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Moodabidri
Constituency No. 201 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictDakshina Kannada
Lok Sabha constituencyDakshina Kannada
Established1951
Total electors205,099 (2023)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded byAbhayachandra Jain

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

It is part of Dakshina Kannada district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
1952 N. N. Suvarna Indian National Congress
1962 Gopal Salenna Swatantra Party
1967 K. R. Shetty
1972 Damodar Moolki Indian National Congress
1978 Damodar Mulky Indian National Congress
1983 Amarnatha Sheety. K Janata Party
1985 K. Amarnath Shetty
1989 K. Somappa Suvarna Indian National Congress
1994 K. Amarnath Shetty Janata Dal
1999 Abhayachandra Jain Indian National Congress
2004
2008
2013
2018 Umanatha Kotian Bharatiya Janata Party
2023

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Moodabidri [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Umanatha Kotian 86,925 54.77% Decrease2.67
INC Mithun M. Rai 64,457 40.61% Increase2.75
SDPI Alphonse Franko 3,617 2.28% New
JD(S) Dr. Amarashree Amarnath Shetty 1,533 0.97% Decrease0.24
NOTA None of the above 837 0.53% Decrease0.15
Margin of victory 22,468 14.16% Decrease5.41
Turnout 159,142 77.59% Increase1.40
Total valid votes 158,721
Registered electors 205,099 Increase2.52
BJP hold Swing Decrease2.67

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Moodabidri [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Umanatha Kotian 87,444 57.44% Increase24.10
INC K. Abhayachandra 57,645 37.86% Increase1.40
Independent Ashwin Jossy Pereira 2,111 1.39% New
JD(S) Jeevan Krishna Shetty 1,845 1.21% Decrease12.83
CPI(M) K. Yadava Shetty 1,114 0.73% New
NOTA None of the above 1,037 0.68% New
Margin of victory 29,799 19.57% Increase16.45
Turnout 152,431 76.19% Increase1.95
Total valid votes 152,247
Registered electors 200,066 Increase15.28
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase20.98

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Moodabidri [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Abhayachandra Jain 53,180 36.46% Decrease3.85
BJP Umanatha Kotian 48,630 33.34% Increase1.95
JD(S) K. Amarnath Shetty 20,471 14.04% Decrease9.46
SDPI Ismail. B 3,523 2.42% New
Independent Abhaya Kumar Jain 1,650 1.13% New
KJP Michel Lobo 1,354 0.93% New
Margin of victory 4,550 3.12% Decrease5.80
Turnout 128,853 74.24% Increase1.70
Total valid votes 145,853
Registered electors 173,553 Increase13.42
INC hold Swing Decrease3.85

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Moodabidri [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Abhayachandra Jain 44,744 40.31% Increase3.99
BJP K. P. Jagadish Adhikari 34,841 31.39% Increase2.52
JD(S) K. Amarnath Shetty 26,083 23.50% Decrease9.24
BSP Mohammed Farooq 2,297 2.07% New
Independent Steven Vincent D'souza 1,984 1.79% New
SP D. R. Raju Poojary 1,054 0.95% New
Margin of victory 9,903 8.92% Increase5.34
Turnout 111,004 72.54% Increase3.02
Total valid votes 111,003
Registered electors 153,024 Increase29.09
INC hold Swing Increase3.99

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Moodabidri [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Abhayachandra Jain 29,926 36.32% Decrease14.52
JD(S) K. Amarnath Shetty 26,977 32.74% Increase31.78
BJP Kotian Ms 23,788 28.87% New
Kannada Nadu Party Robert Rosario 1,712 2.08% New
Margin of victory 2,949 3.58% Decrease2.41
Turnout 82,403 69.52% Decrease0.27
Total valid votes 82,403
Registered electors 118,538 Increase12.49
INC hold Swing Decrease14.52

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Moodabidri [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Abhayachandra Jain 35,588 50.84% Increase22.88
JD(U) K. Amarnath Shetty 31,398 44.86% New
BSP B. G. Pereira 1,421 2.03% New
JD(S) Daniel D. Souza 674 0.96% New
Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha S. Sathish Salian 521 0.74% New
Margin of victory 4,190 5.99% Decrease13.53
Turnout 73,538 69.79% Decrease0.77
Total valid votes 69,998
Rejected ballots 3,540 4.81% Increase3.60
Registered electors 105,372 Increase4.68
INC gain from JD Swing Increase3.35

