Hassan Lok Sabha constituency

Hassan Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency Map
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
Assembly constituenciesKadur
Shravanabelagola
Arsikere
Belur
Hassan
Holenarasipur
Arkalgud
Sakleshpur
Established1952
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2024
Lok Sabha Constituency Map by Assembly segments and Hoblis

Hassan Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) constituency is in Karnataka state in Southern India. The constituency was represented by Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999 and again from 2004 and 2014. This constituency comprises Hassan district and Kaduru Taluk in Chikmagaluru district.

Vidhana Sabha segments and demographics

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Hassan Lok Sabha constituency currently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:[1]

No Name District Member Party Leading
(in 2024)
127 Kadur Chikmagalur K. S. Anand INC JD(S)
193 Shravanabelagola Hassan C. N. Balakrishna JD(S) INC
194 Arsikere K. M. Shivalinge Gowda INC INC
195 Belur H. K. Suresh BJP JD(S)
196 Hassan Swaroop Prakash JD(S) INC
197 Holenarasipur H. D. Revanna JD(S) INC
198 Arkalgud A. Manju JD(S) INC
199 Sakleshpur (SC) Cement Manju BJP JD(S)

Demographics

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The constituency has nearly 78% rural and 22% urban voter base. The electorate is nearly 90% Hindus, 5% Muslims and rest others. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes constitutes 21.5% in the constituency.[2] Hassan is one of the Lok Sabha constituences with Vokkaliga concentration in south Karnataka.[3]

Members of Lok Sabha

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Year Name Party
1952-57 : See Hassan Chickmagalur
1957 H. Siddananjappa Indian National Congress
1962
1967 N. Shivappa Swatantra Party
1971 Indian National Congress
1974^ H. R. Laxman
1977 S. Nanjesha Gowda Janata Party
1980 H. N. Nanje Gowda Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 H. C. Srikantaiah
1991 H. D. Devegowda Janata Dal
1996 Rudresh Gowda
1998 H. D. Devegowda
1999 G. Puttaswamy Gowda Indian National Congress
2004 H. D. Devegowda Janata Dal (Secular)
2009
2014
2019 Prajwal Revanna
2024 Shreyas. M. Patel Indian National Congress

^By poll

Election results

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General Election 2024

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2024 Indian general election: Hassan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shreyas M. Patel 672,988 49.67 New
JD(S) Prajwal Revanna 6,30,339 46.52 Decrease6.39
NOTA None of the above 8,541 0.63 Decrease0.28
Majority 42,649 3.15 Decrease7.89
Turnout 13,50,507 77.68 Increase0.33
INC gain from JD(S) Swing Increase49.67

2019 Lok Sabha Elections

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2019 Indian general elections: Hassan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(S) Prajwal Revanna 676,606 52.91
BJP A. Manju 535,382 41.87
BSP Vinodraj K. H. 38,761 3.03
NOTA None of the Above 11,662 0.91
Majority 1,41,224 11.04
Turnout 12,78,653 77.35
JD(S) hold Swing

2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Hassan[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(S) H. D. Devegowda 509,841 44.44
INC A. Manju 4,09,378 35.69
BJP C. H. Vijayashankar 1,65,688 14.44
Majority 1,00,462 8.76
Turnout 11,47,534 73.49
JD(S) hold Swing

Trivia

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 206.
  2. ^ "Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Hassan - "Republic Of JD(S)" Braces For 3rd-Generation Family Rivalry". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Karnataka elections: Who are Vokkaligas and how many seats can they impact". The Times of India. 19 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Hassan - "Republic Of JD(S)" Braces For 3rd-Generation Family Rivalry". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  6. ^ Sathish, Sharat S. Srivatsa & G. T. (4 May 2024). "Prajwal Revanna | Rise and fall". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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