = +21.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = K. G. Sreedhar
|votes = 7,542
|percentage = 0.67
|change = +0.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Kunaje Manjunatha Gowda
|votes = 5,053
|percentage = 0.45
|change = -0.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 7,077
|percentage = 0.63
|change = +0.63
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 3,63,305
|percentage = 32.17
|change = +26.63
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,30,364
|percentage = 72.36
|change = +5.89
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = +3.11
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election, 2009=
{{Election box begin | title=2009 Indian general elections: Shimoga}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = B. Y. Raghavendra
|votes = 4,82,783
|percentage = 50.58
|change = +30.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = S. Bangarappa
|votes = 4,29,890
|percentage = 45.04
|change = +11.27
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = IND.
|candidate = H. S. Shekarappa
|votes = 10,850
|percentage = 1.14
|change = +1.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = J. Jayappa
|votes = 8,205
|percentage = 0.86
|change = +0.86
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = AIJMK
|candidate = C. Murugan
|votes = 6,046
|percentage = 0.63
|change = +0.63
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 52,893
|percentage = 5.54
|change = +3.31
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,54,407
|percentage = 66.47
|change = +8.26
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Samajwadi Party
|swing = +14.58
}}
{{Election box end}}
=By election, 2005=
{{Election box begin | title=By-Election, 2005: Shimoga}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = S. Bangarappa
|votes = 2,69,013
|percentage = 36.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Ayanur Manjunath
|votes = 2,52,376
|percentage = 33.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = M. B. Bhanuprakash
|votes = 1,48,640
|percentage = 19.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|candidate = L. T. Thimmappa Hegde
|votes = 54,578
|percentage = 7.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Shivalinga Swami
|votes = 8,834
|percentage = 1.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,949
|percentage = 2.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,48,351
|percentage = 58.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Samajwadi Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Karnataka}}
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