Belthangady Assembly constituency
| Belthangady | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 200 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dakshina Kannada |
| Established | 1956 |
| Total electors | 213,244[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | K. Vasantha Bangera |
Belthangady Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Karnataka in southwestern India.[2]
Overview
Belthangady (constituency number 200) is one of the eight Assembly constituencies located in Dakshina Kannada district. It covers the same area as the Belthangady Taluk.[3][4]
Belthangady is part of Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, along with seven other Vidhan Sabha constituencies, namely: 201. Moodabidri, 202. Mangalore City North, 203. Mangalore City South, 204. Mangalore, 205. Bantval, 206. Puttur and 207. Sullia (SC).[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The contest for the Belthangady legislative seat has been a thirty year contest between the Gowda family and the Bangera family, as well as one between the two Bangera brothers, Vasantha and Prabhakara.[5][6][7][8]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ratnavarma Heggade | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | K. Subramanya Gowda | ||
| 1978 | K. Gangadhara Gowda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | K. Vasantha Bangera | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | K. Gangadhara Gowda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | K. Vasantha Bangera | Janata Dal | |
| 1999 | K. Prabhakara Bangera | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2008 | K. Vasantha Bangera | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Harish Poonja | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harish Poonja | 101,004 | 53.44% | 1.37 | |
| INC | Rakshith Shivaram | 82,788 | 43.80% | 1.78 | |
| SDPI | Akbar Belthangady | 2,513 | 1.33% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 892 | 0.47% | 0.22 | |
| Margin of victory | 18,216 | 9.64% | 3.16 | ||
| Turnout | 189,348 | 82.71% | 0.64 | ||
| Total valid votes | 189,007 | ||||
| Registered electors | 228,941 | 4.57 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 1.37 | |||
Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harish Poonja | 98,417 | 54.81% | 9.17 | |
| INC | K. Vasantha Bangera | 75,443 | 42.02% | 15.84 | |
| AIMEP | Jagannatha. M | 1,806 | 1.01% | New | |
| JD(S) | Sumathi S. Hegde | 1,612 | 0.90% | 1.18 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,245 | 0.69% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,974 | 12.80% | 0.58 | ||
| Turnout | 179,689 | 82.07% | 6.59 | ||
| Total valid votes | 179,550 | ||||
| Registered electors | 218,935 | 12.93 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 3.05 | |||
Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Vasantha Bangera | 74,530 | 57.86% | 11.73 | |
| BJP | Ranjan. G. Gowda | 58,789 | 45.64% | 11.99 | |
| CPI(M) | B. M. Bhat | 4,532 | 3.52% | New | |
| JD(S) | Rajashree. S. Hegde | 2,682 | 2.08% | 10.89 | |
| KJP | Sukhesha Kumar | 2,673 | 2.08% | New | |
| BSP | Chennakeshava | 1,747 | 1.36% | 0.24 | |
| JD(U) | Venkatesha Bende | 1,276 | 0.99% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,741 | 12.22% | 0.26 | ||
| Turnout | 146,325 | 75.48% | 0.85 | ||
| Total valid votes | 128,808 | ||||
| Registered electors | 193,864 | 12.04 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 11.73 | |||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Vasantha Bangera | 59,528 | 46.13% | 18.80 | |
| BJP | K. Prabhakara Bangera | 43,425 | 33.65% | 3.61 | |
| JD(S) | K. Gangadhara Gowda | 16,738 | 12.97% | 14.28 | |
| Independent | Thimarodi Mahesh Shetty | 7,284 | 5.65% | New | |
| BSP | Raghu Dharma Sen | 2,059 | 1.60% | 2.14 | |
| Margin of victory | 16,103 | 12.48% | 2.55 | ||
| Turnout | 129,135 | 74.63% | 2.95 | ||
| Total valid votes | 129,034 | ||||
| Registered electors | 173,028 | 3.88 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 8.87 | |||
Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. Prabhakara Bangera | 48,102 | 37.26% | 4.20 | |
| INC | Harish Kumar. K | 35,281 | 27.33% | 9.29 | |
| JD(S) | K. Vasantha Bangera | 35,178 | 27.25% | 5.34 | |
| BSP | Chandu. L | 4,823 | 3.74% | New | |
| Kannada Nadu Party | Janardhana Gowda | 2,571 | 1.99% | New | |
| Independent | Venkappa Naik. I. N | 2,012 | 1.56% | New | |
| Independent | Krishnappa Kotian. K | 1,129 | 0.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,821 | 9.93% | 5.09 | ||
| Turnout | 129,226 | 77.58% | 0.70 | ||
| Total valid votes | 129,096 | ||||
| Registered electors | 166,566 | 14.68 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 4.20 | |||
Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. Prabhakara Bangera | 45,042 | 41.46% | 10.13 | |
| INC | K. Gangadhara Gowda | 39,781 | 36.62% | 7.72 | |
| JD(S) | K. Vasantha Bangera | 23,805 | 21.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,261 | 4.84% | 2.34 | ||
| Turnout | 111,658 | 76.88% | 0.13 | ||
| Total valid votes | 108,628 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,996 | 2.68% | 1.67 | ||
