Bangalore South Lok Sabha Election 2024: Bangalore South is likely one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka. The state has 28 parliamentary seats. The Bangalore South seat includes eight Assembly segments together with Govindraj Nagar, Vijay Nagar, Chickpet, Basavanagudi, Padmanabha Nagar, BTM Layout, Jayanagar and Bommanahalli. The constituency is a normal seat and never reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are the primary events within the constituency. Senior BJP chief Ananth Kumar represented the Bangalore South constituency six instances in a row in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014. BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya received the seat within the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.
Bangalore South Constituency Demographic Profile
As per information from the Election Commission, there have been 22,15,489 voters within the Bangalore South constituency in the course of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. Out of this, 11,53,540 voters had been male and 11,53,540 had been feminine voters. 344 voters belonged to the third gender. 3,354 had been postal votes within the constituency. The variety of service voters in Bangalore South in 2019 was 94 (82 had been males and 12 had been girls).
In 2014, the overall variety of voters within the Bangalore South constituency was 19,98,724. Out of this, 10,50,737 voters had been male and 9,47,667 had been feminine voters. 320 voters on this constituency belonged to the ‘others’ class. There had been 1,445 postal votes within the constituency. The variety of service voters in Bangalore South in 2014 was 216 (153 had been males and 63 had been girls).
Bangalore South 2019 and 2014 Winners (Candidates and Parties)
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya received the seat for the primary time with a margin of three,31,192 votes. He was polled 7,39,229 votes with a vote share of 62.14%. He defeated Congress candidate BK Hariprasad who obtained 4,08,037 votes (34.30%). The whole variety of legitimate votes polled was 11,88,491.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, BJP stalwart Ananth Kumar received the seat for the sixth time in a row. He was polled 6,33,816 votes with a vote share of 56.88%. Congress candidate Nandan Nilekani obtained 4,05,241 votes (36.37%) and was the runner-up. Kumar defeated Nilekani by a margin of two,28,575 votes. The whole variety of legitimate votes polled on this constituency was 11,13,726. Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) candidate Ruth Manorama got here third with 25,677 votes (2.30%).
Bangalore South Past Winners
- Ananth Kumar (BJP): 2009
- Ananth Kumar (BJP): 2004
- Ananth Kumar (BJP): 1999
- Ananth Kumar (BJP): 1998
- Ananth Kumar (BJP): 1996
- Ok Venkatgiri Gowda (BJP): 1991
- Rama Gundu Rao (Congress): 1989
- VS Krishna Iyer (Janata Party): 1984
- TR Shamanna (Janata Party): 1980
- KS Hegde (BLD): 1977
NOTA (None of the Above)
In 2019, 9,938 voters (0.84%) opted for NOTA within the Bangalore South constituency. In 2014, 7,414 voters (0.67%) opted for NOTA within the Bangalore South constituency.
Bangalore South Voter Turnout
The whole variety of legitimate votes polled in the course of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections was 11,88,491 or 53.64%.
In 2014, the overall variety of legitimate votes on this Lok Sabha seat was 11,13,726 or 55.73%.
Bangalore South Poll Dates
In 2019, the voting befell on April 18 within the Bangalore South constituency.
In 2014, the voting was held on April 17 in Bangalore South.
Bangalore South Result Dates
In 2019, the end result was introduced on May 23.
In 2014, the end result was introduced on May 16.
Number of Polling Stations
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, there have been 2,131 polling stations within the Bangalore South constituency.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, there have been 1,926 polling stations within the Bangalore South constituency.
