Shimoga
Constituency No. 14 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Shimoga Rural
- Shimoga
- Bhadravati
- Tirthahalli
- Shikaripura
- Sorab
- Sagar
Shivamogga District
Karnataka
Shivamogga district is one of the districts of Karnataka. Its administrative headquarters is at Shivamogga. It covers 8,477 sq km and had a population of 17,52,753 at the 2011 census, a density of 207 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Shivamogga
Area
8,477 sq km
Population
17.53 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
207 /km²
Literacy Rate
80.45%
Sex Ratio
998
per 1,000 males
Shivamogga District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Shivamogga district.
Total Population
17.53 Lakh
Male Population
8.77 Lakh
Female Population
8.75 Lakh
Rural Population
11.21 Lakh
Urban Population
6.32 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
3.12 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
68,200
Literacy Rate
80.45%
Population Density
207 /km²
Sex Ratio
998
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 86.1%Female literacy 74.8%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Shivamogga district.
7
Tehsils
7
Blocks
70
Nyay Panchayats
271
Gram Panchayats
1,530
Villages
- Headquarters
- Shivamogga
- Languages
- Kannada, Urdu
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 13.93° N, 75.57° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Shivamogga
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Shivamogga
(7)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 111 · Shimoga
SP
Sharada Puryanaik
Janata Dal (Secular)
MLA
No. 112 · Shimoga
SC
S.N. Channabasappa
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 113 · Shimoga
BS
B.K. Sangameshwara
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 114 · Shimoga
AJ
Araga Jnanendra
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 115 · Shimoga
BV
B.Y. Vijayendra
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 116 · Shimoga
MB
Madhu Bangarappa
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 117 · Shimoga
GB
Gopala Krishna Beluru
Indian National Congress
MLA
Your Representatives from Shivamogga
(8)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Shivamogga district.
- SPSharada PuryanaikJanata Dal (Secular)MLAShimoga Rural · No. 111
- SCS.N. ChannabasappaBharatiya Janata PartyMLAShimoga · No. 112
- BSB.K. SangameshwaraIndian National CongressMLABhadravati · No. 113
- AJAraga JnanendraBharatiya Janata PartyMLATirthahalli · No. 114
- BVB.Y. VijayendraBharatiya Janata PartyMLAShikaripura · No. 115
- MBMadhu BangarappaIndian National CongressMLASorab · No. 116
- GBGopala Krishna BeluruIndian National CongressMLASagar · No. 117
Election History
Lok SabhaShimoga · No. 14
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPBY RaghavendraVotes 7,78,721Vote share 55.69%Margin 2,43,715
- 1. BY Raghavendra · BJP7,78,721 (55.69%)
- 2. Geetha Shivarajkumar · INC5,35,006 (38.26%)
- 3. K. S. Eshwarappa · Independent72,100 (5.16%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPBY RaghavendraVotes 7,29,872Vote share 56.86%Margin 2,23,360
- 1. BY Raghavendra · BJP7,29,872 (56.86%)
- 2. S. S. Madhu Bangarappa · JD(S)5,06,512 (39.46%)
- 3. Gudappa Y. · BSP12,100 (0.94%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPB. S. YediyurappaVotes 6,06,216Vote share 53.68%Margin 3,63,305
- 1. B. S. Yediyurappa · BJP6,06,216 (53.68%)
- 2. Manjunath Bhandary · INC2,42,911 (21.51%)
- 3. Geetha Shivarajkumar · JD(S)2,40,012 (21.25%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Shivamogga District at a Glance
- State
- Karnataka
- Headquarters
- Shivamogga
- Area
- 8,477 sq km
- Population
- 17.53 Lakh
- Population density
- 207 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 998 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 80.45%
- Languages
- Kannada, Urdu
- Tehsils
- 7
- Blocks
- 7
- Gram panchayats
- 271
- Villages
- 1,530
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 7
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Karnataka
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.