Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28
Lok Sabha
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(parliamentary) constituencies 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
India
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. As of 2005 it had 1,300,000 voters, of whom Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes account for more than 200,000;
Lingayat
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for around 200,000;
Ediga for 250,000;
Banjara
The Banjara are nomadic tribes found in India.
Etymology
The Gor usually refer to themselves as ''Banjaras'' and outsiders as ''Kor'', but this usage does not extend outside their own community. A related usage is ''Gor Mati'' or ''Gormati'', ...
for 100,000;
Muslim
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for 150,000; and Brahmins and
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 ...
for 105,000 and others 150,000.
Assembly segments
Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency consists of eight assembly segments. These are:
Members of Parliament
^ denotes By poll
Election results
General Election 2024
General election, 2019
By election, 2018
General election, 2014
General election, 2009
By election, 2005
See also
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Shimoga district
Shimoga district, officially known as Shivamogga district, is a Districts of India, district in the Karnataka state of India. A major part of Shimoga district lies in the Malnad region or the Western Ghats, Sahyadri. Shimoga city is its adminis ...
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List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each member of parliament represents a single geographic constituency.
The maximum size of the Lok Sabha as outlined in the Constitution of ...
References
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Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka
Shimoga district
Shimoga