Dharwad (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency 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). After winning 2019 general elections Pralhad Joshi was appointed as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Coal, Minister of Mining on 30 May 2019 in cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dharwad
Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentPralhad Joshi
Parliamentary PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established2008–present
StateKarnataka
Total Electors1,579,024[1]
Assembly ConstituenciesSee Below.[2]

Assembly segments

As of 2014, Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

  1. Navalgund
  2. Kundgol
  3. Dharwad
  4. Hubli-Dharwad-East
  5. Hubli-Dharwad Central
  6. Hubli-Dharwad-West
  7. Kalghatgi
  8. 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
  • 1952-2008 :Constituency does not exist

For results until 2008 : See Dharwad North constituency

Election results

General election 2019
2019 Indian general election: Dharwad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pralhad Joshi 6,84,837 56.43 +4.24
INC Vinay Kulkarni 4,79,765 39.54 -1.92
BSP Irappa Bharamappa Madar 6,344 0.52 -0.14
Independent Somashekhar Peeraji Yadav 5,400 0.44 N/A
NOTA None of the above 3,512 0.29 -0.95
Margin of victory 2,05,072 16.89 +6.16
Turnout 12,14,138 70.29 +4.29
BJP hold Swing +4.24

General election 2014
2014 Indian general election: Dharwad [1][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pralhad Joshi 5,43,395 52.19 -3.78
INC Vinay Kulkarni 4,31,738 41.46 +2.73
NOTA None of the above 12,937 1.24 N/A
JD(S) Banakapur Hanuman thappa Mallappa 8,836 0.85 N/A
BSP Irappa Bharamappa Madar 6,858 0.66 -0.09
Margin of victory 1,11,657 10.73 -6.51
Turnout 10,41,470 65.99 +9.44
BJP hold Swing

General election 2009
2009 Indian general election: Dharwad [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pralhad Joshi 4,46,786 55.97 N/A
INC Kunnur Manjunath Channappa 3,09,123 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
Margin of victory 1,37,663 17.24 N/A
Turnout 7,98,214 56.55 N/A
BJP win (new seat)

See also

References
  1. "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 207.
  3. "BJP makes early start". The Hindu. N. Ram. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  4. "Dharwad". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014.
  5. "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 58–59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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