Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. Currently seat is Vacant since 12 November 2018 due to the death of MP Ananth Kumar.
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Assembly segmentsEdit
At present, Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following 8 Legislative Assembly segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | Govindraj Nagar | None | Bangalore Urban |
| 167 | Vijay Nagar | None | Bangalore Urban |
| 169 | Chickpet | None | Bangalore Urban |
| 170 | Basavanagudi | None | Bangalore Urban |
| 171 | Padmanaba Nagar | None | Bangalore Urban |
| 172 | B. T. M. Layout | None | Bangalore Urban |
| 173 | Jayanagar | None | Bangalore Urban |
| 175 | Bommanahalli | None | Bangalore Urban |
Members of ParliamentEdit
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Karnataka StateEdit
| Year | Member | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | K. S. Hegde | Janata Party | 221,974 | |
| 1980 | T. R. Shamanna | Janata Party | 198,390 | |
| 1984 | V. S. Krishna Iyer | Janata Party | 264,765 | |
| 1989 | R. Gundu Rao | Indian National Congress | 413,574 | |
| 1991 | K. V. Gowda | Bharatiya Janata Party | 275,083 | |
| 1996 | Ananth Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 251,235 | 35.08 |
| 1998 | Ananth Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 429,648 | 53.83 |
| 1999 | Ananth Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 410,161 | 50.99 |
| 2004 | Ananth Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 386,682 | 48.30 |
| 2009 | Ananth Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 437,953 | 48.20 |
| 2014 | Ananth Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 633,816 | 56.88 |
Election resultsEdit
General Election 1998Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ananth Kumar | 4,29,648 | 53.83 | ||
| INC | D. P. Sharma | 2,49,601 | 31.27 | ||
| Janata Dal | V. Somanna | 1,10,323 | 13.82 | ||
| Samata Party | B. S. Rajput | 2,688 | 0.34 | ||
| Independent | G. H. Paksha Rangaswamy | 1,649 | 0.21 | ||
| Majority | 1,80,047 | 22.56 | |||
| Turnout | 7,98,135 | 57.09 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1999Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ananth Kumar | 4,10,161 | 50.99 | ||
| INC | B. K. Hariprasad | 3,44,107 | 42.78 | ||
| JD(S) | B. T. Parthasarathy | 22,801 | 2.83 | ||
| AIADMK | D. Arumugam | 11,643 | 1.45 | ||
| Independent | Dr. B. R. Manjunath | 11,636 | 1.45 | ||
| Majority | 66,054 | 8.21 | |||
| Turnout | 8,04,342 | 54.08 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 2004Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ananth Kumar | 3,86,682 | 48.30 | ||
| INC | M. Krishnappa | 3,24,411 | 40.52 | ||
| JD(S) | Jayanthi | 77,551 | 9.69 | ||
| Independent | S. V. Srinivasa Rao | 5,012 | 0.63 | ||
| Independent | G. H. Paksha Rangaswamy | 3,304 | 0.41 | ||
| Majority | 62,271 | 7.78 | |||
| Turnout | 8,00,649 | 49.41 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 2009Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ananth Kumar | 4,37,953 | 48.20 | ||
| INC | Krishna Byre Gowda | 4,00,341 | 44.06 | ||
| JD(S) | Prof. K. E. Radhakrishna | 30,045 | 3.31 | ||
| Independent | Capt. G. R. Gopinath | 16,383 | 1.80 | ||
| BSP | S. Naheeda Salma | 4,621 | 0.51 | ||
| Majority | 37,612 | 4.14 | |||
| Turnout | 9,08,590 | 44.74 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 2014Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ananth Kumar | 6,33,816 | 56.88 | +8.68 | |
| INC | Nandan Nilekani | 4,05,241 | 36.37 | -7.69 | |
| JD(S) | Ruth Manorama | 25,677 | 2.30 | -1.01 | |
| AAP | Nina P. Nayak | 21,403 | 1.92 | N/A | |
| Independent | Pramod Mutalik | 4,247 | 0.38 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,414 | 0.67 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,28,575 | 20.51 | +16.37 | ||
| Turnout | 11,13,726 | 55.72 | +10.98 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +8.68 | |||