Davangere Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency number: 13
Total Electors: 15,22,712 (2014 estimates)
Male Electors: 7,72,126
Female Electors: 7,50,586
Assembly Constituencies: Jagalur, Harapanahalli, Harihar, Davanagere North, Davanagere South, Mayakonda, Channagiri, Honnali
Reserved: No
Delimited: Yes. In 2008.
Results in last four Lok Sabha elections: GM Siddheswara, the former MoS in the current Council of Ministers is the sitting MP since 2004. Before him, G Mallikarjunappa of the BJP represented the constituency.
Demography: The constituency is part of Davangere district, which was once called the Manchester of the Karnataka. The constituency is dominated by Lingayats, which comprises almost half of the electorate. In fact, GM Siddeshwara, the incumbent MP, is the son-in-law of All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha chief Shamanur Shivshankarappa. Veershaivas are an influential sub-sect of the Lingayat community.
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Updated Date: May 23, 2019 21:19:32 IST
