| Shimoga | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Assembly constituencies | Shimoga Rural Bhadravati Shimoga Tirthahalli Shikaripura Sorab Sagar Byndoor |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. As of 2005 it had 1,286,181 voters, of whom Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes account for more than 200,000; Lingayat for around 200,000; Ediga for 220,000; Banjara for 100,000; Muslim for 150,000; and Brahmins and Vokkaliga for 105,000 and others 150,000.[1]
- ^ "Aggressive campaigning by all parties for Shimoga byelection". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 June 2005. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.