Karkala Assembly constituency

Karkala
Constituency No. 122 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUdupi
Lok Sabha constituencyUdupi Chikmagalur
Established1951
Total electors190,611
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded byH. Gopal Bhandary

Karkala 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
1952A. B. ShettyIndian National Congress
1957Hegde Kanthappa Khedinji
Manjappa Ullal
1962Dayanand. R. KallePraja Socialist Party
1967B. R. ShettyBharatiya Jana Sangh
1972Veerappa MoilyIndian National Congress
1978Indian National Congress
1983Indian National Congress
1985
1989
1994
1999H. Gopal Bhandary
2004V. Sunil KumarBharatiya Janata Party
2008H. Gopal BhandaryIndian National Congress
2013V. Sunil KumarBharatiya Janata Party
2018
2023

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP V. Sunil Kumar 77,028 49.11% Decrease13.41
INC Udaya Shetty Muniyal 72,426 46.18% Increase12.82
Independent Pramod Muthalik 4,508 2.87% New
NOTA None of the above 921 0.59% Decrease0.33
Margin of victory 4,602 2.93% Decrease26.24
Turnout 156,964 82.35% Increase1.69
Total valid votes 156,843
Registered electors 190,611 Increase5.29
BJP hold Swing Decrease13.41

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP V. Sunil Kumar 91,245 62.52% Increase8.30
INC H. Gopal Bhandary 48,679 33.36% Decrease17.31
AIMEP Maksood Ahamed 1,817 1.25% New
BSP Uday Kumar 1,348 0.92% Increase0.19
NOTA None of the above 1,340 0.92% New
Margin of victory 42,566 29.17% Increase25.62
Turnout 146,016 80.66% Decrease0.40
Total valid votes 145,935
Registered electors 181,031 Increase12.43
BJP hold Swing Increase8.30

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP V. Sunil Kumar 65,039 54.22% Increase4.91
INC H. Gopal Bhandary 60,785 50.67% Decrease0.02
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% Increase2.17
Turnout 130,512 81.06% Increase2.91
Total valid votes 119,957
Registered electors 161,012 Increase12.80
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase3.53

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H. Gopal Bhandary 56,529 50.69% Increase7.60
BJP V. Sunil Kumar 54,992 49.31% Decrease3.76
Margin of victory 1,537 1.38% Decrease8.61
Turnout 111,546 78.15% Increase4.37
Total valid votes 111,521
Registered electors 142,739 Increase7.26
INC gain from BJP Swing Decrease2.38

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP V. Sunil Kumar 52,061 53.07% Increase16.60
INC H. Gopal Bhandary 42,266 43.09% Decrease19.59
Kannada Nadu Party Pandarinatha Shenoy. Y 2,205 2.25% New
JD(S) Anand Bandimata. C 1,560 1.59% Increase0.75
Margin of victory 9,795 9.99% Decrease16.22
Turnout 98,185 73.78% Increase5.38
Total valid votes 98,092
Registered electors 133,079 Increase12.72
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease9.61

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H. Gopal Bhandary 49,591 62.68% Increase16.04
BJP K. P. Shenoy 28,857 36.47% Increase11.18
JD(S) M. N. Jayakumar 668 0.84% New
Margin of victory 20,734 26.21% Increase4.86
Turnout 80,759 68.40% Decrease1.69
Total valid votes 79,116
Rejected ballots 1,634 2.02% Increase0.63
Registered electors 118,064 Increase5.53
INC hold Swing Increase16.04

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Veerappa Moily 36,068 46.64% Decrease10.16
BJP K. P. Shenoy 19,558 25.29% Increase15.06
JD Balaraj Rai 11,017 14.25% Decrease16.64
INC S. Kumara 9,545 12.34% New
Margin of victory 16,510 21.35% Decrease4.56
Turnout 78,418 70.09% Increase1.23
Total valid votes 77,330
Rejected ballots 1,088 1.39% Decrease1.96
Registered electors 111,881 Increase2.73
INC hold Swing Decrease10.16

