Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency
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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.
| Dakshina Kannada KA-17 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| 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 | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Summarize
Perspective
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) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Till 2009 : See Mangalore | |||
| 2009 | Nalin Kumar Kateel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Brijesh Chowta | ||
Election results
General Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Brijesh Chowta | 764,132 | 53.97 |  3.60 | |
| INC | Padmaraj Ramiah | 6,14,924 | 43.43 |  6.28 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 23,576 | 1.67 | 1.12 | |
| Majority | 149,208 | 10.54 | 9.88 | ||
| Turnout | 14,18,468 | 78.02 | 0.03 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||
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