Existence 2008–present Elected Year 2014 Member of parliament D. K. Suresh Female electors 1,054,552 | Current MP D. K. Suresh Total Electors 2,190,397 Male electors 1,135,845 | |
Most Successful Party Indian National Congress (2 times) Assembly Constituencies Kunigal, Rajarajeshwarinagar, Bangalore South, Anekal, Magadi, Ramanagara, Kanakapura, and Channapatna. Last election Indian general election, 2014 Assembly segments Kanakapura, Kunigal, Magadi | ||
Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಗ್ರಾಮಾಂತರ ಲೋಕ ಸಭೆ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ) is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) 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 (abolished in 2008). It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was H. D. Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal (Secular) party. Kumaraswamy resigned his seat in 2013. The by election that followed was won by D. K. Suresh of the Indian National Congress (INC). As of the latest election in 2014, Suresh represents this constituency.
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Assembly segments
Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments: