<p>Former Union minister and veteran Congressman late B Shankaranand was the longest serving Lok Sabha member from Karnataka. He represented Chikkodi (SC reserved) constituency for a record 29 years (1967-1996,) having won 7 polls in a row. </p><p>Another Dalit leader from the state, K H Muniyappa (Congress), too had won as many elections as Shankaranand and was an MP from Kolar (SC) for 28 years (1991-2019). </p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Keep up with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, right here with DH!</a></strong></p>.<p>The third one on this illustrious list is sitting MP from Bijapur (SC reserved), Ramesh Jigajinagi of BJP. He has been a Lok Sabha member continuously for 26 years (1998-2024). He represented Chikkodi (SC) constituency for three terms before shifting to Bijapur after delimitation. </p><p>Muniyappa and Jigajinagi have served as Union Ministers of State in the Manmohan Singh and Modi governments, respectively.</p>
<p>Former Union minister and veteran Congressman late B Shankaranand was the longest serving Lok Sabha member from Karnataka. He represented Chikkodi (SC reserved) constituency for a record 29 years (1967-1996,) having won 7 polls in a row. </p><p>Another Dalit leader from the state, K H Muniyappa (Congress), too had won as many elections as Shankaranand and was an MP from Kolar (SC) for 28 years (1991-2019). </p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Keep up with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, right here with DH!</a></strong></p>.<p>The third one on this illustrious list is sitting MP from Bijapur (SC reserved), Ramesh Jigajinagi of BJP. He has been a Lok Sabha member continuously for 26 years (1998-2024). He represented Chikkodi (SC) constituency for three terms before shifting to Bijapur after delimitation. </p><p>Muniyappa and Jigajinagi have served as Union Ministers of State in the Manmohan Singh and Modi governments, respectively.</p>