Kanakapura Lok Sabha constituency was a former Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka state in southern India. It included eight Assembly constituencies, namely Kanakapura, Ramanagaram, Channapatna, Magadi, Sathanur, Uttarahalli, Malavalli and Anekal. Out of them, Kanakapura, Ramanagaram, Channapatna, Magadi and Anekal assembly segments were retained in the Bangalore Rural constituency created in 2008 as part of delimitation in Karnataka. Sathanur segment was merged between Kanakapura, Ramanagaram and Channapatna constituencies. Malavalli became a part of Mandya constituency and Uttarahalli was reformed and Uttarahalli Circle was merged with new Bangalore South Assembly Constituency.
The new Assembly Constituencies Bangalore South, Anekal, and Rajarajeshwarinagar became a part of Bangalore Rural along with Kunigal Assembly Constituency from Tumkur district
Members of Parliament
1952-66: Constituency does not exist
From Kanakapur constituency in Mysore State: 1967: M. V. Rajasekharan, Indian National Congress 1971: C. K. Jaffer Sheriff, Indian National Congress Karnataka State: 1977: M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy, Indian National Congress 1980: M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy, Indian National Congress (Indira) 1984: M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy, Indian National Congress 1989: M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy, Indian National Congress 1991: M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy, Indian National Congress 1996: H. D. Kumaraswamy, Janata Dal 1998: M. Srinivas, Bharatiya Janata Party 1999: M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy, Indian National Congress 2002 (By-Elections): H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal (Secular) 2004: Tejashwini Sreeramesh, Indian National Congress 2008 Onwards: Constituency does not exist
See Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency
Election results
1996 Lok Sabha
H D Kumaraswamy (Janatha Dal) - winner
1998 Lok Sabha
M.Srinivas (BJP) : 470,387
Dr. D. Premachandra Sagar (INC) : 453,946
H D Kumaraswamy (Janatha Dal) : came third
1999 Lok Sabha
M.V.Chandrashekara Murthy (INC) : 532,910
M. Srinivas (BJP) : 498,893
2002 Lok Sabha (by-poll). H. D. Devegowda (Janata Dal Secular): 5,81,709 D. K. Shivakumar (Congress) : 5,29,133 K. S. Eshwarappa (BJP) : 2,28,134
2004 Lok Sabha. Tejaswini Ramesh (a.k.a. Tejaswini Gowda), Congress : 584,238 Ramachandra Gowda (BJP) : 467,575 Deve Gowda (JD(S)) : The former PM came third.
The constituency ceased to exist in 2008 when seats were re-arranged as per the latest population spread. Results in tabular form