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‘Manchester’ of Karnataka has now become ‘Oxford’ Constituency Watch

H.S. Narasimha Kumar

DAVANGERE: This city was once called the ‘Manchester’ of Karnataka because of the concentration of textile mills. Today it has a new name – the ‘Oxford’ of Karnataka — because of the large number of engineering, medical and MBA colleges that have come up here.

Politically, Davangere has become a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the past few years. There are six BJP MLAs from Davangere district apart from an MP. Besides, the BJP is also in control of the Davangere City Corporation.

Davangere constituency was a bastion of the Congress since its formation in 1977 till 1996 when the BJP candidate, the late G.M. Mallikarjunappa, defeated Chennaiah Odeyar.

The BJP fielded Mallikarjunappa’s son, G.M. Siddeshwar in 2004, and he defeated Congress candidate S.S. Mallikarjun.

Eight segments

The constituency comprises eight Assembly segments: Davangere North, Davangere South, Jagalur, Harpanahalli, Mayakonda, Chennagiri, Honnali and Harihar.

While two Assembly segments, Bharamasagara and Holalkere of Chitradurga district, were removed from the constituency in the delimitation process, one segment, Harpanahalli, was included.

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