Elections in Hydrebad Karnataka

Hyderabad Karnataka region is also known Kalyan Karnataka region. As per the 2011 census, population of this region is 11,286,343. This region comprises of six districts which earlier came into the rule of Nizam in the pre-Independence era. This region is comes under the arid zone and has an abundant wealth of minerals. The Hyderabad Karnataka region has seen a shift in political preferences over the years. BJP and Congress have had been influential in the assembly constituencies of Hyderabad Karnataka region.

Hydrebad Karnataka

Overview

Hyderabad Karnataka, formerly part of the Hyderabad State under the British rule, has been a Congress bastion since Independence but after the illegal mining scam came to light, the people of the region switched their allegiance. Hyderabad Karnataka comprises the present day districts of Gulbarga, Bellary, Yadagiri, Raichur, Bidar, and Koppal.

Historical Background

Peshwa territories that covered the majority of the present-day Karnataka region were annexed by the British Imperial forces, and became a part of the erstwhile British India territory in 1818. The Hyderabad Karnataka region covers 23% of the total state area and lies in the North Eastern region of Karnataka. The Hyderabad Karnataka region was under the political and administrative jurisdiction of Hyderabad State under the rule of Nizam of Hyderabad till 1948. Even though other regions of present-day Karnataka gained Independence with the rest of the country on 15th August, 1947, the Nizam of Hyderabad refused to accede to India. In September 1948, Hyderabad State became independent and joined India. Indian armed forces were sent to overthrow Nizam and protect the people from the atrocities being inflicted by the Nizam and his Razakars. The State Reorganisation Committee recommended the central government to form separate states based on their regional and linguistic identity in 1956. Hyderabad Karnataka became a part of the united Karnataka in the same year, after joining the state of Mysore, which was later renamed "Karnataka" in 1973.

Assembly Constituencies and MLAs from Hydrebad Karnataka Region

AC. No.	Constituency	Current MLA	Party
34	Afzalpur	Malikayya Venkayya Guttedar	INC
35	Jewargi	Dr. Ajay Dharam Singh	INC
36	Shorapur	Raja Venkatappa Naik	INC
37	Shahapur	Guru Patil Shirval	KJP
38	Yadgir	Dr. A. B. Malaka Reddy	INC
39	Gurmitkal	Baburao Basavanneppa Chinchansoor	INC
40	Chittapur	Priyanka M. Kharge	INC
41	Sedam	Dr. Sharan Prakash Rudrappa Patil	INC
42	Chincholi	Dr. Umesh G Jadhav	INC
43	Gulbarga Rural	G. Ramakrishna	INC
44	Gulbarga Dakshin	Dattatraya Chandrasekar Patil Revoor (AppuGouda)	BJP
45	Gulbarga Uttar	Vacant
46	Aland	B.R. Patil	KJP
47	Basavakalyan	Mallikarjun Sidramappa Khuba	JD(S)
48	Homnabad	Rajashekar Basavaraj Patil	INC
49	Bidar South	Ashok Kheny	KMP
50	Bidar	Raheem Khan	INC
51	Bhalki	Eshwara Bhimanna Khandre	INC
52	Aurad	Prabhu B Chavhan	BJP
53	Raichur Rural	Thipparaju	BJP
54	Raichur	Vacant
55	Manvi	G. Hampayya Nayak Ballatagi	INC
56	Devadurga	K. Shivanagouda Naik	BJP
57	Lingsugur	Vacant
58	Sindhanur	Badarli Hampangouda	BJP
59	Maski	Pratapagouda Patil	INC
60	Kushtagi	Doddanagouda Hanumanagouda Patil	BJP
61	Kanakagiri	Shivaraj Sangappa Tangadagi	INC
62	Gangawati	Vacant
63	Yelburga	Basavaraj Rayaraddi	INC
64	Koppal	K. Raghavendra Basavaraj Hitnal	INC

Last Updated on: Jan 16, 2023