P. Chikkamuni Mohan (born 24 July 1963) is an Indian politician and member of the

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from Bangalore Central constituency. He is a member of the

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. He is a Member of the Parliamentary Committees on External Affairs and Urban Development. Member of BJP for more than two decades, he served as the party's Treasurer and President of the state's OBC wing. An experienced Parliamentarian and grassroots leader, PC Mohan was previously elected twice to the Karnataka Assembly in 1999 and 2004 from Chickpet constituency in Bengaluru, Karnataka. As a Member of the Standing committee on Urban Development, Mohan played a crucial role and made significant efforts to improve Bengaluru's infrastructure and transportation issues including the expansion of Metro rail in Bengaluru. In March 2024, he was re-fielded as the BJP candidate for the Bangalore central constituency in the 2024 General Elections, a post which he has held thrice in the past.

Political career

P.C. Mohan was a member of the

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from

Chickpet Chikkapete is a neighborhood in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It is one of the city's oldest areas and is famous for its Wholesale & Retail Cloths Shops. It is near the Electric Market area in Bangalore and is a part of the Bangalore South Lok S ...

constituency from 1999 to 2008. Out of 37 candidates in 2009, he won the

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elections with 340,162 votes against H.T. Sangliana of the INC who received 304,944 votes. P.C. Mohan represents Bangalore Central constituency at the Parliament.

Lok Sabha elections

2014

Mohan held the seat (he previously won in 2009) with 557,130 votes, a margin of 137,500 over his nearest rival,

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of the

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, who received 419,630 votes.

References

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