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Moodabidri [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD K. Amarnath Shetty 33,319 47.49% Increase3.75
INC K. Somappa Suvarna 19,620 27.96% Decrease23.94
BJP M. S. Kotian 9,331 13.30% Increase10.81
INC Dr. Damodhar Mulky 7,360 10.49% New
Margin of victory 13,699 19.52% Increase11.36
Turnout 71,028 70.56% Decrease1.32
Total valid votes 70,163
Rejected ballots 857 1.21% Decrease2.84
Registered electors 100,664 Increase3.93
JD gain from INC Swing Decrease4.41

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Moodabidri [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. Somappa Suvarna 34,667 51.90% Increase4.03
JD K. Amarnath Shetty 29,219 43.74% New
BJP K. Keshava Rai 1,664 2.49% New
JP Robert D. Souza 1,125 1.68% New
Margin of victory 5,448 8.16% Increase5.32
Turnout 69,621 71.88% Decrease3.28
Total valid votes 66,799
Rejected ballots 2,822 4.05% Increase3.21
Registered electors 96,857 Increase27.62
INC gain from JP Swing Increase1.19

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Moodabidri [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP K. Amarnath Shetty 28,683 50.71% Decrease4.68
INC K. Somappa Suvarna 27,075 47.87% Increase3.26
Independent K. Shivaraya Shenoy 525 0.93% New
Margin of victory 1,608 2.84% Decrease7.94
Turnout 57,041 75.16% Increase6.26
Total valid votes 56,562
Rejected ballots 479 0.84% Decrease0.99
Registered electors 75,897 Increase16.38
JP hold Swing Decrease4.68

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Moodabidri [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Amarnatha Sheety. K 24,433 55.39% Increase12.37
INC Devdas Kattemar 19,676 44.61% Increase40.18
Margin of victory 4,757 10.78% Increase1.25
Turnout 44,932 68.90% Decrease7.98
Total valid votes 44,109
Rejected ballots 823 1.83% Increase0.30
Registered electors 65,213 Increase0.55
JP gain from INC(I) Swing Increase2.84

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Moodabidri [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Damodar Mulky 25,800 52.55% New
JP K. Amarnath Shetty 21,121 43.02% New
INC S. D. Samrajya 2,175 4.43% Decrease60.51
Margin of victory 4,679 9.53% Decrease22.51
Turnout 49,860 76.88% Increase5.69
Total valid votes 49,096
Rejected ballots 764 1.53% Increase1.53
Registered electors 64,856 Increase17.08
INC(I) gain from INC Swing Decrease12.39

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Moodabidri [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Damodar Moolki 25,121 64.94% Increase27.17
INC(O) K. Amarnath Shetty 12,727 32.90% New
Independent Perody Vittal Shetty 836 2.16% New
Margin of victory 12,394 32.04% Increase26.39
Turnout 39,433 71.19% Increase2.14
Total valid votes 38,684
Registered electors 55,393 Increase13.02
INC gain from Swatantra Party Swing Increase21.52

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Moodabidri [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SWA K. R. Shetty 13,940 43.42% Decrease7.21
INC B. G. Das 12,126 37.77% Decrease11.60
PSP S. Aikal 6,037 18.81% New
Margin of victory 1,814 5.65% Increase4.40
Turnout 33,845 69.05% Increase24.51
Total valid votes 32,103
Registered electors 49,012 Increase0.50
SWA hold Swing Decrease7.21

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Moodabidri [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SWA Gopal Salenna 10,431 50.63% New
INC Manjappa Ullal 10,173 49.37% Decrease13.10
Margin of victory 258 1.25% Decrease40.95
Turnout 21,720 44.54% Decrease17.00
Total valid votes 20,604
Registered electors 48,770 Decrease28.93
Swatantra Party gain from INC Swing Decrease11.84

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Mulky [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. N. Suvarna 26,381 62.47% New
Socialist Party (India, 1948) Sanjeevanath 8,562 20.28% New
ABJS Karkal Sadasiva Rao 5,267 12.47% New
Independent B. D. Souza 2,019 4.78% New
Margin of victory 17,819 42.20%
Turnout 42,229 61.54%
Total valid votes 42,229
Registered electors 68,621
INC win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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 Assembly Elections 2023: Moodabidri". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 : To the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
  11. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  12. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
  13. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
  14. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  15. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  16. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  17. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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