# Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency

Gulbarga is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in India.This constituency was created before the first general elections in 1951.

## Assembly segments

Presently, Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) |
| 34 | Afzalpur | Kalaburagi | M. Y. Patil | INC | BJP |
| 35 | Jewargi | Kalaburagi | Ajay Singh | INC | BJP |
| 39 | Gurmitkal | Yadgir | Nagangouda Kandkur | JD(S) | BJP |
| 40 | Chittapur (SC) | Kalaburagi | Priyank Kharge | INC | INC |
| 41 | Sedam | Kalaburagi | Sharan Prakash Patil | INC | INC |
| 43 | Gulbarga Rural (SC) | Kalaburagi | Basawaraj Mattimud | BJP | INC |
| 44 | Gulbarga Dakshin | Kalaburagi | Allamprabhu Patil | INC | BJP |
| 45 | Gulbarga Uttar | Kalaburagi | Kaneez Fathima | INC | INC |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Swami Ramananda Tirtha | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Mahadevappa Rampure | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Mahadevappa Rampure | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Mahadevappa Rampure | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Dharamrao Afzalpurkar | Indian National Congress |
| 1974^ | Sidram Reddi | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Sidram Reddi | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Dharam Singh | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1980^ | C. M. Stephen | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Veerendra Patil | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | B.G. Jawali | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | B.G. Jawali | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Qamar ul Islam | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Basavaraj Patil Sedam | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Mallikarjun Kharge | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Mallikarjun Kharge | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Umesh Jadhav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Radhakrishna | Indian National Congress |
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## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Gulbarga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Radhakrishna Doddamani | 652,321 | 49.78 | +5.66 |
| | BJP | Umesh. G. Jadhav | 6,25,116 | 47.70 | −4.44 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 8,429 | 0.64 | −0.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,205 | 2.08 | −5.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,10,477 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Gulbarga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Umesh Jadhav | 620,192 | 52.14 | +8.81 |
| | INC | Mallikarjun Kharge | 524,740 | 44.12 | −8.27 |
| | BSP | K. B. Vasu | 10,865 | 0.91 | −0.23 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 10,487 | 0.88 | −0.11 |
| | SVP | Vijay Jadhav | 6,507 | 0.55 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95,457 | 8.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,90,471 | 61.18 | +3.22 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | +8.54 | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Gulbarga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mallikarjun Kharge | 507,193 | 50.82 | +5.36 |
| | BJP | Revu Naik Belamgi | 4,32,460 | 43.33 | −0.37 |
| | JD(S) | D. G. Sagar | 15,690 | 1.57 | −2.00 |
| | BSP | Mahadev B. Dhanni | 11,428 | 1.14 | −0.65 |
| | AAP | B. T. Lalitha Naik | 9,074 | 0.91 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 9,888 | 0.99 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74,733 | 7.49 | +5.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,98,086 | 57.96 | +8.77 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | +5.36 | |

### 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Gulbarga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Mallikarjun Kharge | 345,241 | 45.43 |
| | BJP | Revu Naik Belamgi | 3,31,837 | 43.67 |
| | JD(S) | Babu Honna Naik | 27,130 | 3.57 |
| | IND | Shivakumar Kollur | 13,818 | 1.82 |
| | BSP | Mahadev B. Dhanni | 13,575 | 1.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,404 | 1.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,59,693 | 49.22 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |