Belthangady Assembly constituency

Belthangady
Constituency No. 200 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictDakshina Kannada
LS constituencyDakshina Kannada
Established1956
Total electors213,244[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded byK. Vasantha Bangera

Belthangady Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Karnataka in southwestern India.[2]

Overview

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Belthangady (constituency number 200) is one of the eight Assembly constituencies located in Dakshina Kannada district. It covers the same area as the Belthangady Taluk.[3][4]

Belthangady is part of Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, along with seven other Vidhan Sabha constituencies, namely: 201. Moodabidri, 202. Mangalore City North, 203. Mangalore City South, 204. Mangalore, 205. Bantval, 206. Puttur and 207. Sullia (SC).[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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The contest for the Belthangady legislative seat has been a thirty year contest between the Gowda family and the Bangera family, as well as one between the two Bangera brothers, Vasantha and Prabhakara.[5][6][7][8]

Mysore State

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Year Member Party
Before 1956: Constituency did not exist
1957 Ratnavarma Hegde Indian National Congress
1962 Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga
1967
1972 K. Subramanya Gowda

Karnataka

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Year Member Party
1978 K. Gangadhar Gowda Indian National Congress (Indira)
1983 K. Vasantha Bangera Bharatiya Janata Party
1985
1989 K. Gangadhar Gowda Indian National Congress
1994 K. Vasantha Bangera Janata Dal
1999 K. Prabhakar Bangera Bharatiya Janata Party
2004
2008 K. Vasantha Bangera Indian National Congress
2013
2018 Harish Poonja Bharatiya Janata Party
2023

Election results

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2023

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2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Belthangady
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Harish Poonja 101,004 53.44 −1.37
INC Rakshith Shivaram 82,788 43.8 +1.78
SDPI Akbar Belthangady 2,513 1.33
NOTA None of the Above 892 0.47 −0.22
Majority 18,216 9.64 −3.15
Turnout 189,007 82.56 +0.55
BJP hold Swing

2018

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2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Belthangady
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Harish Poonja 98,417 54.81
INC K. Vasantha Bangera 75,443 42.02
AIMEP M. Jagannatha 1,806 1.01
JD(S) Sumathi S. Hegde 1,612 0.90
NOTA None of the Above 1,245 0.69
Majority 22,974 12.79
Turnout 1,79,550 82.01
BJP gain from INC Swing

Notes

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  1. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ "New Dakshina Kannada Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Map of Belthangady Taluk". Dakshina Kannada District. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Karnataka: Final Notification & Order with Table A & B, No.282/KT/2007-V" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 2 July 2007.
  5. ^ Akshatha M. (27 April 2013). "It's veteran vs political novice in Belthangady". The Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
  6. ^ Special Correspondent (17 April 2013). "BJP revives 30-year-old rivalry in Belthangady". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Phadnis, Renuka (30 April 2013). "Veteran faces debutant's challenge in Belthangady". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Belthangady Election and Results 2023, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.

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