In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, B.Y.Raghavendra of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Shimoga constituency, defeating Geetha Shivarajkumar of Indian National Congress by a margin of 243,715 votes.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, B.Y.Raghavendra of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Shimoga constituency, defeating Geetha Shivarajkumar of Indian National Congress by a margin of 243,715 votes.