Kapu Assembly constituency

Kapu
Constituency No. 121 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUdupi
Lok Sabha constituencyUdupi Chikmagalur
Established1956
Total electors189,007
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Gurme Suresh Shetty
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded byLalaji Mendon

Kapu Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.

It is part of Udupi district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
1957Pinto Denis. F. XIndian National Congress
1962B. Bhaskar ShettyPraja Socialist Party
1967
1972Indian National Congress
1978Indian National Congress
1983Vasanth. V. SalianIndian National Congress
1985
1989
1994
1999
2004Lalaji MendonBharatiya Janata Party
2008
2013Vinay Kumar SorakeIndian National Congress
2018Lalaji MendonBharatiya Janata Party
2023Gurme Suresh Shetty

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Gurme Suresh Shetty 80,559 53.23 Increase0.69
INC Vinay Kumar Sorake 67,555 44.63 Increase0.34
SDPI Mohammed Haneef 1,616 1.07 New
NOTA None of the above 805 0.53 Decrease0.05
Margin of victory 13,004 8.59 Increase0.34
Turnout 151,519 80.17 Increase1.17
Total valid votes 151,355
Registered electors 189,007 Increase3.28
BJP hold Swing Increase0.69

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Lalaji Mendon 75,893 52.54 Increase13.51
INC Vinay Kumar Sorake 63,976 44.29 Increase3.84
BJC Anupama Shenoy 1,634 1.13 New
JD(S) M. Mansoor Ibrahim 1,393 0.96 Decrease2.36
NOTA None of the above 839 0.58 New
Margin of victory 11,917 8.25 Increase6.83
Turnout 144,566 79.00 Increase5.71
Total valid votes 144,448
Registered electors 183,004 Increase17.78
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase12.09

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vinay Kumar Sorake 52,782 40.45 Decrease5.16
BJP Lalaji Mendon 50,927 39.03 Decrease7.56
JD(S) Vasanth. V. Salian 4,327 3.32 Decrease0.07
SDPI Abdul Hakeem 2,171 1.66 New
Independent Srikantha. B. Acharya 1,174 0.90 New
Independent Hameed 1,125 0.86 New
Margin of victory 1,855 1.42 Increase0.44
Turnout 113,872 73.29 Increase1.83
Total valid votes 130,474
Registered electors 155,382 Increase12.55
INC gain from BJP Swing Decrease6.14

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Lalaji Mendon 45,961 46.59 Decrease0.13
INC Vasanth. V. Salian 44,994 45.61 Increase0.82
JD(S) Leeladhara Shetty 3,341 3.39 Increase1.12
Independent Nagesh Rao 2,030 2.06 New
BSP Stevan John Menezes 1,109 1.12 New
Independent Gururaj Bhat Alias Surya 680 0.69 New
Margin of victory 967 0.98 Decrease0.95
Turnout 98,659 71.46 Increase7.93
Total valid votes 98,653
Registered electors 138,057 Increase21.87
BJP hold Swing Decrease0.13

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Lalaji Mendon 33,611 46.72 Increase4.56
INC Vasanth. V. Salian 32,221 44.79 Decrease2.70
Independent Gladis Alimada 2,848 3.96 New
JD(S) Mohammed Mhb 1,634 2.27 Decrease6.95
Kannada Nadu Party Gopal. K. M 928 1.29 New
JP Raj Ballal 703 0.98 New
Margin of victory 1,390 1.93 Decrease3.40
Turnout 71,965 63.53 Decrease0.77
Total valid votes 71,945
Registered electors 113,281 Increase7.42
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease0.77

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vasanth. V. Salian 31,151 47.49 Increase19.71
BJP Lalaji Mendon 27,653 42.16 Increase16.93
JD(S) Ivan D. Souza 6,046 9.22 New
Independent Abdul Hameed 745 1.14 New
Margin of victory 3,498 5.33 Increase2.78
Turnout 67,814 64.30 Decrease1.71
Total valid votes 65,595
Rejected ballots 2,208 3.26 Increase1.97
Registered electors 105,461 Increase11.29
INC hold Swing Increase19.71

