Bijapur is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in North Karnataka of Karnataka and is located in South India. Bijapur Lok Sabha is reserved for Scheduled Caste.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 67.15%. There are 16,22,635 voters of which 8,47,815 are male and 7,74,643 are female and 177 voters of the third gender.
Ramesh Jigajinagi of BJP (alliance: NDA) won in this seat defeating INC. BJP polled 4,71,757 of the total of 9,66,757 votes polled. BJP won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Bijapur goes to the polls in the 3st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 59.58%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 4 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 8 |
| Reservation for | Scheduled Caste |
| Number of Voters | 16,22,635 |
| Number of Male Voters | 8,47,815 |
| Number of Female Voters | 7,74,643 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJP | BJP |
| Turnout % | 59.58% | 47.3% |
| Margin of Victory | 69,819 | 42,404 |
| Margin of Victory % | 7.22% | 6.53% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJP | BJP |
| Turnout % | 59.58% | 47.3% |
| Margin of Victory | 69,819 | 42,404 |
| Margin of Victory % | 7.22% | 6.53% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 635867 | 57.22% | Jigajinagi Ramesh ChandappaWinner |
| JD(S) | 377829 | 34.00% | Dr. Sunita Devanand Chavan |
| IND | 23706 | 2.13% | Dhareppa Mahadev Ardhavar |
| BSP | 23442 | 2.11% | Pujari Shrinath Sangappa |
| NOTA | 12286 | 1.11% | Nota |
| UPP | 8479 | 0.76% | Gurubasava. P . Rabakavi |
| IND | 7644 | 0.69% | Balaji Dyamanna Waddar (Yatnal) |
| IND | 4992 | 0.45% | Ramappa Harijan (Holer) |
| IND | 4188 | 0.38% | Dadasab Siddappa Bagayat |
| IND | 4102 | 0.37% | Dondiba Ramu Rathod |
| BBM | 3216 | 0.29% | Rudrappa Deyappa Chalawadi |
| RPOI(K) | 2957 | 0.27% | Yamanappa Vittal Gunadal |
| HJP | 2646 | 0.24% | Shrivenkateshwar Maha Swamiji (Katakadhond D.G) |
