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Shimoga

Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. Bharatiya Janata Party has won it 4 times in a row, holding it since 2009. It has not changed hands since 2009.

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Results, 2009–2024

YearWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
2024B.Y. RaghavendraBharatiya Janata Party (NDA), 7,78,721 votesGeetha ShivarajkumarIndian National Congress, 5,35,006 votes2,43,71517.8%78.6%
2019B.Y.Raghavendra.Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA), 7,29,872 votesS.MadhubangarappaJanata Dal (Secular), 5,06,512 votes2,23,36017.5%76.6%
2014B. S. YeddyurappaBharatiya Janata Party (NDA), 6,06,216 votesManjunath BhandaryIndian National Congress, 2,42,911 votes3,63,30532.4%72.4%
2009B.Y. RaghavendraBharatiya Janata Party (NDA), 4,82,783 votesS. BangarappaIndian National Congress, 4,29,890 votes52,8935.5%66.5%

Source: Election Commission of India statistical reports (2009–2019 via the India Data Portal). Seat names follow the current ECI spelling.