Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian state of Karnataka. The constituency was established in 2008 and has no reservation. The constituency comprises eight Vidhan Sabha segments. Here is a detailed overview of the historical political trend of the Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha Constituency:
2009-2014
- In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, the Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS) won the seat, with H. D. Kumaraswamy becoming the MP of the Bangalore Rural constituency.
- The JDS continued to dominate the constituency for the next few years, with the party winning the seat again in the 2013 by-election. C. S. Puttaraju was elected as the MP from this constituency.
2014-2019
- In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, the Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS) won the seat again, with C. S. Puttaraju becoming the MP from this constituency.
- In the most recent Lok Sabha election in 2019, the Indian National Congress (INC) won the seat, with D. K. Suresh becoming the MP of the Bangalore Rural constituency. Suresh won the seat by a margin of over 2 lakh votes.