Puttur Assembly constituency

For the defunct constituency in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, see Puttur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency.

Puttur
Constituency No. 206 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictDakshina Kannada
LS constituencyDakshina Kannada
Established1951
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2023
Preceded bySanjeev Matandoor

Puttur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. It is one of the 8 constituencies in the Dakshina Kannada.

Overview

The constituency was previously part of Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency, but it is now a part of Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Source:[1]

Madras State

Year Member Party
1952 K. Venkatramana Gowda Indian National Congress
K. Iswara[2]

Mysore State

Year Member Party
1957 K. Venkatramana Gowda Indian National Congress
1962
1967 B. Vittaldas Shetty
1972 A. Shanker Alva

Karnataka

Year Member Party
1978 K. Rama Bhat Janata Party
1983 Bharatiya Janata Party
1985 Vinay Kumar Sorake Indian National Congress
1989
1994 D. V. Sadananda Gowda Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004 Shakunthala T. Shetty
2008 Mallika Prasad
2013 Shakunthala T. Shetty Indian National Congress
2018 Sanjeev Matandoor Bharatiya Janata Party
2023 Ashok Kumar Rai Indian National Congress

Election results

2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Puttur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ashok Kumar Rai 66,607 38.55 −3.91
Independent Arun Kumar Puthila 62,458 36.15 New
BJP Asha Thimmappa 37,558 21.74 −32.43
SDPI Shaffi Bellare 2,788 1.61
NOTA None of the Above 866 0.5 −0.24
Majority 4,149 2.4 −9.31
Turnout 172,762 81.17 −1.16
INC gain from BJP Swing

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Puttur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sanjeeva Matandoor 90,073 54.17
INC Shakunthala T. Shetty 70,596 42.46
NOTA None of the Above 1,227 0.74
Majority 19,477 11.71
Turnout 166,271 82.33
BJP gain from INC Swing

2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Puttur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shakunthala T. Shetty 66,345 46.46
BJP Sanjeeva Matandoor 62,056 43.45
JD(S) Dinesh B. N. 6,625 4.64
SDPI Abubakkar Siddik 4,442 3.11
Independent Shekar Madavu 1,834 1.28
KJP Jayaram Bhat A. Madavu 1,508 1.05
Majority 4,289
Turnout 1,42,808 79.51
INC gain from BJP Swing

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Puttur[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. Gowda Venkataramanna 42,735 87.52% 87.52%
INC K. Iswara 42,299 86.62% 86.62%
KMPP K. Karanth 27,947 57.23%
KMPP M. Naiker Ramanna 22,339 45.75%
Socialist Beran 6,763 13.85%
RPI S. G. Salenna 2,811 5.76%
Margin of victory 436 0.89%
Turnout 48,831 58.56%
Registered electors 83,392
INC win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Karnataka Assembly Election Results (constituency Wise)". traceall.in. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADRAS". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013". Election Commission of India.
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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