Mandya Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Former CM Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy defeated Congress candidate Venkataramane Gowda in Mandya with a margin of over 2.84 lakh votes. Kumaraswamy polled 8,51,881 votes (58.34 per cent) while Gowda secured 5,67,261 (38.85 per cent) votes. Independent candidate Chandan Gowda trailed far behind in third place. Mandya is one of the key constituencies in the 28 Lok Sabha seats of Karnataka. Voting in Mandya took place during the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26 and its results were declared on June 4. The constituency is a GENERAL seat and comprises eight Assembly segments - Malavalli, Maddur, Melukote, Mandya, Shrirangapattana, Nagamangala, Krishnarajpete and Krishnarajaganara.
Mandya Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Who are the key candidates?
Mandya has a long political history and is a critical battleground in Karnataka for all parties. This year, veteran politician and former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy has entered the fray as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have entered a seat-sharing arrangement with the Janata Dal (Secular). Interestingly, the BJP has never been able to win this seat dominated by the Vokkaliga community. Kumaraswamy was key to the JDS's hopes after a poor show in the Assembly elections.
The former CM faced Congress candidate Venkataramane Gowda, a relative newcomer as compared to Kumaraswamy. He is popularly known as 'Star Chandu' and is among the richest candidates in Karnataka's Lok Sabha elections. Gowda's wife is richer than him, with movable and immovable properties worth over Rs 300 crore. He is a contractor by profession and is the brother of KH Puttaswamy Gowda, a Congress MLA.
Mandya Lok Sabha Election 2024: Date of polls
The constituency went to Lok Sabha elections in the second phase of the general elections on April 26.
Mandya Lok Sabha Election 2024: Voter turnout
The voter turnout in Karnataka for the second phase was 69.56 per cent. Out of 28 constituencies, 14 constituencies went for polling in this phase. Mandya recorded a voter turnout of 81.67 per cent on April 26, the highest among all seats.
Mandya Lok Sabha Election 2024: Date of results
The results of the Mandya Lok Sabha Elections were declared on June 4.
Mandya Lok Sabha Election 2024: What happened in 2019 and 2014?
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh, an actress-turned-politician backed by the BJP, won the seat for the first time with a margin of 1.25 lakh votes. She was polled 7,03,660 votes with a vote share of 51.00 per cent. She defeated JDS candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy who got 5,77,784 votes (41.88 per cent). Independent candidate ML Shashikumar stood third with 18,323 votes (1.33 per cent).
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, JDS candidate CS Puttaraju secured a narrow victory in the seat for the first time. He was polled 5,24,370 votes with a vote share of 43.95 per cent. Congress candidate Ramya got 5,18,852 votes (43.49 per cent) and was the runner-up. Puttaraju defeated Ramya by a margin of just 5,518 votes.
