Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency

Bangalore Central
Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency Map
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
Assembly constituenciesSarvagnanagar
C. V. Raman Nagar
Shivajinagar
Shanti Nagar
Gandhi Nagar
Rajaji Nagar
Chamrajpet
Mahadevapura
Established2008
Total electors19,31,456[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBJP
Elected year2024

Bangalore Central is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. This constituency was created in 2008 as part of delimitation.[2] It was carved out of the Bangalore North and South Lok Sabha constituencies during 2009 Indian elections.[3] It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was P. C. Mohan

Demographics

The Central Lok Sabha constituency is dominated by minority voters, and is challenge for candidates, with having to get the support of both linguistic and religious minorities. The constituency has around 5.5 lakh Tamil People, 4.5 lakh Muslims and about 2 lakh Christians. There is also a significant number of Marwaris and Gujaratis, especially around Chickpet and Gandhinagar suburbs. The Tamil population is concentrated around the suburbs of Shivajinagar, Ulsoor, Gandhinagar, Seshadripuram and are a deciding factor for the winning candidate. Further, the demography of the constituency ranges from rich to middle class to slums.[3][4][5]

Vidhan Sabha segments and serving MLAs

As of 2014, Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:[6][7]

# Name District Member Party Party Leading
(in 2024)
160 Sarvagnanagar Bangalore Urban K. J. George INC INC
161 C. V. Raman Nagar (SC) S. Raghu BJP BJP
162 Shivajinagar Rizwan Arshad INC INC
163 Shanti Nagar N. A. Haris INC INC
164 Gandhi Nagar Dinesh Gundu Rao INC BJP
165 Rajaji Nagar S. Suresh Kumar BJP BJP
168 Chamrajpet Zameer Ahmed INC INC
174 Mahadevapura (SC) Manjula Aravind Limbavali BJP BJP

List of members of parliament

Year Member Party
Till 2008 : Constituency did not exist
2009 P. C. Mohan Bharatiya Janata Party
2014
2019
2024

Election results

General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Bangalore Central[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP P. C. Mohan 658,915 50.05 −0.30
INC Mansoor Ali Khan 6,26,208 47.57 +3.14
NOTA None of the above 12,126 0.92 +0.02
Majority 32,707 2.48 −3.44
Turnout 13,15,510 54.06 −0.26
BJP hold Swing -0.30

General election 2019

2019 Indian general election: Bangalore Central[1][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP P. C. Mohan 602,853 50.35 −1.50
INC Rizwan Arshad 5,31,885 44.43 +4.39
Independent Prakash Raj 28,906 2.41 New
NOTA None of the Above 10,760 0.90 +0.11
Margin of victory 70,968 5.92 −6.88
Turnout 11,97,687 54.32 −1.32
BJP hold Swing -1.50

General election 2014

2014 Indian general election: Bangalore Central[1][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP P. C. Mohan 557,130 51.85 +11.69
INC Rizwan Arshad 419,630 39.05 +3.05
AAP V. Balakrishnan 39,869 3.69 New
JD(S) Nandini Ala 20,387 1.90 −17.29
NOTA None of the above 8,449 0.79 New
Margin of victory 137,500 12.80 +8.63
Turnout 1,074,609 55.64 +11.09
BJP hold Swing +11.69

General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Bangalore Central[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP P. C. Mohan 340,162 40.16
INC H. T. Sangliana 304,944 36.00
JD(S) B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan 162,552 19.19
Margin of victory 35,218 4.16
Turnout 846,982 44.55
BJP win (new seat)
  • Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore falls under this constituency
    Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore falls under this constituency

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Order No. 42" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 23 March 2007. p. 116. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b Kaggere, Niranjan (9 April 2014). "Tamil voters will decide winner in B'lore Central". No. Bangalore. Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  4. ^ Hegde, Bhaskar (13 April 2014). "Will Tamilians back BJP this election?". No. Bangalore. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  5. ^ Mohan, P C (10 April 2014). "Support from Tamil Sangham 10-04-2014". Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Parliamentary constituencies of Karnataka as per new delimitation". BJP Karnataka. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Bangalore central". Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Bangalore Central". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 62–63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

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