Uttara Kannada (formerly known as Canara), sometimes called Karwar, is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. Following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, the constituency was renamed.
| Uttara Kannada | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Assembly constituencies | Khanapur Kittur Haliyal Karwar Kumta Bhatkal Sirsi Yellapur |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
There are 8 assembly segments under the Uttar Kannada (North Kannada) Lok Sabha seat [1]
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Khanapur | Belagavi | Vitthal Halagekar | BJP | BJP | ||
| 15 | Kittur | Babasaheb Patil | INC | BJP | |||
| 76 | Haliyal | Uttara Kannada | R. V. Deshpande | INC | BJP | ||
| 77 | Karwar | Satish Krishna Sail | INC | BJP | |||
| 78 | Kumta | Dinakar Keshav Shetty | BJP | BJP | |||
| 79 | Bhatkal | M. S. Vaidya | INC | BJP | |||
| 80 | Sirsi | Bhimanna T. Naik | INC | BJP | |||
| 81 | Yellapur | Shivaram Hebbar | BJP | BJP | |||
Members of Parliament
Election results
General Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri | 782,495 | 61.97 | −6.18 | |
| INC | Anjali Nimbalkar | 4,45,067 | 35.25 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 10,176 | 0.81 | −0.58 | |
| Majority | 3,37,428 | 26.72 | −14.86 | ||
| Turnout | 12,62,761 | 76.53 | +2.37 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anant Kumar Hegde | 786,042 | 68.15 | +13.51 | |
| JD(S) | Anand Asnotikar | 3,06,393 | 26.56 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 16,017 | 1.39 | −0.24 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,79,649 | 41.59 | +27.53 | ||
| Turnout | 11,54,390 | 74.16 | +5.12 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +13.51 | |||
2014 Lok Sabha election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anant Kumar Hegde | 5,46,939 | 54.64 | ||
| INC | Prashant R. Deshpande | 4,06,239 | 40.58 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 16,277 | 1.63 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,40,700 | 14.06 | |||
| Turnout | 10,01,470 | 69.04 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
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