Mangalore City South Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Karnataka legislative assembly in India
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Mangalore City South Assembly constituency is one of the Karnataka Legislative Assemblies or Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Karnataka. It is one of the three constituencies which represent Mangalore, the others being Mangalore and Mangalore City North.[2][3] The constituency has around 17.5% Muslims and 14% Christians.[4]
| Mangalore City South | |
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| Constituency No. 203 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 | 2008 |
| 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 | John Richard Lobo |
Mangalore South is part of Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | D. Vedavyas Kamath | 91,437 | 56.46% |  3.49 | |
| INC | John Richard Lobo | 67,475 | 41.67% |  1.46 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,203 | 0.74% | 0.09 | |
| Margin of victory | 23,962 | 14.80% | 4.96 | ||
| Turnout | 162,735 | 66.20% | 1.96 | ||
| Total valid votes | 161,943 | ||||
| Registered electors | 245,805 | 2.38 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 3.49 |
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Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | D. Vedavyas Kamath | 86,545 | 52.97% | 8.50 | |
| INC | John Richard Lobo | 70,470 | 43.13% | 11.16 | |
| CPI(M) | Sunil Kumar Bajal | 2,329 | 1.43% | 0.98 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,063 | 0.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,075 | 9.84% | 0.01 | ||
| Turnout | 163,656 | 68.16% | 3.64 | ||
| Total valid votes | 163,387 | ||||
| Registered electors | 240,092 | 17.08 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 1.32 | |||
Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | John Richard Lobo | 67,829 | 54.29% | 11.13 | |
| BJP | N. Yogish Bhat | 55,554 | 44.47% | 6.05 | |
| CPI(M) | Vasanth Achari | 3,016 | 2.41% | 1.03 | |
| SDPI | Jaleel Krishnapura | 1,672 | 1.34% | New | |
| JD(S) | S. P. Changappa | 1,672 | 1.34% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,275 | 9.83% | 2.47 | ||
| Turnout | 132,318 | 64.52% | 0.35 | ||
| Total valid votes | 124,927 | ||||
| Registered electors | 205,065 | 10.51 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 3.77 | |||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | N. Yogish Bhat | 60,133 | 50.52% | New | |
| INC | Ivan D'souza | 51,373 | 43.16% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Yashavanth Maroli | 4,089 | 3.44% | New | |
| Independent | B. Vishvanatha | 1,728 | 1.45% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,760 | 7.36% | |||
| Turnout | 119,073 | 64.17% | |||
| Total valid votes | 119,022 | ||||
| Registered electors | 185,560 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||