# Bijapur Lok Sabha constituency

Bijapur (Vijayapura) 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.

## Assembly segments

Bijapur Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) |
| 26 | Muddebihal | Bijapur | C. S. Nadagouda | INC | BJP |
| 27 | Devar Hippargi | Bijapur | Rajugouda Patil | JD(S) | BJP |
| 28 | Basavana Bagevadi | Bijapur | Shivanand Patil | INC | BJP |
| 29 | Babaleshwar | Bijapur | M. B. Patil | INC | BJP |
| 30 | Bijapur City | Bijapur | Basangouda Patil Yatnal | BJP | INC |
| 31 | Nagthan (SC) | Bijapur | Vittal Katakadhond | INC | BJP |
| 32 | Indi | Bijapur | Yashvantharaya Gouda Patil | INC | BJP |
| 33 | Sindagi | Bijapur | Ashok M. Managuli | INC | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Rajaram Girdharilal Dubey | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Murigappa Siddappa Sugandhi | Independent politician |
| 1962 | Rajaram Girdharilal Dubey | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | G.D. Patil | Swatantra Party |
| 1971 | Bhimappa Choudhari | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Kalingappa Choudhari | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Kalingappa Choudhari | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Shivashankareppa Guraddi | Janata Party |
| 1989 | Basagondappa Gudadinni | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Basagondappa Gudadinni | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Basanagouda Rudragouda Patil | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | M. B. Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Basangouda Patil Yatnal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Basangouda Patil Yatnal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Ramesh Jigajinagi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Ramesh Jigajinagi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Ramesh Jigajinagi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Ramesh Jigajinagi | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Bijapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ramesh Jigajinagi | 672,781 | 51.91 | 5.31 |
| | INC | Raju Alagur | 595,552 | 45.95 | 11.95 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,502 | 0.58 | 0.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77,229 | 5.96 | 17.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,96,114 | 66.32 | 4.43 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 5.31 | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Bijapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi | 635,867 | 57.22 | +9.42 |
| | JD(S) | Sunita Chavan | 3,77,829 | 34.00 | |
| | IND. | Dhareppa Mahadev Ardhavar | 23,706 | 2.13 | |
| | BSP | Pujari Shrinath Sangapaa | 23,442 | 2.11 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 12,286 | 1.11 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,58,038 | 23.22 | +16.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,12,493 | 61.89 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Bijapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi | 471,757 | 48.80 |
| | INC | Prakash Rathod | 4,01,938 | 41.58 |
| | JD(S) | K. Shivram | 57,551 | 5.95 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 8,287 | 0.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69,819 | 7.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,66,797 | 59.58 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |