Kumta Assembly constituency

Kumta
Constituency No. 78 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUttara Kannada
LS constituencyUttara Kannada
Established1956
Total electors188,894[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Dinakar Keshav Shetty
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded bySharada Mohan Shetty

Kumta Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]

It is part of Uttara Kannada district. Dinakar Keshav Shetty is the current MLA from Kumta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Mysore State

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Year Member Party
1957 Vasantalata V. Mirjankar Indian National Congress
1962
1967 H. R. Manjanath
1972 Sitaram Vasudev Naik

Karnataka

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Year Member Party
1978 Sitaram Vasudev Naik Indian National Congress (I)
1983 M. P. Karki Bharatiya Janata Party
1985 N. H. Gouda Janata Party
1989 Krishna Hanuma Gowda Indian National Congress
1994 M. P. Karki Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Mohan Krishna Shetty Indian National Congress
2004
2008 Dinakar Keshav Shetty Janata Dal (Secular)
2013 Sharada Mohan Shetty Indian National Congress
2018 Dinakar Keshav Shetty Bharatiya Janata Party
2023

Election results

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2023

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2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Kumta[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dinakar Keshav Shetty 59,965 40.37 −0.26
JD(S) Suraj Naik Soni 59,289 39.92 +28.59
INC Nivedith Alva 19,270 12.97 −5.26
Independent Ishwar Gouda 3,588 2.42
AAP Roopa Gajanan Naik 1,960 1.32
NOTA None of the Above 2,085 1.4 −0.10
Majority 676 0.45 −21.95
Turnout 148,530 78.63 −2.40
BJP hold Swing

2018

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2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Kumta[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dinakar Keshav Shetty 59,392 40.63
INC Sharada Mohan Shetty 26,642 18.23
Independent Suraj Naik Soni 20,474 14.01
JD(S) Nayak Pradeep Dayanand 16,561 11.33
Independent Yashodhar G. Naik 11,512 7.88
Independent Krishna Jatti Gouda 5,089 3.48
NOTA None of the Above 2,192 1.50
Majority 32,750 22.40
Turnout 1,46,177 81.03
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

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