Puttur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. It is one of the 8 constituencies in the Dakshina Kannada.
| Puttur | |
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| Constituency No. 206 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| LS constituency | Dakshina Kannada |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Overview edit
Earlier it was part of the Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency. Now it is a part of Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
| Year | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | K. Venkatramana Gowda | Indian National Congress | |
| K. Iswara[2] | |||
| 1957 | K. Venkatramana Gowda | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | B. Vittaldas Shetty | ||
| 1972 | A. Shanker Alva | ||
| 1978 | K. Rama Bhat | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 1985 | Vinay Kumar Sorake | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | D. V. Sadananda Gowda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Shakunthala T. Shetty | ||
| 2008 | Mallika Prasad | ||
| 2013 | Shakunthala T. Shetty | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | Sanjeev Matandoor | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | Ashok Kumar Rai | Indian National Congress | |
Election results edit
2023 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ashok Kumar Rai | 66,607 | 38.55 | ||
| Independent | Arun Kumar Puthila | 62,458 | 36.15 | ||
| BJP | Asha Thimmappa Gowda | 37,558 | 21.74 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 866 | 0.50 | ||
| Majority | 4,149 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,72,762 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2018 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanjeeva Matandoor | 90,073 | 54.17 | ||
| INC | Shakunthala T. Shetty | 70,596 | 42.46 | ||
| JD(S) | I. C. Kailas Gowda | 1,424 | 0.86 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,227 | 0.74 | ||
| Majority | 19,477 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,66,271 | 82.33 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2013 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shakunthala T. Shetty | 66,345 | 46.46 | ||
| BJP | Sanjeeva Matandoor | 62,056 | 43.45 | ||
| JD(S) | Dinesh B. N. | 6,625 | 4.64 | ||
| SDPI | Abubakkar Siddik | 4,442 | 3.11 | ||
| Independent | Shekar Madavu | 1,834 | 1.28 | ||
| KJP | Jayaram Bhat A. Madavu | 1,508 | 1.05 | ||
| Majority | 4,289 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,42,808 | 79.51 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
1952 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Gowda Venkataramanna | 42,735 | 87.52% | 87.52% | |
| INC | K. Iswara | 42,299 | 86.62% | 86.62% | |
| KMPP | K. Karanth | 27,947 | 57.23% | ||
| KMPP | M. Naiker Ramanna | 22,339 | 45.75% | ||
| Socialist | Beran | 6,763 | 13.85% | ||
| RPI | S. G. Salenna | 2,811 | 5.76% | ||
| Margin of victory | 436 | 0.89% | |||
| Turnout | 48,831 | 58.56% | |||
| Registered electors | 83,392 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Karnataka Assembly Election Results (constituency Wise)". traceall.in. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADRAS". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.