Raichur
Raichur (formerly Raichore) is a city and municipality in the district of Raichur in the Indian state of Karnataka. Raichur, located between Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers, is the headquarters of Raichur district. It is located 409 km fr ...
Lok Sabha constituency () is one of the 28
Lok Sabha
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(parliamentary) constituencies in
Karnataka
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state in southern
India
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. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the
Scheduled tribes.
Assembly segments
Raichur Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight
Legislative Assembly segments:
Members of Parliament
Hyderabad State (
Yadgir constituency):
*1952:
Krishnacharya Joshi,
Indian National Congress
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Mysore State
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:
*1957:
G. S. Melkote,
Indian National Congress
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*1962:
Jagannath Rao Chandriki
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,
Indian National Congress
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*1967:
Raja Venkatappa Naik
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,
Swatantra Party
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*1971:
Pampangodda Sakreppa Gowda Athnoor,
Indian National Congress
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Karnataka State:
*1977:
Rajshekhar Kolur
Rajshekhar Kolur (born 31 December 1936) is an Indian politician who served as a Member of Parliament in 6th Lok Sabha from Raichur Lok Sabha constituency.
Early life and background
Rajshekhar was born on 31 December 1936 in Rampur Village ...
,
Indian National Congress
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*1980:
B. V. Desai,
Indian National Congress
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*1984:
B. V. Desai,
Indian National Congress
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*1986:
M. Y. Ghorpade,
Indian National Congress (Indira)
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*1989:
Raja Ambanna Nayak Dore,
Indian National Congress
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*1991:
A. Venkatesh Naik,
Indian National Congress
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*1996: Raja Rangappa Naik,
Janata Dal
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*1998:
A. Venkatesh Naik,
Indian National Congress
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*1999:
A. Venkatesh Naik,
Indian National Congress
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*2004:
A. Venkatesh Naik,
Indian National Congress
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*2009:
Sanna Pakirappa,
Bharatiya Janata Party
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*2014:
B V Nayak,
Indian National Congress
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*2019:
Raja Amareshwara Naik
Raja Amareshwara Nayak is an Indian politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Raichur, Karnataka in the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Early life and background
Raja Amare ...
,
Bharatiya Janata Party
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Election results
2019
2014
See also
*
Kushtagi Lok Sabha constituency
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List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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Raichur district
Raichur District is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located in the northeast part of the state and is bounded by Yadgir district in the north, Bijapur and Bagalkot district in the northwest, Koppal district ...
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Yadgir Lok Sabha constituency
References
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Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka
Raichur district