# Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency

Bangalore Central is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. This constituency was created in 2008 as part of delimitation. It was carved out of the Bangalore North and South Lok Sabha constituencies during 2009 Indian elections. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was P. C. Mohan

## Demographics

The Central Lok Sabha constituency is dominated by minority voters, and is challenge for candidates, with having to get the support of both linguistic and religious minorities. The constituency has around 5.5 lakh Tamil People, 4.5 lakh Muslims and about 2 lakh Christians. There is also a significant number of Marwaris and Gujaratis, especially around Chickpet and Gandhinagar suburbs. The Tamil population is concentrated around the suburbs of Shivajinagar, Ulsoor, Gandhinagar, Seshadripuram and are a deciding factor for the winning candidate. Further, the demography of the constituency ranges from rich to middle class to slums.

## Vidhan Sabha segments and serving MLAs

As of 2014, Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) |
| 160 | Sarvagnanagar | Bangalore Urban | K. J. George | INC | INC |
| 161 | C. V. Raman Nagar (SC) | Bangalore Urban | S. Raghu | BJP | BJP |
| 162 | Shivajinagar | Bangalore Urban | Rizwan Arshad | INC | INC |
| 163 | Shanti Nagar | Bangalore Urban | N. A. Haris | INC | INC |
| 164 | Gandhi Nagar | Bangalore Urban | Dinesh Gundu Rao | INC | BJP |
| 165 | Rajaji Nagar | Bangalore Urban | S. Suresh Kumar | BJP | BJP |
| 168 | Chamrajpet | Bangalore Urban | Zameer Ahmed | INC | INC |
| 174 | Mahadevapura (SC) | Bangalore Urban | Manjula Aravind Limbavali | BJP | BJP |

## List of members of parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| Till 2008 : Constituency did not exist ||||
| 2009 | P. C. Mohan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | P. C. Mohan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | P. C. Mohan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | P. C. Mohan | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Bangalore Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | P. C. Mohan | 658,915 | 50.05 | −0.30 |
| | INC | Mansoor Ali Khan | 626,208 | 47.57 | +3.14 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 12,126 | 0.92 | +0.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,707 | 2.48 | −3.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,315,510 | 54.06 | −0.26 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | -0.30 | |

### General election 2019

2019 Indian general election: Bangalore Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | P. C. Mohan | 602,853 | 50.35 | −1.50 |
| | INC | Rizwan Arshad | 531,885 | 44.43 | +4.39 |
| | IND. | Prakash Raj | 28,906 | 2.41 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 10,760 | 0.90 | +0.11 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 70,968 | 5.92 | −6.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,197,687 | 54.32 | −1.32 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | -1.50 | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general election: Bangalore Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | P. C. Mohan | 557,130 | 51.85 | +11.69 |
| | INC | Rizwan Arshad | 419,630 | 39.05 | +3.05 |
| | AAP | V. Balakrishnan | 39,869 | 3.69 | New |
| | JD(S) | Nandini Ala | 20,387 | 1.90 | −17.29 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 8,449 | 0.79 | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 137,500 | 12.80 | +8.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,074,609 | 55.64 | +11.09 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +11.69 | |

### General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Bangalore Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | P. C. Mohan | 340,162 | 40.16 | |
| | INC | H. T. Sangliana | 304,944 | 36.00 | |
| | JD(S) | B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan | 162,552 | 19.19 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,218 | 4.16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 846,982 | 44.55 | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |

## Gallery

* Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore falls under this constituency