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vasanth. V. Salian 17,152 27.78 Decrease26.74
BJP Lalaji. R. Memdon 15,578 25.23 Increase20.77
JD Ivan D. Souza 12,440 20.15 Decrease19.32
INC Ashok. M. Suvarna 8,275 13.40 New
Independent Leeladhara Shetty 7,818 12.66 New
Margin of victory 1,574 2.55 Decrease12.50
Turnout 62,557 66.01 Increase6.81
Total valid votes 61,742
Rejected ballots 810 1.29 Decrease3.59
Registered electors 94,765 Decrease2.45
INC hold Swing Decrease26.74

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vasanth. V. Salian 29,823 54.52 Decrease2.86
JD B. Bhaskar Shetty 21,593 39.47 New
BJP Madhava Suvarna 2,437 4.46 Decrease1.10
JP Karunakara Shetty 561 1.03 New
Margin of victory 8,230 15.05 Decrease24.52
Turnout 57,506 59.20 Decrease5.75
Total valid votes 54,701
Rejected ballots 2,805 4.88 Increase4.07
Registered electors 97,141 Increase31.27
INC hold Swing Decrease2.86

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vasanth. V. Salian 27,356 57.38 Increase6.80
Independent B. Bhaskar Shetty 8,494 17.82 New
JP Dayanatha. K. Kotian 8,340 17.49 Increase10.45
BJP Gangadhara Suvarna 2,649 5.56 Decrease30.85
Independent Krishnanada Shenoy 420 0.88 New
Margin of victory 18,862 39.57 Increase25.40
Turnout 48,060 64.95 Decrease1.20
Total valid votes 47,672
Rejected ballots 388 0.81 Decrease0.75
Registered electors 74,001 Increase6.71
INC hold Swing Increase6.80

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vasanth. V. Salian 22,839 50.58 Increase50.00
BJP Gangadhara 16,442 36.41 New
JP Sridhara. M. Kalmady 3,178 7.04 Decrease33.31
Independent Janet Lobo 771 1.71 New
Independent M. S. Abbas 738 1.63 New
IC(S) B. Silver 430 0.95 New
Independent Sanjeva. G. Karkera 429 0.95 New
Independent K. Babu 329 0.73 New
Margin of victory 6,397 14.17 Decrease3.15
Turnout 45,870 66.15 Decrease8.99
Total valid votes 45,156
Rejected ballots 714 1.56 Increase0.23
Registered electors 69,345 Increase2.13
INC gain from INC(I) Swing Decrease7.09

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) B. Bhaskar Shetty 29,030 57.67 New
JP Dayanatha. K. Kotian 20,312 40.35 New
Independent Bhogeesha Aitha Karkera 575 1.14 New
Margin of victory 8,718 17.32 Decrease11.78
Turnout 51,018 75.14 Increase4.82
Total valid votes 50,341
Rejected ballots 677 1.33 Increase1.33
Registered electors 67,896 Increase14.85
INC(I) gain from INC Swing Decrease4.59

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B. Bhaskar Shetty 25,358 62.26 Increase24.69
Independent K. Muddu Suvarna 13,504 33.16 New
Independent Perody Vittal Shetty 1,183 2.90 New
SSP M. S. Dayakara 514 1.26 New
Margin of victory 11,854 29.10 Increase9.50
Turnout 41,573 70.32 Decrease4.11
Total valid votes 40,729
Registered electors 59,116 Increase13.49
INC gain from PSP Swing Increase5.09

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP B. B. Shetty 20,956 57.17 Increase8.40
INC D. R. Heggade 13,771 37.57 Decrease10.55
SWA J. M. L. Prabhu 1,928 5.26 New
Margin of victory 7,185 19.60 Increase18.94
Turnout 38,771 74.43 Increase16.25
Total valid votes 36,655
Registered electors 52,088 Increase3.51
PSP hold Swing Increase8.40

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP B. Bhaskar Shetty 13,624 48.77 Increase24.77
INC F. X. D. Pinto 13,441 48.12 Decrease14.67
Independent Mathais Charles Fernandes 870 3.11 New
Margin of victory 183 0.66 Decrease38.13
Turnout 29,278 58.18 Decrease1.94
Total valid votes 27,935
Registered electors 50,322 Increase1.25
PSP gain from INC Swing Decrease14.02

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Kapu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pinto Denis. F. X 18,761 62.79 New
PSP Navinchandra. M 7,170 24.00 New
Independent Ramachandra Rao Kunjoor 3,950 13.22 New
Margin of victory 11,591 38.79
Turnout 29,881 60.12
Total valid votes 29,881
Registered electors 49,701
INC win (new seat)

See also

References

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