Existence 2008–present Elected Year 2014 Member of parliament Pralhad Joshi State Karnataka Female electors 769,538 | Current MP Pralhad Joshi Total Electors 1,579,024 Party Bharatiya Janata Party Male electors 809,486 | |
Assembly Constituencies Navalgund, Kundgol, Dharwad, Hubli-Dharwad-East (SC), Hubli-Dharwad-Central, Hubli-Dharwad-West, Kalghatgi, an Shiggaon. Last election Indian general election, 2014 Assembly segments Kalghatgi, Shiggaon, Hubli-Dharwad-East | ||
Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency (Kannada: ಧಾರವಾಡ ಲೋಕ ಸಭೆ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ) is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies in Karnataka, a state in southern India. This constituency was created as a part of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament was Pralhad Joshi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As of the latest election in 2014, Joshi represents this constituency.
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Assembly segments
As of 2014, Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
- Navalgund
- Kundgol
- Dharwad
- Hubli-Dharwad-East
- Hubli-Dharwad-Central
- Hubli-Dharwad-West
- Kalghatgi
- Shiggaon
Before delimitation, Navalgund, Dharwad and Kalghatgi Legislative Assembly segments were part of the former Dharwad North constituency and Kundgol and Shiggaon Legislative Assembly segments were part of the former Dharwad South constituency.