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{{short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Dharwad
| map_image = {{Annotated image
| image = Dharwad Lok Sabha Constituency Map (2009 - Present).pdf
| image-width = 500 
| image-left = -190 
| image-top = -170 
| width = 260 
| height = 280 
| float = right
| annotations = 
| caption = Lok Sabha Constituency Map
| icon = none}}
| established = 2008
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| incumbent_image = File:Shri Pralhad Joshi Minister of Coal.jpg
| mp = [[Pralhad Joshi|Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi]] {{Small|[[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution|Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution]]}} {{Small|[[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy|Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy]]}}
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general elections|2024]]
| state = [[Karnataka]]
| electors = 18,91,024
| reservation = None
| assembly_cons = [[Navalgund (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Navalgund]] [[Kundgol Assembly constituency|Kundgol]] [[Dharwad (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Dharwad]] [[Hubli-Dharwad East (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Hubli-Dharwad East]] [[Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency|Hubli-Dharwad Central]] [[Hubli-Dharwad West (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Hubli-Dharwad West]] [[Kalghatgi (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Kalghatgi]] [[Shiggaon (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Shiggaon]]}}

[[File:Dharwad Lok Sabha Constituency Map with district boundary (2009 - Present).pdf|Constituency Map|thumb]]

'''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 [[Electoral boundary delimitation|delimitation]] of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the [[Delimitation Commission of India]] constituted in 2002.<ref name=ceo>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=207}}</ref><ref name="hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/17/stories/2009031751910300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321025130/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/17/stories/2009031751910300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 March 2009|title=BJP makes early start |date=17 March 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=[[N. Ram]]|accessdate=1 April 2010}}</ref> 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 [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]], [[Ministry of Coal|Minister of Coal]], Minister of Mining on 30 May 2019 in cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

==Assembly segments==
As of 2014, Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) segments:
{|class="wikitable"
!No
!Name
!District
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2"|Party Leading (in [[2024 Indian general election|2024]])
|-
|69
|[[Navalgund (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Navalgund]]
| rowspan="7" |[[Dharwad district|Dharwad]]
|[[N. H. Konaraddi]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| 70
|[[Kundgol Assembly constituency|Kundgol]]
|[[M. R. Patil (politician)|M. R. Patil]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|71
|[[Dharwad (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Dharwad]]
|[[Vinay Kulkarni]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|72
|[[Hubli-Dharwad East (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Hubli-Dharwad East]] (SC)
|[[Abbayya Prasad]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|73
|[[Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency|Hubli-Dharwad Central]]
|[[Mahesh Tenginakai]]
|{{party name with color|BJP|rowspan=2}}
|{{party name with color|BJP|rowspan=3}}
|-
|74
|[[Hubli-Dharwad West (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Hubli-Dharwad West]]
|[[Aravind Bellad]]
|-
|75
|[[Kalghatgi (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Kalghatgi]]
|[[Santosh Lad]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|83
|[[Shiggaon (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Shiggaon]]
|[[Haveri district|Haveri]]
| [[Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}

Before delimitation, Navalgund, Dharwad and Kalghatgi Legislative Assembly segments were part of the former [[Dharwad North Lok Sabha constituency|Dharwad North constituency]] and Kundgol and Shiggaon Legislative Assembly segments were part of the former [[Dharwad South Lok Sabha constituency|Dharwad South constituency]].<ref name="hindu"/>

== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| colspan="4" |{{center|''1952-2008 : See [[Dharwad North Lok Sabha constituency|Dharwad North]]''}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Pralhad Joshi|Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|}

== Election results ==

=== General Election 2024 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Dharwad]]<ref name="Lok Sabha 2024 Election results: Dharwad">{{cite news |title=Lok Sabha 2024 Election results: Dharwad |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S1011.htm |accessdate=22 February 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=4 June 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222115024/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S1011.htm |archivedate=22 February 2025}}</ref> }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Pralhad Joshi|Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=7,16,231|percentage=52.41|change={{down}}4.02}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Vinod Asooti|party=Indian National Congress|votes=6,18,907|percentage=45.29|change={{up}}4.75}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=NOTA|candidate=[[None of the above]] |votes=6,147|percentage=0.45|change={{up}}0.16}}
{{Election box majority||votes=97,324|percentage=7.12|change={{down}}9.77}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=13,66,570|percentage=74.51|change={{up}}4.22}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = BJP
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general election]]: [[Dharwad]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Pralhad Joshi]]
|votes = 684,837
|percentage = 56.43
|change = +4.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Vinay Kulkarni]]
|votes = 479,765
|percentage = 39.54
|change = -1.92
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Irappa Bharamappa Madar
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 6,344
|percentage = 0.52
|change = -0.14
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|candidate = Somashekhar Peeraji Yadav
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND]]
|votes = 5,400
|percentage = 0.44
|change = N/A
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 3,512
|percentage = 0.29
|change = -0.95
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 2,05,072
|percentage = 16.89
|change = +6.16
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,214,138
|percentage = 70.29
|change = +4.29
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = +4.24
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general election]]: [[Dharwad]]<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|accessdate=31 July 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702210941/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm|archivedate=2 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1011.htm?ac=11|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628100607/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1011.htm?ac=11|archivedate=28 June 2014|title=Dharwad|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Pralhad Joshi]]
|votes = 543,395
|percentage = 52.19
|change = -3.78
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Vinay Kulkarni]]
|votes = 431,738
|percentage = 41.46
|change = +2.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 12,937
|percentage = 1.24
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Banakapur Hanumanthappa Mallappa
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|votes = 8,836
|percentage = 0.85
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Irappa Bharamappa Madar
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 6,858
|percentage = 0.66
|change = -0.09
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 111,657
|percentage = 10.73
|change = -6.51
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,041,470
|percentage = 65.99
|change = +9.44
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General election 2009===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general election]]: [[Dharwad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_mairchiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf|title=Constituency Wise Detailed Results |pages=58–59|publisher=Election Commission of India|format=PDF|accessdate=30 April 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_mairchiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf|archivedate=11 August 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Pralhad Joshi]]
|votes = 446,786
|percentage = 55.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Manjunath Kunnur]]
|votes = 309,123
|percentage = 38.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Mahesh Gurupadayya Talakallamath
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|votes = 7,176
|percentage = 0.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|candidate = Shankarappa G. Yadavannavar
|party = [[Independent (politician)|IND]]
|votes = 6,502
|percentage = 0.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Kashimsab Mulla
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 5,981
|percentage = 0.75
|change =
}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 137,663
|percentage = 17.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 798,214
|percentage = 56.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Dharwad North Lok Sabha constituency]]
* [[Dharwad South Lok Sabha constituency]]
* [[Dharwad district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Karnataka}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency}}
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Dharwad district]]
[[Category:Hubli–Dharwad]]

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