Hassan Lok Sabha constituency 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.
| Hassan Lok Sabha constituency | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Haasana Lok Sabha Constituency Map | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Assembly constituencies | Kadur Shravanabelagola Arsikere Belur Hassan Holenarasipur Arkalgud Sakleshpur |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Legislative Assembly segments and demographics
editHassan 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 | ||||
| 195 | Belur | H. K. Suresh | BJP | JD(S) | |||
| 196 | Hassan | Swaroop Prakash | JD(S) | INC | |||
| 197 | Holenarasipur | H. D. Revanna | |||||
| 198 | Arkalgud | A. Manju | |||||
| 199 | Sakleshpur (SC) | Cement Manju | BJP | JD(S) | |||
Demographics
editThe 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 constituencies with Vokkaliga concentration in south Karnataka.[3]
Members of Lok Sabha
edit^By poll
Election results
editGeneral Election 2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shreyas M. Patel | 672,988 | 49.67 | New | |
| JD(S) | Prajwal Revanna | 6,30,339 | 46.52 |  6.39 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,541 | 0.63 | 0.28 | |
| Majority | 42,649 | 3.15 | 7.89 | ||
| Turnout | 13,57,375 | 78.06 | |||
| INC gain from JD(S) | Swing |  49.67 |
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2019 Lok Sabha Elections
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Prajwal Revanna | 676,606 | 52.91 | 8.47 | |
| BJP | A. Manju | 535,382 | 41.87 | 27.43 | |
| BSP | Vinodraj K. H. | 38,761 | 3.03 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 11,662 | 0.91 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,41,224 | 11.04 | 2.28 | ||
| Turnout | 12,78,653 | 77.35 | 3.86 | ||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| 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 | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 206.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Hassan - "Republic Of JD(S)" Braces For 3rd-Generation Family Rivalry". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". ECI. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.