Kumta Assembly constituency
| Kumta | |
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| Constituency No. 78 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Uttara Kannada |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Uttara Kannada |
| Established | 1956 |
| Total electors | 188,894[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Dinakar Keshav Shetty | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Sharada Mohan Shetty |
Kumta Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]
It is part of Uttara Kannada district. Dinakar Keshav Shetty is the current MLA from Kumta.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Mysore State
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Vasantalata V. Mirjankar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | H. R. Manjanath | ||
| 1972 | Sitaram Vasudev Naik | ||
Karnataka
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Sitaram Vasudev Naik | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | M. P. Karki | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | N. H. Gouda | Janata Party | |
| 1989 | Krishna Hanuma Gowda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | M. P. Karki | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | Mohan Krishna Shetty | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2008 | Dinakar Keshav Shetty | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| 2013 | Sharada Mohan Shetty[3] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | Dinakar Keshav Shetty | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dinakar Keshav Shetty | 59,965 | 40.37 | −0.26 | |
| JD(S) | Suraj Naik Soni | 59,289 | 39.92 | +28.59 | |
| INC | Nivedith Alva | 19,270 | 12.97 | −5.26 | |
| Independent | Ishwar Gouda | 3,588 | 2.42 | ||
| AAP | Roopa Gajanan Naik | 1,960 | 1.32 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,085 | 1.4 | −0.10 | |
| Majority | 676 | 0.45 | −21.95 | ||
| Turnout | 148,530 | 78.63 | −2.40 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dinakar Keshav Shetty | 59,392 | 40.63 | ||
| INC | Sharada Mohan Shetty | 26,642 | 18.23 | ||
| Independent | Suraj Naik Soni | 20,474 | 14.01 | ||
| JD(S) | Nayak Pradeep Dayanand | 16,561 | 11.33 | ||
| Independent | Yashodhar G. Naik | 11,512 | 7.88 | ||
| Independent | Krishna Jatti Gouda | 5,089 | 3.48 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,192 | 1.50 | ||
| Majority | 32,750 | 22.40 | |||
| Turnout | 1,46,177 | 81.03 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "21 MLAs to head boards, corporations". The Hindu. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Kumta". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.