BJP's Raja Amareshwara Naik and Congress' BV Nayak were the key candidates in the fray in 2019. In the third phase, polling was held in a total of 116 constituencies across 14 states.
Raichur Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: BJP looks set to take this seat from the Congress, which had won by a margin of less than 2000 votes in 2014. Raja Amaresh Naik led by 38000 votes over sitting Congress MP BV Naik.
Raichur voted on April 23, in the third phase of general election 2019. BJP's Raja Amareshwara Naik and Congress' BV Nayak were the key candidates in the fray in 2019. In the third phase, polling was held in a total of 116 constituencies across 14 states.
Raichur Lok Sabha constituency profile
The constituency has been mostly ruled by the Nayak family. BV of the Nayak of the Congress is up against BJP's Raja Amareshwara Naik who switched sides and shifted from Congress to Modi-led party.
It is going to be an interesting contest to witness in Raichur constituency as both BJP and Congress have almost equal chances of winning the seat.
Raichur Lok Sabha constituency 2019 candidates
BJP: Raja Amareshwara Naik
Congress: BV Nayak
Raichur Lok Sabha results in 2014, 2009 and 2004
2014
Winning candidate: BV Nayak (Congress)
Losing candidate: Arakera Shivanagouda Nayak (BJP)
2009
Winning candidate: S Pakkirappa (BJP)
Losing candidate: Raja Venkatappa Naik (Congress)
2004:
Winning candidate: A Venkatesh Naik (Congress)
Losing candidate: Raja Mandagopal Nayak (JDS)
It will be a test for Congress-JDS alliance which is currently running the government in Karnataka as the results in 2019 will definitely play an important role in alliance future. As part of the Congress-JD(S) alliance, the Congress is contesting on 20 and JDS on 8 out of 28 total Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka.
BJP's BS Yeddyurappa, Congress' Siddaramaiah and JDS' and current chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, his father, and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda are the top leaders representing their respective parties in the state.
In phase 3, the remaining 14 Karnataka Lok Sabha constituencies (total 28) will go to polls. Lok Sabha election in Karnataka is being held in two phases. Voting in the first 14 constituencies have already taken place in the second phase which was held on April 18 with a voter turn out of 68.52%
The total number of electorate in Karnataka is 2,39,68,905 where 1,21,03,742 are male and 1,18,63,204 female. 1,959 belong to the third gender category. A total of 27,776 polling stations have been set up in Karnataka.
Out of a total 237 candidates who have filed their nomination in the third phase of Lok Sabha election 2019 in Karnataka across political parties, nine of them are women.
Going by Karnataka Assembly election 2018 results, the BJP may have some advantage since it was the single largest party which had secured 104 seats, however, it failed to form the government in the state. The Congress stood second after securing 78 seats while JDS got 37.
Out of 14 seats where polling will take place in the third phase (April 23), BJP is contesting on 14, Congress on 11, JDS on 3, CPI(Marxist-Leninist) on 1. 63 others and 131 independent candidates are also contesting in the third phase.
In 2014, BJP had won 17 seats, Congress won 9 and JDS won 2. A total of 43.83% was BJP's vote share, 41.27% Congress' vote share, JDS got 11.73% votes while others got 3.17%.
List of 14 Karnataka constituencies where polling will be held in phase 3 of Lok Sabha election 2019
Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikkodi, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gulbarga, Haveri, Koppal, Raichur, Shimoga, Uttara Kannada
Lok Sabha elections 2019 were held in 7 phases.
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