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Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka
Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | LS |
| name | Dharwad |
| map_image | {{Annotated image |
| image | Dharwad Lok Sabha Constituency Map (2009 - Present).pdf |
| image-width | 500 |
| image-left | -190 |
| image-top | -170 |
| width | 260 |
| height | 280 |
| float | right |
| annotations | |
| caption | Lok Sabha Constituency Map |
| icon | none}} |
| established | 2008 |
| party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| incumbent_image | File:Shri Pralhad Joshi Minister of Coal.jpg |
| mp | Pralhad Venkatesh JoshiUnion Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public DistributionUnion Minister of New and Renewable Energy |
| latest_election_year | 2024 |
| state | Karnataka |
| electors | 18,91,024 |
| reservation | None |
| assembly_cons | Navalgund |
| Kundgol | |
| Dharwad | |
| Hubli-Dharwad East | |
| Hubli-Dharwad Central | |
| Hubli-Dharwad West | |
| Kalghatgi | |
| Shiggaon |
| image-width = 500 | image-left = -190 | image-top = -170 Kundgol Dharwad Hubli-Dharwad East Hubli-Dharwad Central Hubli-Dharwad West Kalghatgi Shiggaon}}
Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency 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). After winning 2019 general elections Pralhad Joshi was appointed as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Coal, Minister of Mining on 30 May 2019 in cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Assembly segments
As of 2014, Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in 2024) | |||||
| 69 | Navalgund | Dharwad | N. H. Konaraddi | ||
| 70 | Kundgol | M. R. Patil | |||
| 71 | Dharwad | Vinay Kulkarni | |||
| 72 | Hubli-Dharwad East (SC) | Abbayya Prasad | |||
| 73 | Hubli-Dharwad Central | Mahesh Tenginakai | |||
| 74 | Hubli-Dharwad West | Aravind Bellad | |||
| 75 | Kalghatgi | Santosh Lad | |||
| 83 | Shiggaon | Haveri | Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan |
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.
Members of Parliament
Election results
General Election 2024
2019
General election 2014
General election 2009
References
References
- "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". The Election Commission of India.
- (17 March 2009). "BJP makes early start". [[N. Ram]].
- (4 June 2024). "Lok Sabha 2024 Election results: Dharwad". Election Commission of India.
- "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014". Election Commission of India.
- "Dharwad". Election Commission of India.
- "Constituency Wise Detailed Results". Election Commission of India.
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