Raichur is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in North Karnataka of Karnataka and is located in South India. Raichur Lok Sabha is reserved for Scheduled Tribe.
It is a Semi-Urban constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 57.09%. There are 16,61,606 voters of which 8,35,969 are male and 8,25,327 are female and 310 voters of the third gender.
B V Nayak of INC (alliance: UPA) won in this seat defeating BJP. INC polled 4,43,659 of the total of 9,68,889 votes polled. BJP won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Raichur 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 58.32%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 6 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 8 |
| Reservation for | Scheduled Tribe |
| Number of Voters | 16,61,606 |
| Number of Male Voters | 8,35,969 |
| Number of Female Voters | 8,25,327 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | INC | BJP |
| Turnout % | 58.32% | 45.92% |
| Margin of Victory | 1,499 | 30,636 |
| Margin of Victory % | 0.15% | 4.49% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | INC | BJP |
| Turnout % | 58.32% | 45.92% |
| Margin of Victory | 1,499 | 30,636 |
| Margin of Victory % | 0.15% | 4.49% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 598337 | 53.21% | Raja Amareshwara NaikWinner |
| INC | 480621 | 42.75% | B. V Naik |
| NOTA | 14921 | 1.33% | Nota |
| BSP | 13830 | 1.23% | B. Venkana Gouda Nayaka |
| SUCI | 8843 | 0.79% | K. Somashekhar Yadagiri |
| UPP | 7833 | 0.70% | Niranjan Nayak |
