| Byndoor | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 118 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Udupi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Shimoga |
| Established | 1956 |
| Total electors | 235,716[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Gururaj Gantihole | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | B. M. Sukumar Shetty |
Byndoor Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.[2]
It is part of Udupi district. It consists of parts of Byndoor Taluk and Kundapura Taluk.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Y. Manjayya Shetty | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | S. R. Halsnad | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | A. G. Kodgi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Gopalrishna Kodgi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | Appanna Hegde. B | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | G. S. Achar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | I. M. Jayarama Shetty | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 By-election [lower-alpha 1] | K Gopala Poojary | Indian National Congress | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2008 | K. Laxminarayana | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | K Gopala Poojary | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | B. M. Sukumar Shetty | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | Gururaj Gantihole | ||
- ↑ Resigned on 23/03/1998
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 2023[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gururaj Gantihole | 98,628 | 53.12% |  1.22
| |
| INC | K Gopala Poojary | 82,475 | 44.42% |  3.88
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,208 | 0.65% | 0.28
| |
| Margin of victory | 16,153 | 8.70% | 5.10
| ||
| Turnout | 185,829 | 78.84% | 0.65
| ||
| Registered electors | 235,716 | 5.96
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 1.22
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Assembly Election 2018[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | B. M. Sukumar Shetty | 96,029 | 54.34% | 17.55
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| INC | K Gopala Poojary | 71,636 | 40.54% | 18.66
| |
| CPI(M) | Suresh Kallagar | 2,415 | 1.37% | 0.76
| |
| JD(S) | Ravi Shetty | 1,911 | 1.08% | 0.34
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,647 | 0.93% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 24,393 | 13.80% | 8.61
| ||
| Turnout | 176,841 | 79.49% | 3.48
| ||
| Registered electors | 222,468 | 14.13
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 4.86
|
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Assembly Election 2013[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K Gopala Poojary | 82,277 | 59.20% | 16.80
| |
| BJP | B. M. Sukumar Shetty | 51,128 | 36.79% | 11.85
| |
| KJP | Naveenchandra Uppunda | 4,177 | 3.01% | New | |
| CPI(M) | K. Shanker | 2,960 | 2.13% | 0.14
| |
| Independent | H. Suresh Poojray | 1,611 | 1.16% | New | |
| BSP | Udaya Kumar Tallur | 1,515 | 1.09% | 0.63
| |
| JD(S) | Surayya Banu | 1,023 | 0.74% | 0.50
| |
| Independent | Sridhar Pedemane | 957 | 0.69% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 31,149 | 22.41% | 16.18
| ||
| Turnout | 148,159 | 76.01% | 0.59
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| Registered electors | 194,920 | 16.68
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 10.56
|
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Assembly Election 2008[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. Laxminarayana | 62,196 | 48.64% | 4.71
| |
| INC | K Gopala Poojary | 54,226 | 42.40% | 4.75
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| CPI(M) | U. Dasa Bhandary | 2,908 | 2.27% | New | |
| Independent | H. Suresh Poojray | 2,265 | 1.77% | New | |
| BSP | Udaya Kumar Tallur | 2,195 | 1.72% | New | |
| Independent | Subbanna Shetty | 1,648 | 1.29% | New | |
| JD(S) | Shiriyara Muddanna Shetty | 1,587 | 1.24% | 1.02
| |
| Independent | Manjappa Kamalaksha | 856 | 0.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,970 | 6.23% | 3.01
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| Turnout | 127,959 | 76.60% | 9.10
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| Registered electors | 167,054 | 11.61
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 1.49
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Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K Gopala Poojary | 47,627 | 47.15% | 5.63
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| BJP | Lakshminarayana. K | 44,375 | 43.93% | 2.69
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| JD(U) | I. M. Jayarama Shetty | 3,071 | 3.04% | New | |
| JD(S) | Adiga Srikantha. K. N | 2,288 | 2.26% | 1.66
| |
| Kannada Nadu Party | Billava. N. K | 1,758 | 1.74% | New | |
| Independent | Syed Beary | 856 | 0.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,252 | 3.22% | 2.95
| ||
| Turnout | 101,028 | 67.50% | 0.69
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| Registered electors | 149,678 | 14.19
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.63
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Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K Gopala Poojary | 46,075 | 52.78% | 7.00
| |
| BJP | K. Laxminarayana | 40,693 | 46.62% | 15.15
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| JD(S) | Shrikantha Adiga | 527 | 0.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,382 | 6.17% | 22.14
| ||
| Turnout | 89,383 | 68.19% | 9.22
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| Registered electors | 131,083 | 1.89
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 7.00
