Current MP B. S. Yeddyurappa Total Electors 1,562,243 Member of parliament B. S. Yeddyurappa State Karnataka Female electors 783,474 | Elected Year 2014 Most Successful Party INC (11 times) Party Bharatiya Janata Party Male electors 778,767 | |
Last election Indian general election, 2014 Assembly segments Tirthahalli, Sagar, Shimoga, Bhadravati, Byndoor, Shikaripur, Sorab, Shimoga Rural |
Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. As of 2005 it had 1,286,181 voters, of whom Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes account for 220,000; Lingayats for 200,000; Deevaru for 180,000; Muslims for 160,000; and Brahmins and Vokkaligas for 125,000 each.
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Assembly segments
Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency consists eight assembly segments covering Sagara, Shikaripura, Sorab, Shivamogga, Bhadravathi and Tithahalli taluks in Shimoga district. These are:
- Shimoga Rural
- Bhadravati
- Shimoga
- Tirthahalli
- Shikaripur
- Soraba
- Sagar
- Byndoor
Members of Parliament
References
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