Moodabidri Assembly constituency
| Moodabidri | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 201 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 | 1951 |
| Total electors | 205,099 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Abhayachandra Jain |
Moodabidri Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]
It is part of Dakshina Kannada district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Madras State
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | N. N. Suvarna | Indian National Congress | |
Mysore State
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Manjappa Ullal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Gopal Salenna | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | K. R. Shetty | ||
| 1972 | Damodar Mulky | Indian National Congress | |
Karnataka
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Damodar Mulky | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1983 | K. Amarnath Shetty | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | K. Somappa Suvarna | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | K. Amarnath Shetty | Janata Dal | |
| 1999 | Abhayachandra Jain | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Umanatha Kotian | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Umanatha Kotian | 86,925 | 54.77 | −2.67 | |
| INC | Mithun M. Rai | 64,457 | 40.61 | +2.75 | |
| SDPI | Alphonse Franko | 3,617 | 2.28 | ||
| JD(S) | Amarashree Amarnath Shetty | 1,533 | 0.97 | −0.24 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 837 | 0.53 | −0.15 | |
| Majority | 22,468 | 14.16 | −5.42 | ||
| Turnout | 158,721 | 77.39 | +1.29 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Umanatha Kotian | 87,444 | 57.44 | ||
| INC | Abhayachandra Jain | 57,645 | 37.86 | ||
| Independent | Ashwin Jossy Pereira | 2,111 | 1.39 | ||
| JD(S) | Jeevan Krishna Shetty | 1,845 | 1.21 | ||
| CPI(M) | K. Yadava Shetty | 1,114 | 0.73 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,037 | 0.68 | ||
| Majority | 29,799 | 19.58 | |||
| Turnout | 1,52,247 | 76.10 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Moodabidri Election and Results 2023, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Moodabidri". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.