Kumta Assembly constituency

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Kumta
Constituency No. 78 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Lok Sabha constituency Uttara Kannada
Established1956
Total electors188,894 [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Dinakar Keshav Shetty
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2023
Preceded bySharada Mohan Shetty

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

Contents

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Mysore State

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

Karnataka

YearMemberParty
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 [3] Indian National Congress
2018 Dinakar Keshav Shetty Bharatiya Janata Party
2023

Election results

2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Kumta [1] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Dinakar Keshav Shetty 59,965 40.37 −0.26
JD(S) Suraj Naik Soni59,28939.92+28.59
INC Nivedith Alva19,27012.97−5.26
Independent Ishwar Gouda3,5882.42
AAP Roopa Gajanan Naik1,9601.32
NOTA None of the Above 2,0851.4−0.10
Majority6760.45−21.95
Turnout 148,53078.63−2.40
BJP hold Swing

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Kumta [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Dinakar Keshav Shetty 59,392 40.63
INC Sharada Mohan Shetty26,64218.23
Independent Suraj Naik Soni20,47414.01
JD(S) Nayak Pradeep Dayanand16,56111.33
Independent Yashodhar G. Naik11,5127.88
Independent Krishna Jatti Gouda5,0893.48
NOTA None of the Above 2,1921.50
Majority32,75022.40
Turnout 1,46,17781.03
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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. "21 MLAs to head boards, corporations". The Hindu. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  4. "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Kumta". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  5. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

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