Hassan Lok Sabha Constituency
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Hassan Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People *Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scotti ...
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(lower house of Parliament) constituency is in
Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
state in Southern
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. The constituency was represented by Former Prime Minister
H.D. Deve Gowda Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (; born 18 May 1933) is an Indian politician who served as the prime minister of India from 1996 to 1997. He previously served as the chief minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996 and as a Member of Parliam ...
from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999 and again from 2004 and 2014. This constituency comprises
Hassan district Hassan is one of the districts of Karnataka, 31 districts of Karnataka, India. The district headquarter is Hassan, Karnataka, Hassan. It was part of ''Manjarabad Faujdari'' between 1832-81 (Mysore Commission, Commissioner's Rule of Mysore). In ...
and Kaduru Taluk in
Chikmagaluru district Chikmagalur, officially Chikkamagaluru () is an administrative district in the Malnad subregion of Karnataka, India. It was called Kadur (''Cuddoor'') district till 1947. Coffee was first cultivated in India in Chikmagalur. The hills of Chikmaga ...
.


Vidhana Sabha segments and demographics

Hassan Lok Sabha constituency currently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:


Demographics

The constituency has nearly 78% rural and 22% urban voter base. The electorate is nearly 90%
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, 5%
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and rest others. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes constitutes 21.5% in the constituency.
Hassan Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People *Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scotti ...
is one of the Lok Sabha constituences with
Vokkaliga Vokkaliga (also transliterated as Vokkaligar, Vakkaliga, Wakkaliga, Okkaligar, Okkiliyan) is a community of closely related castes, from the Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. As a community of warriors and cultivators they have historical ...
concentration in south Karnataka.


Members of Lok Sabha

^By poll


Election results


General Election 2024


2019 Lok Sabha Elections


2014


Trivia

* The constituency is often referred to as
Vokkaliga Vokkaliga (also transliterated as Vokkaligar, Vakkaliga, Wakkaliga, Okkaligar, Okkiliyan) is a community of closely related castes, from the Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. As a community of warriors and cultivators they have historical ...
heartland due to political dominance of the community in the constituency. It is witnessing electoral rival between H. D. Deve Gowda family and
G. Puttaswamy Gowda Gaurang Puttaswamy Gowda (20 December 1935 - 18 August 2006) was an Indian politician and he represented Hassan in Lok Sabha the lower house of the Parliament of India. He defeated H.D. Deve Gowda, former prime minister of India in 13th Lok ...
family since 1980's. * During
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serious allegations of
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were raised by many women on
Prajwal Revanna Prajwal Revanna (born 5 August 1990) is an Indian politician who served as a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from Hassan constituency. In 2019, he was the third youngest member of parliament in India. In 2024, Prajwal was accused of raping nume ...
, the incumbent. A
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having nearly 2900 files with visuals and chats were circulated in the constituency ahead of the elections. The incumbent fled to
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to evade arrest.


See also

* Hassan Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency *
Hassan district Hassan is one of the districts of Karnataka, 31 districts of Karnataka, India. The district headquarter is Hassan, Karnataka, Hassan. It was part of ''Manjarabad Faujdari'' between 1832-81 (Mysore Commission, Commissioner's Rule of Mysore). In ...
*
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References


External links


Hassan lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hassan Lok Sabha constituency Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka Hassan district