# Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency

Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. As of 2005 it had 1,300,000 voters, of whom Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes account for more than 200,000; Lingayat for around 200,000; Ediga for 250,000; Banjara for 100,000; Muslim for 150,000; and Brahmins and Vokkaliga for 105,000 and others 150,000.

## Assembly segments

Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency consists of eight assembly segments. These are:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) |
| 111 | Shimoga Rural (SC) | Shimoga | Sharada Puryanaik | JD(S) | BJP |
| 112 | Bhadravati | Shimoga | B.K. Sangameshwara | INC | BJP |
| 113 | Shimoga | Shimoga | Channabasapa | BJP | BJP |
| 114 | Tirthahalli | Shimoga | Araga Jnanendra | BJP | BJP |
| 115 | Shikaripura | Shimoga | B. Y. Vijayendra | BJP | BJP |
| 116 | Sorab | Shimoga | Madhu Bangarappa | INC | BJP |
| 117 | Sagar | Shimoga | Belur Gopalkrishna | INC | BJP |
| 118 | Byndoor | Udupi | Gururaj Gantihole | BJP | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

^ denotes By poll
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | K.G. Wodeyar | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | K.G. Wodeyar | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | J. H. Patel | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 1971 | T. V. Chandrashekarappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | A. R. Badrinarayan | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | S. T. Quadri | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | T. V. Chandrashekarappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | T. V. Chandrashekarappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | K. G. Shivappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | S. Bangarappa | Karnataka Vikas Party |
| 1998 | Ayanur Manjunath | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | S. Bangarappa | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | S. Bangarappa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2005^ | S. Bangarappa | Samajwadi Party |
| 2009 | B. Y. Raghavendra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | B. S. Yediyurappa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2018^ | B. Y. Raghavendra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | B. Y. Raghavendra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | B. Y. Raghavendra | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Shimoga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | B. Y. Raghavendra | 778,721 | 56.54 | −0.32 |
| | INC | Geetha Shivarajkumar | 5,35,006 | 38.85 | −0.61 |
| | Independent | K. S. Eshwarappa | 30,050 | 2.18 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,332 | 0.31 | −0.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,43,715 | 17.69 | +0.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,77,224 | 78.33 | +1.75 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election, 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Shimoga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | B. Y. Raghavendra | 729,872 | 56.86 | +6.13 |
| | JD(S) | S. Madhu Bangarappa | 5,06,512 | 39.46 | −6.40 |
| | BSP | Guddappa | 7,350 | 0.57 | +0.57 |
| | IND. | Shashikumar S. Gowda | 6,845 | 0.53 | −1.07 |
| | PPI | K. Krishna | 5,653 | 0.44 | +0.44 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 6,868 | 0.54 | −0.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,23,360 | 17.40 | +12.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,84,067 | 76.58 | +11.52 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +6.13 | |

### By election, 2018

By Election, 2018: Shimoga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | B. Y. Raghavendra | 543,306 | 50.73 | −2.96 |
| | JD(S) | S. Madhu Bangarappa | 4,91,158 | 45.86 | +24.55 |
| | IND. | Shashikumar S. Gowda | 17,189 | 1.60 | +1.60 |
| | JD(U) | Mahima J. Patel | 8,713 | 0.81 | +0.41 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 10,687 | 1.00 | +0.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52,148 | 4.87 | −27.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,71,099 | 65.06 | −7.30 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | -2.96 | |

### General election, 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Shimoga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | B. S. Yeddyurappa | 606,216 | 53.69 | +3.11 |
| | INC | Manjunath Bhandary | 2,42,911 | 21.52 | −23.52 |
| | JD(S) | Geetha Shivarajkumar | 2,40,636 | 21.31 | +21.31 |
| | AAP | K. G. Sreedhar | 7,542 | 0.67 | +0.67 |
| | BSP | Kunaje Manjunatha Gowda | 5,053 | 0.45 | −0.41 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 7,077 | 0.63 | +0.63 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,63,305 | 32.17 | +26.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,30,364 | 72.36 | +5.89 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +3.11 | |

### General election, 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Shimoga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | B. Y. Raghavendra | 482,783 | 50.58 | +30.69 |
| | INC | S. Bangarappa | 4,29,890 | 45.04 | +11.27 |
| | IND. | H. S. Shekarappa | 10,850 | 1.14 | +1.14 |
| | BSP | J. Jayappa | 8,205 | 0.86 | +0.86 |
| | AIJMK | C. Murugan | 6,046 | 0.63 | +0.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52,893 | 5.54 | +3.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,54,407 | 66.47 | +8.26 |
| | BJP gain from SP | BJP gain from SP | Swing | +14.58 | |

### By election, 2005

By-Election, 2005: Shimoga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SP | S. Bangarappa | 269,013 | 36.00 |
| | INC | Ayanur Manjunath | 2,52,376 | 33.77 |
| | BJP | M. B. Bhanuprakash | 1,48,640 | 19.89 |
| | JD(S) | L. T. Thimmappa Hegde | 54,578 | 7.30 |
| | JD(U) | Shivalinga Swami | 8,834 | 1.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,949 | 2.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,48,351 | 58.21 |
| | SP gain from INC | SP gain from INC | Swing | |