Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency was one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. With the implementation of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002, this constituency ceased to exist.
| Mangalore | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
Assembly segments
editAfter the delimitation (2008), Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency replaced the Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency. As of 2019 Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:[1]
- Mangalore City North
- Mangalore City South
- Mangalore (Ullal)
- Sullia
- Puttur
- Bantval
- Moodabidri
- Belthangady
Before 2008 delimitation
editBefore the delimitation (2008), Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following Legislative Assembly segments.[2]
Arrangement in 1950s
editMangalore Lok Sabha Constituency was a part of South Kanara (South) Lok Sabha constituency of Madras State. That seat came into existence in 1951 when South Kanara District (comprising present Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka and Kasargod, Kanhangad Taluks of Kerala). With the implementation of States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it ceased to exist.
South Kanara (South) Lok Sabha constituency comprised the following six Legislative Assembly segments:[3] 1) Panamangalore (Panemangalore), 2) Mangalore, 3) Kasargod, 4) Hosdurg (Kanhangad), 5 and 6) Two Puttur seats
After South Kanara District of erstwhile Madras State got merged with Mysore State in 1956, South Kanara (South) Lok Sabha constituency ceased to exist and was replaced by Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency. The Parts of Kasargod and Hosdurg (Kanhangad) were merged with Kerala and became a part of Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of Parliament
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
1952: See South Canara (South)
| |||
| 1957 | K. R. Achar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | A. Shanker Alva | ||
| 1967 | C. M. Poonacha | ||
| 1971 | K. K. Shetty | ||
| 1977 | Janardhana Poojary | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1991 | V. Dhananjay Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1996 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Sadananda Gowda | ||
2008 onwards : See Dakshina Kannada
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Election results
edit2004
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | D. V. Sadananda Gowda | 384,760 | 48.60 | −0.53 | |
| INC | M. Veerappa Moily | 3,51,345 | 44.38 | −3.57 | |
| JD(S) | A. K. Subbaiah | 39,774 | 5.02 | +2.10 | |
| Kannada Nadu Party | Rohit Kumar Joshi | 15,693 | 1.98 | +1.98 | |
| Majority | 33,415 | 4.22 | +3.04 | ||
| Turnout | 7,91,572 | 71.86 | +0.08 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | -0.53 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Statistical Report on General elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha, Volume III" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 401. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "General Election, 2004 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Statistical Report on Madras elections, 1951 to the 1st Assembly" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. pp. 289–292, 294–295. Retrieved 18 October 2017.