Kanakapura (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kanakapura Lok Sabha constituency was a former Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka state in southern India. It includes 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 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:
- Karnataka State:
- 1977: M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy, Indian National Congress
- 1980: M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy, Indian National Congress
- 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: H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal(S) (By-Elections)
- 2004: Tejashwini Sreeramesh, Indian National Congress
- 2008 Onwards: Constituency does not exist