# 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. 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.

## Assembly segments

As of 2014, Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) |
| 69 | Navalgund | Dharwad | N. H. Konaraddi | INC | INC |
| 70 | Kundgol | Dharwad | M. R. Patil | BJP | BJP |
| 71 | Dharwad | Dharwad | Vinay Kulkarni | INC | BJP |
| 72 | Hubli-Dharwad East (SC) | Dharwad | Abbayya Prasad | INC | INC |
| 73 | Hubli-Dharwad Central | Dharwad | Mahesh Tenginakai | BJP | BJP |
| 74 | Hubli-Dharwad West | Dharwad | Aravind Bellad | BJP | BJP |
| 75 | Kalghatgi | Dharwad | Santosh Lad | INC | BJP |
| 83 | Shiggaon | Haveri | Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan | INC | INC |
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.

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952-2008 : See Dharwad North ||||
| 2009 | Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Dharwad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi | 716,231 | 52.41 | 4.02 |
| | INC | Vinod Asooti | 618,907 | 45.29 | 4.75 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 6,147 | 0.45 | 0.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97,324 | 7.12 | 9.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,366,491 | 74.37 | 4.08 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general election: Dharwad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pralhad Joshi | 684,837 | 56.43 | +4.24 |
| | INC | Vinay Kulkarni | 479,765 | 39.54 | −1.92 |
| | BSP | Irappa Bharamappa Madar | 6,344 | 0.52 | −0.14 |
| | IND | Somashekhar Peeraji Yadav | 5,400 | 0.44 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 3,512 | 0.29 | −0.95 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 205,072 | 16.89 | +6.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,214,138 | 70.29 | +4.29 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +4.24 | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general election: Dharwad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pralhad Joshi | 543,395 | 52.19 | −3.78 |
| | INC | Vinay Kulkarni | 431,738 | 41.46 | +2.73 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 12,937 | 1.24 | N/A |
| | JD(S) | Banakapur Hanumanthappa Mallappa | 8,836 | 0.85 | N/A |
| | BSP | Irappa Bharamappa Madar | 6,858 | 0.66 | −0.09 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 111,657 | 10.73 | −6.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,041,470 | 65.99 | +9.44 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2009

2009 Indian general election: Dharwad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pralhad Joshi | 446,786 | 55.97 | |
| | INC | Manjunath Kunnur | 309,123 | 38.73 | |
| | NCP | Mahesh Gurupadayya Talakallamath | 7,176 | 0.90 | |
| | IND | Shankarappa G. Yadavannavar | 6,502 | 0.81 | |
| | BSP | Kashimsab Mulla | 5,981 | 0.75 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 137,663 | 17.24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 798,214 | 56.55 | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |