Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
State:Karnataka
Established:1951
Assembly Cons:Arabhavi
Gokak
Belgaum Uttar
Belgaum Dakshin
Belgaum Rural
Bailahongal
Saundatti Yellamma
Ramdurg
Electors:18,07,250 (2021)
Latest Election Year:2024
Preceded By:Mangala Suresh Angadi
Incumbent Image:Jagadish Shettar at Belgium.jpg
Mp:Jagadish Shetter
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party

Belgaum, officially Belagavi, Lok Sabha seat, is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Vidhana Sabha segments

The composition of Belgaum Lok Sabha seat has undergone several changes. In 1962, there were three assembly seats in the constituency from Belgaum, named Belgaum City, Belgaum I and Belgaum II. Then the map was redrawn and some seats like Khanapur, Uchagaon and Bagewadi were added to Belgaum seat as part of renaming. In 2008, it was back to three seats named after the city of Belgaum : North, South, and Rural. Since 2008, this seat comprises the following eight assembly segments in Karnataka Vidhan Sabha:

NoNameDistrictMemberPartyParty Leading
(in 2019)
8ArabhaviBelgaumBalachandra JarkiholiBJP
9GokakRamesh JarkiholiBJP
11Belgaum UttarAsif Sait BJP
12Belgaum DakshinAbhay PatilBJP
13Belgaum RuralLakshmi HebbalkarBJP
16BailhongalMahantesh KaujlagiBJP
17Saundatti YellammaVishwas VaidyaBJP
18RamdurgAshok Mahadevappa PattanBJP

Members of Parliament

YearNameParty
1957Balvantrao Datar
1962
1963^Hemanand Koujalagi
1967N. M. Nabisab
1971Appayappa Kotrashetti
1977
1980Shanmukhappa Sidnal
1984
1989
1991
1996Shivanand Koujalagi
1998Babagouda Patil
1999Amarsinh Patil
2004Suresh Angadi
2009
2014
2019
2021^Mangala Angadi
2024Jagadish Shettar
^ by-poll

Election results

2021 Bypoll

Source:[1]

1984 Lok Sabha

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Commission of India. 3 May 2021. results.eci.gov.in.
  2. Web site: 1984 India General Elections Results. elections.in. 27 June 2020.