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{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
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| Existence = 2008
| CurrentMPParty = [[Indian National Congress]]
| CurrentMP = [[D. K. Suresh]]
| ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general elections|2019]]
| State = [[Karnataka]]
|Electorate=2,190,397<ref name=turnout/>
|SuccessfulParty=[[Indian National Congress]] (3 times)
| AssemblyConstituencies =[[Kunigal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kunigal]] [[Rajarajeshwarinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajarajeshwarinagar]] [[Bangalore South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bangalore South]] [[Anekal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Anekal]] [[Magadi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Magadi]] [[Ramanagara (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Ramanagara]] [[Kanakapura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanakapura]] [[Channapatna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Channapatna]]
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'''Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency (Ramanagara Lok Sabha Constituency)''' is one of the 28 [[Lok Sabha]] (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituencies in the [[South India]]n state of [[Karnataka]]. This constituency was created in 2008 following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies.

It comprises eight assembly segments of which seven are derived from the former [[Kanakapura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanakapura Lok Sabha constituency]] (abolished in 2008).{{fact|date=October 2021}} It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] of the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] party. Kumaraswamy resigned his seat in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/kumaraswamy-cheluvarayaswamy-to-resign-from-lok-sabha/article4704681.ece|title=Kumaraswamy, Cheluvarayaswamy to resign from Lok Sabha|work=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]|date=11 May 2013|access-date=30 November 2013}}</ref> The by election that followed was won by [[D. K. Suresh]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC). As of the latest election in 2014, Suresh represents this constituency.

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

The new Assembly Constituencies [[Bangalore South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bangalore South]], [[Anekal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Anekal]], and [[Raja Rajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore|Rajarajeshwarinagar]] became a part of Bangalore Rural along with [[Kunigal (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Kunigal]] Assembly Constituency from [[Tumkur district]]

==Assembly segments==
Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] segments:
{|class="wikitable sortable" width="500px"
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
!width="200px"|Name
!width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
!width="150px"|District
|-
|131
|[[Kunigal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kunigal]]
|None
|[[Tumakuru district|Tumkur]]
|-
|154
|[[Rajarajeshwarinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajarajeshwarinagar]]
|None
|[[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]]
|-
|176
|[[Bangalore South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bangalore South]]
|None
|[[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]]
|-
|177
|[[Anekal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Anekal]]
|SC
|[[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]]
|-
|182
|[[Magadi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Magadi]]
|None
|[[Ramanagara district|Ramanagara]]
|-
|183
|[[Ramanagara (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Ramanagara]]
|None
|[[Ramanagara district|Ramanagara]]
|-
|184
|[[Kanakapura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanakapura]]
|None
|[[Ramanagara district|Ramanagara]]
|-
|185
|[[Channapatna (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Channapatna]]
|None
|[[Ramanagara district|Ramanagara]]
|}

==Members of Parliament==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Winner
!Party
|-
|colspan=3| Before 2008: see [[Kanakapura (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[Haradanahalli Devegowda Kumaraswamy|H. D. Kumaraswamy]]
|[[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
|-
|2013^
| rowspan="3" |[[Doddaalahalli Kempegowda Suresh|D. K. Suresh]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|}
^ by poll

==Election results==
===General election 2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general election]]: [[Bangalore Rural]] }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[D. K. Suresh]]
|votes = 8,78,258
|percentage = 54.15
|change = +9.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Ashwath Narayan Gowda]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 6,71,388
|percentage = 41.40
|change = +12.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Dr. Chinappa Y. Chikkahagade
|votes = 19,972
|percentage = 1.23
|change = +0.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 12,454
|percentage = 0.77
|change = +0.09
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 2,06,870
|percentage = 12.75
|change = -3.15
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 16,22,824
|percentage = 64.98
|change = -1.46
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = +9.30
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general election]]: [[Bangalore Rural]]<ref name=turnout>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm|title=Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=31 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702210941/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm|archive-date=2 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1023.htm?ac=23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517135229/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1023.htm?ac=23|archive-date=17 May 2014|date=17 May 2014|access-date=17 May 2014|title=Bangalore Rural|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[D. K. Suresh]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 6,52,723
|percentage = 44.85
|change = -10.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[P Muniraju Gowda|Muniraju Gowda P.]]
|votes = 4,21,243
|percentage = 28.95
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|candidate = R. Prabhakara Reddy
|votes = 3,17,870
|percentage = 21.84
|change = -20.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Ravi Krishna Reddy
|votes = 17,195
|percentage = 1.18
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = C. Thopaiah
|votes = 11,594
|percentage = 0.80
|change = N/A
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 9,871
|percentage = 0.68
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 2,31,480
|percentage = 15.90
|change = +2.90
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 14,55,610
|percentage = 66.45
|change = +14.41
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===By election 2013===
{{Election box begin | title=Bye-election, 2013: Bangalore Rural <ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/Pdfs_NewWebsite/23-Bangalore%20Rural.pdf|title=Bangalore Rural|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer Karnataka|date=24 August 2013|access-date=30 November 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[D. K. Suresh]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 5,78,608
|percentage = 54.92
|change = +37.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|candidate = [[Anitha Kumaraswamy]]
|votes = 4,41,601
|percentage = 41.92
|change = -2.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party of India (A)
|candidate = Kunigal Shivanna
|votes = 9,399
|percentage = 0.89
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|candidate = S. Siddaramaiah (Heggade)
|votes = 6,057
|percentage = 0.58
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = J. T. Prakash
|votes = 3,245
|percentage = 0.31
|change = -0.15
}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 1,37,007
|percentage = 13.00
|change = +1.19
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,53,745
|percentage = 52.04
|change = -5.88
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Janata Dal (Secular)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general election]]: [[Bangalore Rural]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf|title=Constituency Wise Detailed Results |pages=61–62|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref> }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|votes = 4,93,302
|percentage = 44.73
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[C. P. Yogeshwar|C. P. Yogeeshwara]]
|votes = 3,63,027
|percentage = 32.92
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Tejashwini Gowda]]
|votes = 1,92,822
|percentage = 17.48
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Mohamed Hafeez Ullah
|votes = 12,909
|percentage = 1.17
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND.]]
|candidate = T. M. Manchegowda
|votes = 10,739
|percentage = 0.97
|change = N/A
}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 1,30,275
|percentage = 11.81
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,02,833
|percentage = 57.92
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Janata Dal (Secular)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Ramanagaram district]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/karnataka/bangalore_rural/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Bangalore Rural lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

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