Kanakapura (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kanakapura Lok Sabha constituency was a former Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka state in southern India. It included eight Assembly constituencies, namely Kanakapura, Ramanagaram, Channapatna, Magadi, Sathanur, Uttarahalli, Malavalli and Anekal. Out of them, Kanakapura, Ramanagaram, Channapatna, Magadi and Anekal assembly segments were retained in the Bangalore Rural constituency created in 2008 as part of delimitation in Karnataka. Sathanur segment was merged between Kanakapura, Ramanagaram and Channapatna constituencies. Malavalli became a part of Mandya constituency and Uttarahalli was reformed and Uttarahalli Circle was merged with new Bangalore South Assembly Constituency.

The new Assembly Constituencies Bangalore South, Anekal, and Rajarajeshwarinagar became a part of Bangalore Rural along with Kunigal Assembly Constituency from Tumkur district

Members of Parliament[]

• 1952-66: Constituency does not exist
• From Kanakapur constituency in Mysore State:
  • 1967: M. V. Rajasekharan, Indian National Congress
  • 1971: C. K. Jaffer Sheriff, Indian National Congress
• Karnataka State:
  • 1977: M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy, Indian National Congress
  • 1980: M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy, Indian National Congress (Indira)
  • 1984: M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy, Indian National Congress
  • 1989: M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy, Indian National Congress
  • 1991: M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy, Indian National Congress
  • 1996: H. D. Kumaraswamy, Janata Dal
  • 1998: M. Srinivas, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1999: M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy, Indian National Congress
  • 2002 (By-Elections): H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal (Secular)
  • 2004: Tejashwini Sreeramesh, Indian National Congress
• 2008 Onwards: Constituency does not exist

See Bangalore Rural (Lok Sabha constituency)

Election results[]

• 1996 Lok Sabha

H D Kumaraswamy (Janatha Dal) - winner

• 1998 Lok Sabha

M.Srinivas (BJP)  : 470,387
Dr. D. Premachandra Sagar (INC)  : 453,946
H D Kumaraswamy (Janatha Dal) : came third
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• 1999 Lok Sabha

M.V.Chandrashekara Murthy (INC) : 532,910
M. Srinivas (BJP) : 498,893

• 2002 Lok Sabha (by-poll).

H. D. Devegowda (Janata Dal Secular): 5,81,709
D. K. Shivakumar (Congress)  : 5,29,133
K. S. Eshwarappa (BJP)  : 2,28,134

• 2004 Lok Sabha.

Tejaswini Ramesh (a.k.a. Tejaswini Gowda), Congress : 584,238
Ramachandra Gowda (BJP) : 467,575
Deve Gowda (JD(S)) : The former PM came third.^[2][3]

• The constituency ceased to exist in 2008 when seats were re-arranged as per the latest population spread.
• Results in tabular form

See also[]

• Bangalore Rural (Lok Sabha constituency)
• List of former constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References[]

External links[]

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