# Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency

Chitradurga is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes This constituency covers the entire Chitradurga district and part of Tumkur district.

## Assembly segments

Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) |
| 97 | Molakalmuru (ST) | Chitradurga | N. Y. Gopalakrishna | INC | INC |
| 98 | Challakere (ST) | Chitradurga | T. Raghumurthy | INC | INC |
| 99 | Chitradurga | Chitradurga | K. C. Veerendra Puppy | INC | BJP |
| 100 | Hiriyur | Chitradurga | D. Sudhakar | INC | BJP |
| 101 | Hosadurga | Chitradurga | B. G. Govindappa | INC | BJP |
| 102 | Holalkere (SC) | Chitradurga | M. Chandrappa | BJP | BJP |
| 136 | Sira | Tumkur | T. B. Jayachandra | INC | BJP |
| 137 | Pavagada (SC) | Tumkur | H. V. Venkatesh | INC | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | S. Nijalingappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | J. Mohammed Imam | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1962 | J. Veerabasappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | J. Mohammed Imam | Swatantra Party |
| 1971 | K. Mallanna | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | K. Mallanna | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | K. Mallanna | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | K. H. Ranganath | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | C. P. Mudalagiriyappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | C. P. Mudalagiriyappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | P. Kondandaramaiah | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | C. P. Mudalagiriyappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Shashi Kumar | Janata Dal |
| 2004 | N. Y. Hanumanthappa | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Janardhana Swamy | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | B. N. Chandrappa | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | A. Narayanaswamy | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Govind Karjol | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Chitradurga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Govind Karjol | 684,890 | 50.11 | 0.15 |
| | INC | B. N. Chandrappa | 636,769 | 46.58 | 2.76 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 3,190 | 0.23 | 0.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48,121 | 3.53 | 2.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,366,909 | 73.30 | 2.50 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 0.15 | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Chitradurga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | A. Narayanswamy | 626,195 | 50.26 | 16.62 |
| | INC | B. N. Chandrappa | 5,46,017 | 43.82 | 1.18 |
| | BSP | C. U. Mahanthesh | 8,907 | 0.71 | N/A |
| | IND. | N. T. Vijayakumar | 8,707 | 0.70 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,368 | 0.35 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80,178 | 6.48 | 2.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,46,506 | 70.80 | 4.73 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Chitradurga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | B. N. Chandrappa | 467,372 | 42.64 |
| | BJP | Janardhana Swamy | 3,66,220 | 33.40 |
| | JD(S) | Gullihatty D. Shekhar | 2,02,108 | 18.43 |
| | AAP | Mohana Dashari | 14,226 | 1.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,01,291 | 9.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,97,666 | 66.07 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |