Lok Sabha elections 2019: Chitradurga constituency in Karnataka

In 2009, Swamy had defeated Dr. B Thippeswamy of the Congress by more than one lakh votes

Karnataka’s Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency is reserved for the members of the Scheduled Castes and comprises eight assembly segments – Molakalmuru, Challakere, Chitradurga, Hiriyur, Hosadurga, Holalkere, Sira and Pavagada.

Karnataka’s 28 parliamentary seats will go to polls in two phases on April 18 and 23. (Hindustan Times)

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, B N Chandrappa of the Congress defeated the BJP’s Janardhana Swamy by a margin of more than 1 lakh votes.

In 2009, Swamy had defeated Dr. B Thippeswamy of the Congress by more than one lakh votes

Karnataka’s 28 parliamentary seats will go to polls in two phases on April 18 and 23.

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Here are some details about Chitradurga Lok Sabha seat:

State: Karnataka

Name of the Lok Sabha constituency: Chitradurga

Polling date: April 18

2019 candidates: A Narayana Swamy (BJP), BN Chandrappa has been a Congress

Sitting MP, party: B.N.Chandrappa, Congress

Winning margin in 2014: 101,291

Runner up name, party: Janardhana Swamy, BJP

Number of voters in 2014: 1,097,666

Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 66%

Number of women voters in 2014: 523,249

Number of polling booths in 2014: 2,081