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Assembly By-election 1998[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K Gopala Poojary | 44,864 | 59.78% | 36.50
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| BJP | Appanna Hegde. B | 23,620 | 31.47% | 6.00
| |
| JD | Prakashchandra Shetty. S | 5,805 | 7.74% | 8.85
| |
| Independent | Ganapa Ganiga | 477 | 0.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 21,244 | 28.31% | 14.12
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| Turnout | 75,861 | 58.97% | 6.38
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| Registered electors | 128,649 | 4.09
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 22.31
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Assembly Election 1994[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | I. M. Jayarama Shetty | 29,841 | 37.47% | 34.83
| |
| INC | Mani Gopal | 18,541 | 23.28% | 24.79
| |
| JD | Appanna Hegde. B | 13,211 | 16.59% | 30.78
| |
| INC | K Gopala Poojary | 10,436 | 13.10% | New | |
| Independent | Alponse Lobo | 6,517 | 8.18% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,300 | 14.19% | 13.49
| ||
| Turnout | 80,767 | 65.35% | 1.07
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| Registered electors | 123,589 | 5.41
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 10.60
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Assembly Election 1989[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | G. S. Achar | 35,892 | 48.07% | 0.74
| |
| JD | Mani Gopal | 35,373 | 47.37% | New | |
| BJP | B. Mahabaleshwara Holla | 1,970 | 2.64% | New | |
| JP | Suresha | 768 | 1.03% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 519 | 0.70% | 0.01
| ||
| Turnout | 77,879 | 66.42% | 0.58
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| Registered electors | 117,251 | 33.25
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.74
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Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | G. S. Achar | 28,393 | 48.81% | 0.41
| |
| JP | Mani Gopal | 27,979 | 48.10% | 1.16
| |
| Independent | Varkey Devasya | 898 | 1.54% | New | |
| Independent | Girija | 496 | 0.85% | New | |
| Independent | P. Ramakrishna | 407 | 0.70% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 414 | 0.71% | 0.66
| ||
| Turnout | 58,956 | 67.00% | 0.17
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| Registered electors | 87,995 | 9.76
| |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | 0.45
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Assembly Election 1983[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Appanna Hegde. B | 25,771 | 49.26% | 13.95
| |
| INC | G. S. Achar | 25,747 | 49.22% | 45.41
| |
| Independent | B. G. Mohandas | 796 | 1.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 24 | 0.05% | 23.88
| ||
| Turnout | 53,579 | 66.83% | 0.04
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| Registered electors | 80,169 | 4.42
| |||
| JP gain from INC(I) | Swing | 9.98
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Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Gopalrishna Kodgi | 29,622 | 59.24% | New | |
| JP | Elwin. P. Crasto | 17,655 | 35.31% | New | |
| INC | N. S. Parameshwaraiah | 1,905 | 3.81% | 67.98
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| Independent | K. Sachidananda Shetty | 819 | 1.64% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,967 | 23.93% | 33.00
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| Turnout | 51,339 | 66.87% | 14.28
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| Registered electors | 76,775 | 4.32
| |||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 12.55
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Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. G. Kodgi | 29,496 | 71.79% | 33.83
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| Independent | D. Ganapayya | 6,104 | 14.86% | New | |
| ABJS | S. V. Pai | 5,489 | 13.36% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 23,392 | 56.93% | 46.90
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| Turnout | 42,200 | 52.59% | 4.15
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| Registered electors | 80,244 | 9.23
| |||
| INC gain from Praja Socialist Party | Swing | 23.80
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Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | S. R. Halsnad | 18,700 | 47.99% | 4.41
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| INC | A. G. Kodgi | 14,791 | 37.96% | 11.05
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| SWA | J. K. Hegde | 3,468 | 8.90% | New | |
| Independent | H. G. Narasimhayya | 1,162 | 2.98% | New | |
| Independent | U. K. Shet | 844 | 2.17% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,909 | 10.03% | 4.60
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| Turnout | 41,682 | 56.74% | 6.30
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| Registered electors | 73,464 | 4.51
| |||
| Praja Socialist Party gain from INC | Swing | 1.02
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Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Y. Manjayya Shetty | 16,591 | 49.01% | New | |
| PSP | H. Subba Rao | 14,752 | 43.58% | New | |
| Independent | Vishweshwaraya | 2,508 | 7.41% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,839 | 5.43% | |||
| Turnout | 35,454 | 50.44% | |||
| Registered electors | 70,291 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1957[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered electors | 65,128 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Byndoor". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Bye Elections - Jun. 1998 - Election Commission of India". www.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 29 October 2004. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.