Belthangady Assembly constituency
| Belthangady | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 200 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dakshina Kannada |
| Established | 1956 |
| Total electors | 213,244[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | K. Vasantha Bangera |
Belthangady Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Karnataka in southwestern India.[2]
Overview
Belthangady (constituency number 200) is one of the eight Assembly constituencies located in Dakshina Kannada district. It covers the same area as the Belthangady Taluk.[3][4]
Belthangady is part of Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, along with seven other Vidhan Sabha constituencies, namely: 201. Moodabidri, 202. Mangalore City North, 203. Mangalore City South, 204. Mangalore, 205. Bantval, 206. Puttur and 207. Sullia (SC).[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The contest for the Belthangady legislative seat has been a thirty year contest between the Gowda family and the Bangera family, as well as one between the two Bangera brothers, Vasantha and Prabhakara.[5][6][7][8]
Mysore State
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1956: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1957 | Ratnavarma Hegde | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | K. Subramanya Gowda | ||
Karnataka
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | K. Gangadhar Gowda | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1983 | K. Vasantha Bangera | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | K. Gangadhar Gowda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | K. Vasantha Bangera | Janata Dal | |
| 1999 | K. Prabhakar Bangera | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2008 | K. Vasantha Bangera | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Harish Poonja | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harish Poonja | 101,004 | 53.44 | −1.37 | |
| INC | Rakshith Shivaram | 82,788 | 43.80 | +1.78 | |
| SDPI | Akbar Belthangady | 2,513 | 1.33 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 892 | 0.47 | −0.22 | |
| Majority | 18,216 | 9.64 | −3.15 | ||
| Turnout | 189,007 | 82.56 | +0.55 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harish Poonja | 98,417 | 54.81 | ||
| INC | K. Vasantha Bangera | 75,443 | 42.02 | ||
| AIMEP | M. Jagannatha | 1,806 | 1.01 | ||
| JD(S) | Sumathi S. Hegde | 1,612 | 0.90 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,245 | 0.69 | ||
| Majority | 22,974 | 12.79 | |||
| Turnout | 1,79,550 | 82.01 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Notes
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "New Dakshina Kannada Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2009.
- ^ "Map of Belthangady Taluk". Dakshina Kannada District. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Karnataka: Final Notification & Order with Table A & B, No.282/KT/2007-V" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 2 July 2007.
- ^ Akshatha M. (27 April 2013). "It's veteran vs political novice in Belthangady". The Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
- ^ Special Correspondent (17 April 2013). "BJP revives 30-year-old rivalry in Belthangady". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Phadnis, Renuka (30 April 2013). "Veteran faces debutant's challenge in Belthangady". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Belthangady Election and Results 2023, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Belthangady". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
