Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka

Dakshina Kannada
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Lok Sabha constituency

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Constituency details
Country| India
Region| South India
State| Karnataka
Assembly constituencies| Belthangady
Moodabidri
Mangalore City North
Mangalore City South
Mangalore
Bantval
Puttur
Sullia
Established| 2008
Total electors| 1,765,281[1]
Reservation| None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Captain Brijesh Chowta

Party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year| 2024

Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency formerly Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituencies in Karnataka, a state in southern India.This constituency is closer to Kerala. This constituency was created as a part of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008.[2] It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Nalin Kumar Kateel of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As of the latest elections in 2024, Captain Brijesh Chowta represents this constituency. It comprises whole area of Dakshina Kannada district only.

## Assembly segments

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Before delimitation in 2008, Belthangady Assembly segment was under Chikmagalur constituency and the Bantwal, Moodabidri Assembly segments, along with former Surathkal Assembly segment (now renamed as Mangalore City North) were under the Udupi constituency. In addition, the entire Kodagu district, comprising Madikeri, Virajpet and Somwarpet Assembly segments, was under the former Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency.[3] After delimitation, Ullal and Mangalore Assembly segments were also renamed as Mangalore and Mangalore City South.[4] As of 2019, Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[2][3]

No  | Name  | District  | Member  | Party  | Party Leading
(in 2024)

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200  | Belthangady | Dakshina Kannada | Harish Poonja |  | BJP |  | BJP
201  | Moodabidri | Umanatha Kotian |  | BJP |  | BJP
202  | Mangalore City North | Y. Bharath Shetty |  | BJP |  | BJP
203  | Mangalore City South | D. Vedavyas Kamath |  | BJP |  | BJP
204  | Mangalore | U. T. Khader |  | INC |  | INC
205  | Bantval | U. Rajesh Naik |  | BJP |  | BJP
206  | Puttur | Ashok Kumar Rai |  | INC |  | BJP
207  | Sullia (SC)  | Bhagirathi Murulya  |  | BJP |  | BJP

## Members of Parliament

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Year  | Member  | Party

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Till 2009 : See Mangalore

2009 | Nalin Kumar Kateel |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2014
2019
2024 | Brijesh Chowta

## Election results

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### General Election 2024

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2024 Indian general election: Dakshina Kannada Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Brijesh Chowta | 764,132  | 53.97  | 3.60
| INC | Padmaraj Ramiah  | 614,924  | 43.43  | 6.28
| NOTA | None of the above  | 23,576  | 1.67  | 1.12
Majority  | 149,208  | 10.54  | 9.88
Turnout | 14,15,770  | 77.56  | 0.43
| BJP hold | Swing |  |

### 2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Dakshina Kannada[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Nalin Kumar Kateel | 774,285  | 57.57  | +4.34
| INC | Mithun Rai  | 4,99,664  | 37.15  | −4.18
| SDPI | Ilyas Muhammed Thumbe  | 46,839  | 3.48  | +1.22
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,380  | 0.55  | −0.04
Majority  | 2,74,621  | 20.42  |
Turnout | 13,45,039  | 77.99  |
Registered electors | 17,24,458  |  |
| BJP hold | Swing | +4.26  |

### General election 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Dakshina Kannada[1][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Nalin Kumar Kateel | 642,739  | 53.23  | +4.07
| INC | Janardhana Poojary | 4,99,030  | 41.33  | −3.85
| SDPI | Haneef Khan Kodaje  | 27,254  | 2.26  | N/A
| CPI(M) | K. Yadava Shetty  | 9,394  | 0.78  | −1.02
| NOTA | None of the above  | 7,109  | 0.59  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 1,43,709  | 11.90  | +7.92
Turnout | 12,07,583  | 77.15  | +1.71
| BJP hold | Swing |  |

### General election 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Dakshina Kannada[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Nalin Kumar Kateel | 499,385  | 49.16  | N/A
| INC | Janardhana Poojary | 458,965  | 45.18  | N/A
| CPI(M) | B. Madhava  | 18,328  | 1.80  | N/A
| BSP | Alekkadi Girish Rai  | 10,196  | 1.00  | N/A
| Independent | Subrahmanya Kumar Kuntikanamata  | 8,932  | 0.88  | N/A
| Independent | K. Rama Bhat Urimajalu  | 5,960  | 0.59  | N/A
| Independent | U. P. Shivananda  | 4,825  | 0.47  | N/A
| Independent | Vasudeva Gowda M. P.  | 3,180  | 0.31  | N/A
| Independent | Vicharawadi Ananda Gatty  | 2,373  | 0.23  | N/A
| Independent | Mohammed Sali  | 1,977  | 0.19  | N/A
| Independent | Thirumala Raya Halemane  | 1,801  | 0.18  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 40,420  | 3.98  | N/A
Turnout | 1,015,922  | 75.44  | N/A
| BJP win (new seat)

## See also

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* Dakshina Kannada district
* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
* Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency

## References

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1. ^ a b "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
2. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 208.
3. ^ a b Kamila, Raviprasad; Govind D. Belgaumkar (8 March 2009). "Lok Sabha elections first time after delimitation". The Hindu. N. Ram. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
4. ^ "Mangalore to have three Assembly segments". The Hindu. N. Ram. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
5. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2019". Election Commission of India.
6. ^ "Dakshina Kannada". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014.
7. ^ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 60\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

## External links

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* Dakshina Kannada lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule

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Lok Sabha constituencies of Karnataka

Total: 28 Constituencies

Current|

* Bagalkot
* Bangalore Central
* Bangalore North
* Bangalore Rural
* Bangalore South
* Belgaum
* Bellary
* Bidar
* Bijapur
* Chamarajanagar
* Chikballapur
* Chikkodi
* Chitradurga
* Dakshina Kannada
* Davanagere
* Dharwad
* Gulbarga
* Hassan
* Haveri
* Kolar
* Koppal
* Mandya
* Mysore
* Raichur
* Shimoga
* Tumkur
* Udupi Chikmagalur
* Uttara Kannada

Defunct|

| 1952–1957|

| Mysore|

* Hassan Chickmagalur

|

Bombay|

* Belgaum North
* Belgaum South
* Bijapur North
* Bijapur South
* Dharwad North
* Dharwad South
* Kanara

|

Coorg (Kodagu)|

* Coorg

|

Hyderabad|

* Kushtagi
* Yadgir

|

Madras|

* South Kanara (North)
* South Kanara (South)

|

1952–1962|

* Chitaldrug

1957–1967|

* Bangalore City
* Bijapur North
* Bijapur South
* Tiptur

1957–1977|

* Bangalore
* Udipi

1957–2009|

* Dharwad North
* Dharwad South
* Kanara
* Mangalore

1967–1977|

* Madhugiri
* Hoskote

1967–2009|

* Chikmagalur
* Kanakapura

1977–2009|

* Udupi

* 224 Assembly constituencies

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