Date:05/05/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/05/05/stories/2006050522990400.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Assembly constituencies proposed by Delimitation Commission

T.S. Ranganna

Some new segments will be created, others will be done away with

Bangalore: New Assembly constituencies have been proposed and some others face obliteration from the electoral map of the State in the draft prepared by the Delimitation Commission.

The constituencies of Narasimharaja in Mysore district, Pandavapura and Kirugavalu (Mandya), Birur (Chikmagalur), Nippani, Ramadurga, Bailhongal, Sankeswar, Uchagaon and Bagewadi (Belgaum), Brahmavar and Moodbidri (Udupi) and Gandasi (Hassan) do not find a place in the draft.

Similar is the case with Kalmala (Raichur), Kurugodu and Kottur (Bellary), Bharamasagara (Chitradurga), Kallambella, Bellavi and Huliyurdurga (Tumkur), KGF, Bethamangala and Vemgal (Kolar) and Sathanur in Bangalore Rural district.

Bellary city and Hagaribommanahalli constituencies have been proposed to be created.

Mayakonda in Chitradurga district will be reserved for Scheduled Castes, according to the draft. Santhemarahalli in Chamarajanagar district and Somwarpet (Kodagu) will vanish.

Kodagu (a former Part C State) will have only two Assembly seats instead of three. Holehonnur and Hosanagar (Shimoga), Shirahatti and Ron (Gadag) and Ankola (Uttara Kannada) may be done away with.

Instead, there will be a Naregal constituency in Gadag district and Yellapur will replace Ankola.

Tikota and Ballolli will vanish from the political map of Bijapur district, if the draft is implemented as it is.

The names of constituencies in various districts proposed in the draft are as follows:

Bidar: Aurad, Bhalki, Bidar, Bidar South (Hulsur), Humnabad and Basavakalyan.

Gulbarga: Chincholi (SC), Gulbarga Rural (SC), Chittapura (SC), Sedam, Gulbarga South, Gurumitkal, Yadgir, Aland, Shorapur, Jewargi, Afzalpur, Shahapur and Gulbarga North.

Raichur: Lingasugur (SC), Deodurg (ST), Raichur Rural (ST), Maski (ST), Manvi (ST) and Sindhanoor.

Koppal: Kanakagiri (SC), Koppal, Gangavati, Yelburga and Kushtagi.

Bellary: Hagaribommanahalli (SC), Hadagali (SC), Bellary (ST), Siraguppa (ST), Kudligi (ST), Kampli (ST), Sandur (ST), Hospet and Bellary city.

Davangere: Harapanahalli, Jagalur (ST), Channagiri, Honnali, Davangere South, Harihar and Davangere North.

Chitradurga: Mayakonda (SC), Chitradurga, Molakalmuru (ST), Challakere (ST), Hiriyur, Holalkere (SC) and Hosadurga.

Tumkur: Pavagada (SC), Koratagere (SC), Madhugiri, Sira, Tumkur South, Chikkanayakanahalli, Gubbi, Tiptur, Turuvekere, Kunigal and Tumkur city.

Kolar: Kolar, Robertsonpet (SC), Bangarpet (SC), Srinivasapura (SC) and Mulbagal.

Chickballapur (proposed): Bagepalli, Malur, Chintamani, Gauribidnur and Sidlaghatta.

Bangalore City: Anekal (SC), Bangalore North (SC), Bangalore South (SC) and Bangalore East (SC), City constituencies 1 to 17, Krishnarajapuram, Yeshwantpur, Pattanagere, Byatarayanapura, Bommanahalli and Dasarahalli.

Bangalore Rural: Devanahalli (SC), Nelamangala (SC), Hoskote, Doddballapur, Ramanagaram, Kanakapura, Magadi and Channapatna.

Mandya: Malavalli (SC), Srirangapatna, Maddur, Mandya, Keragodu, Krishnarajapet and Nagamangala.

Mysore: Heggadadevanakote (ST), Narasipura (SC), Nanjangud (SC), Varuna, Hunsur, Periyapatna, K.R. Nagar, Chamundeswari, Krishnaraja, Mysore East and Chamaraja.

Chamarajanagar: Chamarajanagar, Hanur and Gundlupet.

Kodagu: Madikeri and Virajpet.

Hassan: Sakleshpur (SC), Belur, Arsikere, Arkalagud, Holenarasipur, Hassan and Shravanabelagola.

Dakshina Kannada: Sullya (SC), Puttur, Belthangadi, Suratkal, Bantwal, Mangalore North, Mangalore South and Mangalore city.

Udupi: Karkala, Kapu, Kundapur, Udupi and Baindur.

Chikmagalur: Mudigere (SC), Tarikere, Kadur, Chikmagalur and Sringeri.

Shimoga: Shimoga Rural, Shikaripur, Bhadravati, Sorab, Tirthahalli, Shimoga and Sagar.

Uttara Kannada: Yellapur, Sirsi, Haliyal, Bhatkal, Kumta and Karwar.

Dharwad: Hubli-Dharwad East (SC), Hubli-Dharwad Central, Kalaghatgi, Kundagol, Hubli-Dharwad West, Navalgund and Dharwad.

Haveri: Haveri (SC), Hanagal, Hirekerur, Byadagi, Ranebennur and Shiggaon.

Gadag: Mundargi (SC), Naregal, Gadag and Naragund.

Belgaum: Raibag (SC), Kuduchi (SC), Yamakana Maradi (ST), Murgod (ST), Chikkodi, Hukkeri, Sadalaga, Kagavad, Athani, Arabhavi, Gokak, Parasgad, Belgaum North, Khanapur, Belgaum Rural, Kittur and Belgaum South.

Bijapur: Nagathana (SC), Babaleswara, Devara Hipparagi, Indi, Basavanabagewadi, Muddebihal, Sindhagi and Bijapur city.

Bagalkot: Bilagi (SC), Mudhol, Teradal, Hungund, Jamkhandi, Bagalkot and Badami.

(To be concluded)