Bangalore Rural election results 2024 live updates: BJP's CN Manjunath emerges as winner

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party's CN Manjunath won the Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency. He received 10,79,002 votes and defeated DK Suresh with a margin of 269647 votes.

According to the Election Commission, DK Suresh received only 8,09,355 votes.

Bangalore Rural is one of the 28 constituencies in Karnataka which came into existence after the 2008 delimitation.

This year, the polling took place in the second phase on 26th April with 68.30% voter turnout which was 64.98% in 2019.

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Last updated till June 4 9 p.m.
Bangalore Rural has become a notable constituency due to the dynamic contest between CN Manjunath, a cardiologist running as the BJP candidate and son-in-law of JD(S) leader HD Deve Gowda, and incumbent Congress MP DK Suresh. Suresh, the only Congress MP from Karnataka, recently sparked controversy with his comments about forming a separate nation for southern states, citing perceived unfair treatment by the central government regarding tax distribution. The voters this time voted for development in the constituency which is just 80 Km from Banglore.

2019 Lok Sabha election results
In the 2019 elections, DK Suresh, the candidate from the Congress-JDS alliance, retained the seat with 8,78,258 votes. BJP's Ashwath Narayan Gowda secured the second position with 6,71,388 votes, while BSP's Chinappa Vai Chikkahagade finished third with 19,972 votes.

Also See: Karnataka Lok Sabha Election Results

2014 Lok Sabha election resultsIn the 2014 elections for the Bangalore Rural constituency, DK Suresh of the Congress-JDS alliance emerged as the winning candidate with 6.52 lakh votes, accounting for 44.9% of the total votes. Muniraju Gowda of the BJP secured 4.21 lakh votes, which represented 28.9% of the vote share.

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