Hassan Lok Sabha constituency explained

Hassan Lok Sabha constituency
Type:	LS
Established:	1952
Party:	Indian National Congress
Mp:	Shreyas M. Patel
Latest Election Year:	2024
State:	Karnataka
Reservation:	None
Assembly Cons:	Kadur Shravanabelagola Arsikere Belur Hassan Holenarasipur Arkalgud Sakleshpur

Hassan Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) constituency is in Karnataka state in Southern India. The constituency was represented by Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999 and again from 2004 and 2014. This constituency comprises Hassan district and Kaduru Taluk in Chikmagaluru district.

Vidhana Sabha segments and demographics

Hassan Lok Sabha constituency currently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:^[1]

No	Name	District	Member
127	Kadur	Chikmagalur	K. S. Anand
193	Shravanabelagola	Hassan	C. N. Balakrishna
194	Arsikere		K. M. Shivalinge Gowda
195	Belur		H. K. Suresh
196
197			H. D. Revanna
198	Arkalgud		A. Manju
199	Sakleshpur (SC)		Cement Manju

Demographics

The constituency has nearly 78% rural and 22% urban voter base. The electorate is nearly 90% Hindus, 5% Muslims and rest others. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes constitutes 21.5% in the constituency.^[2] Hassan is one of the Lok Sabha constituences with Vokkaliga concentration in south Karnataka.^[3]

Members of Lok Sabha

Year	Name	Party

1957	H. Siddananjappa
1962	H. Siddananjappa
1967	N. Shivappa
1971	N. Shivappa
1974^	H. R. Laxman
1977	S. Nanjesha Gowda
1980	H. N. Nanje Gowda
1984	H. N. Nanje Gowda
1989	H. C. Srikantaiah
1991	H. D. Devegowda
1996	Rudresh Gowda
1998	H. D. Devegowda
1999	G. Putta Swamy Gowda
2004	H. D. Devegowda
2009
2014
2019	Prajwal Revanna
2024	Shreyas. M. Patel

^By poll

Election results

1999

G.Putta Swamy Gowda (Congress): 3,98,344 (Won by 1,41,757 votes)
H.D.Deve Gowda (Janata Dal (S)) : 2,56,518

1998

H.D.Deve Gowda (Janata Dal (S)): 336,407
H.C.Sreekantaiah (INC): 304,753

1996 elections

Y N Rudresh Gowda (JD): 313,241
S M Anand (INC): 232,454

Trivia

The constituency is often referred to as Vokkaliga heartland due to political dominance of the community in the constituency. It is witnessing electoral rival between H. D. Deve Gowda family and G. Puttaswamy Gowda family since 1980's.^[4]
During 2024 general election serious allegations of Sexual assault were raised by many women on Prajwal Revanna, the incumbent. A USB flash drive having nearly 2900 files with visuals and chats were circulated in the constituency ahead of the elections. The incumbent fled to Germany to evade arrest.^[5]