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Veerappa Moily 41,171 56.80% Increase3.61
JD M. K. Vijaya Kumar 22,391 30.89% New
BJP B. S. Bhandary 7,416 10.23% Decrease34.74
JP Chandrakeerthi Jain 1,077 1.49% New
Margin of victory 18,780 25.91% Increase17.69
Turnout 74,993 68.86% Decrease4.03
Total valid votes 72,482
Rejected ballots 2,511 3.35% Increase2.35
Registered electors 108,913 Increase25.43
INC hold Swing Increase3.61

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Veerappa Moily 33,330 53.19% Increase1.34
BJP M. K. Vijaya Kumar 28,178 44.97% Increase4.81
Margin of victory 5,152 8.22% Decrease3.48
Turnout 63,293 72.89% Increase3.24
Total valid votes 62,663
Rejected ballots 630 1.00% Decrease0.52
Registered electors 86,829 Increase17.97
INC hold Swing Increase1.34

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Veerappa Moily 26,176 51.85% Increase48.64
BJP M. K. Vijaya Kumar 20,272 40.16% New
JP A. C. Amin 3,352 6.64% Decrease32.30
Independent K. Parmanand Kukian 682 1.35% New
Margin of victory 5,904 11.70% Decrease4.92
Turnout 51,259 69.65% Decrease7.86
Total valid votes 50,482
Rejected ballots 777 1.52% Decrease0.05
Registered electors 73,600 Increase4.19
INC gain from INC(I) Swing Decrease3.71

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
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% Decrease64.52
Independent R. Nirmala Kumar 576 1.07% New
Independent K. Krishna Moorthy 407 0.76% New
Margin of victory 8,956 16.62% Decrease37.16
Turnout 54,753 77.51% Increase14.25
Total valid votes 53,893
Rejected ballots 860 1.57% Increase1.57
Registered electors 70,641 Increase17.04
INC(I) gain from INC Swing Decrease12.17

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Veerappa Moily 25,360 67.73% Increase26.47
INC(O) Sunder Hegde 5,224 13.95% New
ABJS Bola Raghurama Shetty 4,303 11.49% Decrease45.55
Independent Perody Vittal Shetty 2,214 5.91% New
Independent Y. Thanyappa 340 0.91% New
Margin of victory 20,136 53.78% Increase38.00
Turnout 38,184 63.26% Decrease5.42
Total valid votes 37,441
Registered electors 60,356 Increase11.39
INC gain from ABJS Swing Increase10.69

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ABJS B. R. Shetty 20,112 57.04% New
INC N. Hegde 14,548 41.26% Increase2.29
Independent H. V. Kini 600 1.70% New
Margin of victory 5,564 15.78% Decrease4.31
Turnout 37,211 68.68% Increase4.05
Total valid votes 35,260
Registered electors 54,182 Increase16.45
ABJS gain from PSP Swing Decrease2.01

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP Dayanand. R. Kalle 17,234 59.05% Increase21.87
INC K. K. Hegde 11,372 38.97% Decrease23.85
Independent R. Devaraya Shenoy 578 1.98% New
Margin of victory 5,862 20.09% Decrease5.55
Turnout 30,071 64.63% Increase19.32
Total valid votes 29,184
Registered electors 46,527 Decrease50.39
PSP gain from INC Swing Decrease3.77

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Hegde Kanthappa Khedinji 26,696 62.82% Increase16.22
PSP Sheonoy Devaraya Ranga. R 15,801 37.18% New
INC Manjappa Ullal
Margin of victory 10,895 25.64% Increase15.58
Turnout 42,497 45.31% Decrease14.01
Total valid votes 42,497
Registered electors 93,788 Increase41.12
INC hold Swing Increase16.22

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Karkala
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)

See also

References

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