• 542/542 TARGET 272
  • BJP+

    354BJP+

  • CONG+

    90CONG+

  • OTH

    98OTH

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Bijapur Lok Sabha Elections

Bijapur is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka. Voting for Lok Sabha election in Karnataka will be held in two phases on April 18 and April 23. Bidar will be going to polls on April 23 and counting will be held on May 23.

Bijapur parliamentary constituency comprises of eight assembly segments namely Muddebihal, Devar Hippargi, Basavana Bagevadi, Babaleshwar, Bijapur City, Nagthan, Indi and Sindgi. Of these, Nagthan is reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates.

In 2014 Lok Sabha election, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ramesh Jigajinagi won the seat by a margin of 69819 votes. Ramesh Jigajinagi bagged 471757 votes while his nearest rival Congress leader Prakash Rathod secured 401938 votes.

The 2009 election had a similar outcome too. Bharatiya Janata Party's Ramesh Jigajinagi had won the seat by bagging 308939 votes while Congress leader Prakash Rathod had been in the second spot with 266535 votes.

In Bijapur, 69.11 per cent or 966797 voters exercised their franchise in the last election. Of the 14 contestants who were in the fray, 12 of them lost their deposits.

For the 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party has yet again nominated Ramesh Jigajinagi.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Jigajinagi Ramesh Chandappa BJP

Won

635867
Dr. Sunita Devanand Chavan JD(S)

Lost

377829
Dhareppa Mahadev Ardhavar IND

Lost

23706
Pujari Shrinath Sangappa BSP

Lost

23442
Nota NOTA

Lost

12286
Gurubasava. P . Rabakavi UPP

Lost

8479
Balaji Dyamanna Waddar (Yatnal) IND

Lost

7644
Ramappa Harijan (Holer) IND

Lost

4992
Dadasab Siddappa Bagayat IND

Lost

4188
Dondiba Ramu Rathod IND

Lost

4102
Rudrappa Deyappa Chalawadi BBM

Lost

3216
Yamanappa Vittal Gunadal RPOI(K)

Lost

2957
Shrivenkateshwar Maha Swamiji (Katakadhond D.G) HJP

Lost

2646

Bijapur News

One policeman killed, 2 injured in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh

A police personnel was killed and two others injured in a shootout with Maoists in Chhattisgarh`s Bijapur district, officials said on Monday.

May 15, 2017, 20:17 PM IST

Bijapur encounter: Injured security personnel evacuated from high-threat zone

The encounter took place at 10 a.m. in Timarpur jungles under Bijapur District in Chhattisgarh between Naxals and a joint team of 204 Cobra (CRPF) and DRG (Chhattisgarh Police).

May 14, 2017, 17:58 PM IST

Chhattisgarh: Two security personnel injured in Bijapur encounter, search ops on

At least two District Reserve Group (DRG) personnel were injured after an encounter broke out between security forces and Naxals in Bijapur on Sunday.

May 14, 2017, 14:30 PM IST
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