Bhatkal Assembly constituency

Bhatkal
Constituency No. 79 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUttara Kannada
LS constituencyUttara Kannada
Established1966
Total electors222,794[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2023
Preceded bySunil Biliya Naik

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

It is part of Uttara Kannada district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Source:[3]

Mysore State

Year Member Party
Before 1966: Constituency did not exist
1967 J. M. Manjunath Praja Socialist Party
1972 S. M. Yahya Siddika Umar Indian National Congress

Karnataka

Year Member Party
1978 Siddiq Mohamed Yahya Bin Umer Indian National Congress (Indira)
1983 Rama Narayan Naik Janata Party
1985
1989 Indian National Congress
1994 Dr. U. Chittaranjan Bharatiya Janata Party
1996^ Shivanand Naik
1999 J. D. Naik Indian National Congress
2004 Shivanand Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
2008 J. D. Naik Indian National Congress
2013 M. S. Vaidya Independent politician
2018 Sunil Biliya Naik Bharatiya Janata Party
2023 M. S. Vaidya Indian National Congress

^by-election

Election results

2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Bhatkal[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. S. Vaidya 100,442 57.45 +10.89
BJP Sunil Biliya Naik 67,771 38.76 −11.38
NOTA None of the Above 1,223 0.7 −0.50
Majority 32,671 18.69 +15.11
Turnout 174,848 78.48 +1.23
INC gain from BJP Swing

2018

Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Bhatkal[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sunil Biliya Naik 83,172 50.14
INC M. S. Vaidya 77,242 46.56
NOTA None of the Above 1,986 1.20
Majority 5,930 3.58
Turnout 1,65,886 77.25
BJP gain from Independent Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Bhatkal Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

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