# Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency

Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. Reserved for the Scheduled Castes, this constituency came into existence in 1962.

## Assembly segments

The Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) |
| 213 | Heggadadevankote (ST) | Mysore | Anil Kumar | INC | INC |
| 214 | Nanjangud (SC) | Mysore | Darshan Dhruvanarayana | INC | INC |
| 219 | Varuna | Mysore | Siddaramaiah | INC | INC |
| 220 | T.Narasipur (SC) | Mysore | H. C. Mahadevappa | INC | INC |
| 221 | Hanur | Chamarajanagar | M R Manjunath | INC | INC |
| 222 | Kollegal (SC) | Chamarajanagar | A. R. Krishnamurthy | INC | INC |
| 223 | Chamarajanagar | Chamarajanagar | C. Puttarangashetty | INC | INC |
| 224 | Gundlupet | Chamarajanagar | H M Ganesh Prasad | INC | INC |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| Till 1962: Seat does not exist. See Mysore ||||
| 1962 | S. M. Siddaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | S. M. Siddaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | S. M. Siddaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | B. Rachaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Srinivasa Prasad | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Srinivasa Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Srinivasa Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Srinivasa Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | A. Siddaraju | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | A. Siddaraju | Janata Dal |
| 1999 | Srinivasa Prasad | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2004 | Kagalvadi M. Shivanna | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 2009 | R. Dhruvanarayana | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | R. Dhruvanarayana | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Srinivasa Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Sunil Bose | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Chamarajanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sunil Bose | 751,671 | 54.87 | +10.27 |
| | BJP | Balaraj S. | 5,62,965 | 41.10 | −3.64 |
| | BSP | M. Krishna Murthy | 15,903 | 1.16 | −5.74 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 8,143 | 0.59 | −0.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,88,706 | 13.77 | +13.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,69,797 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 13.91 | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Chamarajanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | V. Srinivas Prasad | 568,537 | 44.74 | +6.95 |
| | INC | R. Dhruvanarayana | 5,66,720 | 44.60 | −5.51 |
| | BSP | Dr. Shivakumara | 87,631 | 6.90 | +1.71 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 12,716 | 1.00 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,817 | 0.14 | −12.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,70,725 | 75.35 | +2.5 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | -5.37 | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Chamarajanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | R. Dhruvanarayana | 567,782 | 50.11 |
| | BJP | A. R. Krishna Murthy | 4,26,600 | 37.65 |
| | JD(S) | Kote M. Shivanna | 58,760 | 5.18 |
| | BSP | Shivamallu | 34,846 | 5.19 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 12,697 | 1.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,41,182 | 12.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,33,326 | 72.85 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Chamarajanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | R. Dhruvanarayana | 369,970 | 37.99 |
| | BJP | A. R. Krishna Murthy | 3,65,968 | 37.58 |
| | JD(S) | Kote M. Shivanna | 1,06,876 | 10.97 |
| | BSP | N. Mahesh | 68,447 | 7.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,002 | 0.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,73,693 | 67.91 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1980

1980 Indian general election: Chamarajanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(I) | V. Srinivas Prasad | 228,748 | 58.53 | |
| | INC(U) | B. Rachaiah | 1,18,287 | 30.27 | |
| | JP | S.M. Siddaiah | 35,683 | 9.13 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,00,561 | 28.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,90,761 | 57.74 | −5.25 |
| | INC(I) hold | INC(I) hold | Swing | | |

### 1971

1971 Indian general election: Chamarajanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | S.M. Siddaiah | 168,894 | 61.94 |
| | INC(O) | N C Biligirirangaiah | 96,272 | 35.31 |
| | Independent | Nanjundaiah | 7,514 | 2.76 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 72,622 | 26.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,72,680 | 58.81 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1967

1967 Indian general election: Chamarajanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | S.M. Siddaiah | 1,08,831 | 35.0 |
| | SWA | N. C. B. Rangaiah | 79,584 | 25.7 |
| | Independent | M. Puttadevaiah | 51,450 | 16.5 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 72,622 | 26.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,72,680 | 58.81 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |