Karkala Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka State, India
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Karkala Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]
| Karkala | |
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| Constituency No. 122 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Udupi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Udupi Chikmagalur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 190,611[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | H. Gopal Bhandary |
It is part of Udupi district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | A. B. Shetty | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Hegde Kanthappa Khedinji | ||
| Manjappa Ullal | |||
| 1962 | Dayanand. R. Kalle | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | B. R. Shetty | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Veerappa Moily | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1983 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | H. Gopal Bhandary | ||
| 2004 | V. Sunil Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | H. Gopal Bhandary | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | V. Sunil Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | V. Sunil Kumar | 77,028 | 49.11% |  13.41 | |
| INC | Udaya Shetty Muniyal | 72,426 | 46.18% |  12.82 | |
| Independent | Pramod Muthalik | 4,508 | 2.87% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 921 | 0.59% | 0.33 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,602 | 2.93% | 26.24 | ||
| Turnout | 156,964 | 82.35% | 1.69 | ||
| Total valid votes | 156,843 | ||||
| Registered electors | 190,611 | 5.29 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 13.41 |
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Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | V. Sunil Kumar | 91,245 | 62.52% | 8.30 | |
| INC | H. Gopal Bhandary | 48,679 | 33.36% | 17.31 | |
| AIMEP | Maksood Ahamed | 1,817 | 1.25% | New | |
| BSP | Uday Kumar | 1,348 | 0.92% | 0.19 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,340 | 0.92% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 42,566 | 29.17% | 25.62 | ||
| Turnout | 146,016 | 80.66% | 0.40 | ||
| Total valid votes | 145,935 | ||||
| Registered electors | 181,031 | 12.43 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 8.30 |
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Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | V. Sunil Kumar | 65,039 | 54.22% | 4.91 | |
| INC | H. Gopal Bhandary | 60,785 | 50.67% | 0.02 | |
| JD(S) | Walter D'souza | 1,302 | 1.09% | New | |
| BSP | Anna Sunil Soans | 878 | 0.73% | New | |
| Independent | U. K. Syad | 873 | 0.73% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,254 | 3.55% | 2.17 | ||
| Turnout | 130,512 | 81.06% | 2.91 | ||
| Total valid votes | 119,957 | ||||
| Registered electors | 161,012 | 12.80 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 3.53 | |||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. Gopal Bhandary | 56,529 | 50.69% | 7.60 | |
| BJP | V. Sunil Kumar | 54,992 | 49.31% | 3.76 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,537 | 1.38% | 8.61 | ||
| Turnout | 111,546 | 78.15% | 4.37 | ||
| Total valid votes | 111,521 | ||||
| Registered electors | 142,739 | 7.26 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 2.38 | |||
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | V. Sunil Kumar | 52,061 | 53.07% | 16.60 | |
| INC | H. Gopal Bhandary | 42,266 | 43.09% | 19.59 | |
| Kannada Nadu Party | Pandarinatha Shenoy. Y | 2,205 | 2.25% | New | |
| JD(S) | Anand Bandimata. C | 1,560 | 1.59% | 0.75 | |
| Margin of victory | 9,795 | 9.99% | 16.22 | ||
| Turnout | 98,185 | 73.78% | 5.38 | ||
| Total valid votes | 98,092 | ||||
| Registered electors | 133,079 | 12.72 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 9.61 | |||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. Gopal Bhandary | 49,591 | 62.68% | 16.04 | |
| BJP | K. P. Shenoy | 28,857 | 36.47% | 11.18 | |
| JD(S) | M. N. Jayakumar | 668 | 0.84% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 20,734 | 26.21% | 4.86 | ||
| Turnout | 80,759 | 68.40% | 1.69 | ||
| Total valid votes | 79,116 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,634 | 2.02% | 0.63 | ||
| Registered electors | 118,064 | 5.53 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 16.04 |
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Assembly Election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Veerappa Moily | 36,068 | 46.64% | 10.16 | |
| BJP | K. P. Shenoy | 19,558 | 25.29% | 15.06 | |
| JD | Balaraj Rai | 11,017 | 14.25% | 16.64 | |
| INC | S. Kumara | 9,545 | 12.34% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,510 | 21.35% | 4.56 | ||
| Turnout | 78,418 | 70.09% | 1.23 | ||
| Total valid votes | 77,330 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,088 | 1.39% | 1.96 | ||
| Registered electors | 111,881 | 2.73 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 10.16 |
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Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Veerappa Moily | 41,171 | 56.80% | 3.61 | |
| JD | M. K. Vijaya Kumar | 22,391 | 30.89% | New | |
| BJP | B. S. Bhandary | 7,416 | 10.23% | 34.74 | |
| JP | Chandrakeerthi Jain | 1,077 | 1.49% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,780 | 25.91% | 17.69 | ||
| Turnout | 74,993 | 68.86% | 4.03 | ||
| Total valid votes | 72,482 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,511 | 3.35% | 2.35 | ||
| Registered electors | 108,913 | 25.43 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 3.61 |
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Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Veerappa Moily | 33,330 | 53.19% | 1.34 | |
| BJP | M. K. Vijaya Kumar | 28,178 | 44.97% | 4.81 | |
| Margin of victory | 5,152 | 8.22% | 3.48 | ||
| Turnout | 63,293 | 72.89% | 3.24 | ||
| Total valid votes | 62,663 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 630 | 1.00% | 0.52 | ||
| Registered electors | 86,829 | 17.97 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.34 |
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Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Veerappa Moily | 26,176 | 51.85% | 48.64 | |
| BJP | M. K. Vijaya Kumar | 20,272 | 40.16% | New | |
| JP | A. C. Amin | 3,352 | 6.64% | 32.30 | |
| Independent | K. Parmanand Kukian | 682 | 1.35% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,904 | 11.70% | 4.92 | ||
| Turnout | 51,259 | 69.65% | 7.86 | ||
| Total valid votes | 50,482 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 777 | 1.52% | 0.05 | ||
| Registered electors | 73,600 | 4.19 | |||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 3.71 | |||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Veerappa Moily | 29,941 | 55.56% | New | |
| JP | M. K. Vijaya Kumar | 20,985 | 38.94% | New | |
| INC | B. Vittal Salian | 1,732 | 3.21% | 64.52 | |
| Independent | R. Nirmala Kumar | 576 | 1.07% | New | |
| Independent | K. Krishna Moorthy | 407 | 0.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,956 | 16.62% | 37.16 | ||
| Turnout | 54,753 | 77.51% | 14.25 | ||
| Total valid votes | 53,893 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 860 | 1.57% | 1.57 | ||
| Registered electors | 70,641 | 17.04 | |||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 12.17 | |||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Veerappa Moily | 25,360 | 67.73% | 26.47 | |
| INC(O) | Sunder Hegde | 5,224 | 13.95% | New | |
| ABJS | Bola Raghurama Shetty | 4,303 | 11.49% | 45.55 | |
| Independent | Perody Vittal Shetty | 2,214 | 5.91% | New | |
| Independent | Y. Thanyappa | 340 | 0.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 20,136 | 53.78% | 38.00 | ||
| Turnout | 38,184 | 63.26% | 5.42 | ||
| Total valid votes | 37,441 | ||||
| Registered electors | 60,356 | 11.39 | |||
| INC gain from ABJS | Swing | 10.69 | |||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABJS | B. R. Shetty | 20,112 | 57.04% | New | |
| INC | N. Hegde | 14,548 | 41.26% | 2.29 | |
| Independent | H. V. Kini | 600 | 1.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,564 | 15.78% | 4.31 | ||
| Turnout | 37,211 | 68.68% | 4.05 | ||
| Total valid votes | 35,260 | ||||
| Registered electors | 54,182 | 16.45 | |||
| ABJS gain from PSP | Swing | 2.01 | |||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Dayanand. R. Kalle | 17,234 | 59.05% | 21.87 | |
| INC | K. K. Hegde | 11,372 | 38.97% | 23.85 | |
| Independent | R. Devaraya Shenoy | 578 | 1.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,862 | 20.09% | 5.55 | ||
| Turnout | 30,071 | 64.63% | 19.32 | ||
| Total valid votes | 29,184 | ||||
| Registered electors | 46,527 | 50.39 | |||
| PSP gain from INC | Swing | 3.77 | |||
Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Hegde Kanthappa Khedinji | 26,696 | 62.82% | 16.22 | |
| PSP | Sheonoy Devaraya Ranga. R | 15,801 | 37.18% | New | |
| INC | Manjappa Ullal | ||||
| Margin of victory | 10,895 | 25.64% | 15.58 | ||
| Turnout | 42,497 | 45.31% | 14.01 | ||
| Total valid votes | 42,497 | ||||
| Registered electors | 93,788 | 41.12 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 16.22 |
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Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. B. Shetty | 18,370 | 46.60% | New | |
| KMPP | Dharmasamarajaya | 14,404 | 36.54% | New | |
| Independent | R. Shenoi Devaraya | 6,649 | 16.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,966 | 10.06% | |||
| Turnout | 39,423 | 59.32% | |||
| Total valid votes | 39,423 | ||||
| Registered electors | 66,461 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||