Dharwad (Lok Sabha constituency)
Existence | 2008–present |
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Current MP | Pralhad Joshi |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected Year | 2014 |
State | Karnataka |
Total Electors | 1,579,024[1] |
Assembly Constituencies | Navalgund, Kundgol, Dharwad, Hubli-Dharwad-East (SC), Hubli-Dharwad-Central, Hubli-Dharwad-West, Kalghatgi, an Shiggaon.[2] |
Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency (Kannada: ಧಾರವಾಡ ಲೋಕ ಸಭೆ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ) is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies in Karnataka, a state in southern India. This constituency was created as a part of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.[2][3] It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament was Pralhad Joshi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As of the latest election in 2014, Joshi represents this constituency.
Contents
Assembly segments
As of 2014, Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
- Navalgund
- Kundgol
- Dharwad
- Hubli-Dharwad-East
- Hubli-Dharwad-Central
- Hubli-Dharwad-West
- Kalghatgi
- Shiggaon
Before delimitation, Navalgund, Dharwad and Kalghatgi Legislative Assembly segments were part of the former Dharwad North constituency and Kundgol and Shiggaon Legislative Assembly segments were part of the former Dharwad South constituency.[3]
Members of Parliament
Election results
General election 2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Pralhad Joshi | 446,786 | 55.97 | N/A | |
INC | Manjunath Channappa Kunnur | 309,123 | 38.73 | N/A | |
NCP | Mahesh Gurupadayya Talakallamath | 7,176 | 0.90 | N/A | |
Independent | Shankarappa Gurushiddappa Yadavannavar | 6,502 | 0.81 | N/A | |
BSP | Kashimsab Mulla | 5,981 | 0.75 | N/A | |
JD(U) | Hanumantsa Chandrakantsa Niranjan | 4,921 | 0.62 | N/A | |
Independent | Bagwan Nasir Papulsab | 2,967 | 0.37 | N/A | |
Independent | Ramachandra Kalingappa Mahar | 2,673 | 0.33 | N/A | |
Independent | Basavaraj Ramanna Balannavar | 2,477 | 0.31 | N/A | |
Independent | Basanagouda Mudigouda Hanasi | 2,029 | 0.25 | N/A | |
Independent | J. Bhaskar | 1,592 | 0.20 | N/A | |
Independent | Gurupadagouda Venkanagouda Patil | 1,423 | 0.18 | N/A | |
Independent | Zameer Khan | 1,390 | 0.17 | N/A | |
Independent | Ali M. Sandimani | 1,199 | 0.15 | N/A | |
Independent | Ibrahim Kallimani | 1,063 | 0.13 | N/A | |
Independent | Ashok Vishnusa Baddi | 912 | 0.11 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 137,663 | 17.24 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 798,214 | 56.55 | N/A | ||
BJP win (new seat) |
General election 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Pralhad Joshi | 543,395 | 52.19 | -3.78 | |
INC | Vinay Kulkarni | 431,738 | 41.46 | +2.73 | |
JD(S) | Banakapur Hanumanthappa Mallappa | 8,836 | 0.85 | N/A | |
BSP | Irappa Bharamappa Madar | 6,858 | 0.66 | -0.09 | |
Independent | Shailendra Patil | 6,196 | 0.60 | N/A | |
Independent | Pramod Hanumantharao Muthalik | 5,465 | 0.52 | N/A | |
AAP | Hemant Kumar | 4,349 | 0.42 | N/A | |
RPI(A) | Gurushantappa H. Chalavadi | 4,128 | 0.40 | N/A | |
Independent | Shreekant Kabadi | 3,018 | 0.29 | N/A | |
Independent | Sanjay Kothari | 2,359 | 0.23 | N/A | |
Independent | Vikas B. Soppin | 2,174 | 0.21 | N/A | |
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | Gangadhar S. Badiger | 1,785 | 0.17 | N/A | |
Independent | Maruti Ramappa Hanasi | 1,587 | 0.15 | N/A | |
Independent | Shakeel Abdulsattar Dodwad | 1,368 | 0.13 | N/A | |
Independent | Irshad Begam Adhoni | 1,053 | 0.10 | N/A | |
Independent | Imamsab Mehboobsab Torgal | 995 | 0.10 | N/A | |
Independent | Dokka Anandaraj | 985 | 0.09 | N/A | |
NOTA | None of the above | 12,937 | 1.24 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 111,657 | 10.73 | -6.51 | ||
Turnout | 1,041,226 | 65.94 | +9.39 | ||
BJP hold | Swing |
See also
- Dharwad North (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Dharwad South (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Dharwad district
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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