A. Siddaraju
A. Siddaraju is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. A member of the Janata Dal and later the Indian National Congress, he represented the Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency as a Member of Parliament.[1]
Political career
Siddaraju began his national legislative career in the mid-1990s. In the 1996 Indian general election, he contested from the Chamarajanagar constituency on a Janata Dal ticket. He was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha, defeating his nearest rival from the Indian National Congress.
Following the dissolution of the house, he successfully sought re-election in the 1998 general elections, retaining his seat for the 12th Lok Sabha. During this period, he was a notable figure within the Janata Dal faction in southern Karnataka.[2] In the late 1990s, Siddaraju transitioned to the Indian National Congress. He contested the 1999 and 2004 Lok Sabha elections as a Congress candidate. Although he secured a significant portion of the vote share in both instances, he faced narrow defeats—first to V. Srinivas Prasad in 1999 and later to M. Shivanna of the JD(S) in 2004.[3]
Electoral performance
Electoral history of Siddaraju in the Chamarajanagar (SC) constituency is marked by the following results:
- 1996: Elected to the 11th Lok Sabha (Janata Dal).
- 1998: Elected to the 12th Lok Sabha (Janata Dal).
- 1999: Runner-up in the 13th Lok Sabha elections (INC).
- 2004: Runner-up in the 14th Lok Sabha elections (INC).[4]
In more recent years, the Chamarajanagar seat has been held by V. Srinivas Prasad (BJP, 2019) and currently by Sunil Bose (INC, elected in 2024).
See also
References
- ↑ "IndiaVotes PC: Chamarajanagar 1996". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
- ↑ "Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha Election 2024 Result (चामराजनगर लोकसभा चुनाव परिणाम), Chamarajanagar Candidates List 2024, Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha Chunav Parinam". www.livehindustan.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2026-05-08.
- ↑ "A SIDDARAJU(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- Chamarajanagar(KARNATAKA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
- ↑ "Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2026-05-08.