| Registered electors | 145,239 | 6.93 | |||
| BJP gain from JD | Swing | 2.95 | |||
Assembly Election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | K. Vasantha Bangera | 39,871 | 38.51% | New | |
| BJP | K. Prabhakara Bangera | 32,433 | 31.33% | 22.31 | |
| INC | K. Gangadhara Gowda | 29,918 | 28.90% | 16.05 | |
| INC | Chandra Shekara Poojary | 1,068 | 1.03% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,438 | 7.18% | 5.85 | ||
| Turnout | 104,600 | 77.01% | 2.87 | ||
| Total valid votes | 103,535 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,059 | 1.01% | 3.17 | ||
| Registered electors | 135,824 | 5.87 | |||
| JD gain from INC | Swing | 6.44 | |||
Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Gangadhara Gowda | 40,964 | 44.95% | 3.53 | |
| Independent | K. Vasantha Bangera | 39,754 | 43.62% | New | |
| BJP | K. Prabhakara Bangera | 8,225 | 9.02% | 42.09 | |
| JP | J. B. Pereira | 1,661 | 1.82% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,210 | 1.33% | 8.36 | ||
| Turnout | 95,116 | 74.14% | 2.91 | ||
| Total valid votes | 91,138 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 3,978 | 4.18% | 3.25 | ||
| Registered electors | 128,299 | 38.64 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 6.16 | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. Vasantha Bangera | 33,378 | 51.11% | 11.05 | |
| INC | Lokeshwari Vinayachandra | 27,048 | 41.42% | 3.58 | |
| JP | M. S. Prabhakara Sampigethaya | 4,146 | 6.35% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,330 | 9.69% | 14.63 | ||
| Turnout | 65,922 | 71.23% | 0.66 | ||
| Total valid votes | 65,306 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 616 | 0.93% | 0.41 | ||
| Registered electors | 92,543 | 14.67 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 11.05 | |||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | K. Vasantha Bangera | 35,579 | 62.16% | New | |
| INC | K. Gangadhara Gowda | 21,660 | 37.84% | 34.37 | |
| Margin of victory | 13,919 | 24.32% | 6.79 | ||
| Turnout | 58,018 | 71.89% | 4.50 | ||
| Total valid votes | 57,239 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 779 | 1.34% | 0.88 | ||
| Registered electors | 80,703 | 7.10 | |||
| BJP gain from INC(I) | Swing | 6.63 | |||
Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | K. Gangadhara Gowda | 31,255 | 55.53% | New | |
| JP | K. Chidananda | 21,388 | 38.00% | New | |
| INC | G. N. Bhide | 1,952 | 3.47% | 54.50 | |
| Independent | M. S. Prabhakara Sampigethaya | 1,463 | 2.60% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,867 | 17.53% | 21.21 | ||
| Turnout | 57,563 | 76.39% | 7.54 | ||
| Total valid votes | 56,287 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,276 | 2.22% | 2.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,354 | 22.00 | |||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 2.44 | |||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Subramanya Gowda | 24,126 | 57.97% | 11.41 | |
| INC(O) | K. Chidananda | 8,004 | 19.23% | New | |
| ABJS | Nemiraja Shetty | 6,714 | 16.13% | 0.48 | |
| CPI(M) | K. V. Yelachithaya | 2,220 | 5.33% | New | |
| SWA | Ishwara Bhat | 552 | 1.33% | 20.37 | |
| Margin of victory | 16,122 | 38.74% | 13.88 | ||
| Turnout | 42,526 | 68.85% | 2.01 | ||
| Total valid votes | 41,616 | ||||
| Registered electors | 61,764 | 16.05 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 11.41 | |||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga | 15,476 | 46.56% | 0.38 | |
| SWA | J. B. Pereira | 7,213 | 21.70% | 14.36 | |
| Independent | K. R. Naika | 5,345 | 16.08% | New | |
| ABJS | K. V. Nayak | 5,203 | 15.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,263 | 24.86% | 14.74 | ||
| Turnout | 35,574 | 66.84% | 6.53 | ||
| Total valid votes | 33,237 | ||||
| Registered electors | 53,223 | 10.69 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.38 | |||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga | 15,991 | 46.18% | 23.57 | |
| SWA | K. B. Jinaraja Hegde | 12,486 | 36.06% | New | |
| Independent | Rama Naik | 4,730 | 13.66% | New | |
| ABJS | Vishwanath Shenoy | 1,418 | 4.10% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,505 | 10.12% | 29.37 | ||
| Turnout | 35,940 | 60.31% | 8.33 | ||
| Total valid votes | 34,625 | ||||
| Registered electors | 59,594 | 5.07 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 23.57 | |||
Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ratnavarma Heggade | 20,563 | 69.75% | New | |
| Independent | Shenoy Ramanath | 8,920 | 30.25% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,643 | 39.49% | |||
| Turnout | 29,483 | 51.98% | |||
| Total valid votes | 29,483 | ||||
| Registered electors | 56,721 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
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- ^ Akshatha M. (27 April 2013). "It's veteran vs political novice in Belthangady". The Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
- ^ Special Correspondent (17 April 2013). "BJP revives 30-year-old rivalry in Belthangady". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
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