Bangalore Rural (Lok Sabha constituency)


Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the South Indian state of Karnataka. This constituency was created in 2008 following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies.
It comprises eight assembly segments of which seven are derived from the former Kanakapura Lok Sabha constituency. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament was H. D. Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal party. Kumaraswamy resigned his seat in 2013. The by election that followed was won by D. K. Suresh of the Indian National Congress. As of the latest election in 2014, Suresh represents this constituency.

History

Kanakapura Lok Sabha constituency was a former Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka state in southern India. It includes eight Assembly constituencies, namely Kanakapura, Ramanagaram, Channapatna, Magadi, Sathanur, Uttarahalli, Malavalli and Anekal. Out of them, Kanakapura, Ramanagaram, Channapatna, Magadi and Anekal assembly segments were retained in the Bangalore Rural constituency created in 2008 as part of delimitation in Karnataka. Sathanur was merged between Kanakapura, Ramanagaram and Channapatna constituencies. Malavalli became a part of Mandya constituency and Uttarahalli was reformed and Uttarahalli Circle was merged with new Bangalore South Assembly Constituency.
The new Assembly Constituencies Bangalore South, Anekal, and Rajarajeshwarinagar became a part of Bangalore Rural along with Kunigal Assembly Constituency from Tumkur district

Assembly segments

Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:
Constituency numberNameReservationDistrict
131Kunigal-Tumkur
154Rajarajeshwarinagar-Bangalore Urban
176Bangalore South-Bangalore Urban
177AnekalSCBangalore Urban
182Magadi-Ramanagara
183Ramanagara-Ramanagara
184 Kanakapura-Ramanagara
185Channapatna-Ramanagara

Members of Parliament

^ by poll

Election results

General election 2009

By election 2013

General election 2014

General election 2019