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Assembly constituency 200 · Karnataka

Belthangady is assembly constituency number 200 in Karnataka, in Dakshina Kannada district, and one of the segments of the Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Harish Poonja of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 53.4% of the vote, 18,216 votes ahead of Rakshith Shivaram (INC).

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Belthangady · 2023AC 200
  1. 01
    Harish Poonja
    BJP
    1,01,004
    53.44%
  2. 02
    Rakshith Shivaram
    INC
    82,788
    43.80%
  3. 03
    Akbar Belthangady
    SDPI
    2,513
    1.33%
  4. 04
    Ashraf Alikunhi Mundaje
    JD(S)
    556
    0.29%
  5. 05
    Adithya Narayana Kollaje
    SKP
    454
    0.24%
  6. 3 other candidates · 800 votesNOTA · 892 (0.47%)

Margin 18,216 votes · 9.64% of valid votes

2,28,941
Registered electors
2023 election
82.7%
Turnout
+0.6 pts vs 2018
18,216
Victory margin
9.6% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,89,007 valid votes, NOTA included.

Belthangady 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Harish PoonjaMale · 41 yrsBJP1,01,004
53.44%
2Rakshith ShivaramMale · 39 yrsINC82,788
43.80%
3Akbar BelthangadyMale · 47 yrsSDPI2,513
1.33%
—NOTANOTA892
0.47%
4Ashraf Alikunhi MundajeMale · 43 yrsJD(S)556
0.29%
5Adithya Narayana KollajeMale · 33 yrsSKP454
0.24%
6Shaileesh R .j.Male · 43 yrsTP308
0.16%
7Janardhana BangeraMale · 42 yrsAAP278
0.15%
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8Mahesh AutoMale · 35 yrsIndependent214
0.11%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023BJP 53.4%INC 43.8%SDPI 1.3%AIMEP 1.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Harish PoonjaBJP · 53.4% · margin 18,216Turnout82.7%
2018Harish PoonjaBJP · 54.8% · margin 22,974Turnout82.1%
2013K. Vasantha BangeraINC · 51.0% · margin 15,741Turnout75.5%
2008K.vasantha BangeraINC · 46.1% · margin 16,103Turnout74.6%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Belthangady result 2018

Belthangady 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Harish PoonjaBJP98,417
54.81%
2K.vasantha BangeraINC75,443
42.02%
3Jagannatha. MAIMEP1,806
1.01%
4Sumathi S HegdeJD(S)1,612
0.90%
—NOTANOTA1,245
0.69%
5Venkatesha BendeIndependent654
0.36%
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6U.M. Syed HassanIndependent373
0.21%

Belthangady result 2013

Belthangady 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K. Vasantha BangeraINC74,530
50.97%
2Ranjan G. GowdaBJP58,789
40.20%
3B.M. BhatCPI(M)4,532
3.10%
4Rajashree S. HegdeJD(S)2,682
1.83%
5Sukhesha KumarKJP2,673
1.83%
6ChennakeshavaBSP1,747
1.19%
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7Venkatesha BendeJD(U)1,276
0.87%

Belthangady result 2008

Belthangady 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.vasantha BangeraINC59,528
46.13%
2K.prabhakara BangeraBJP43,425
33.65%
3K.gangadhara GowdaJD(S)16,738
12.97%
4Thimarodi Mahesh ShettyIndependent7,284
5.65%
5Raghu Dharma SenBSP2,059
1.60%
Map

Belthangady outlined in orange among the other Karnataka seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Dakshina Kannada district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Belthangady is one of the assembly segments of Dakshina Kannada. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Dakshina Kannada candidates.

  • Captain Brijesh ChowtaBJP1,01,408 55.8%
  • Padmaraj.r.poojaryINC78,101 43.0%
  • Kanthappa AlangarBSP553 0.3%
  • Durga PrasadKRUNDSVKRA449 0.2%
  • Supreeth Kumar Poojary KateelIndependent343 0.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 23,307 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Belthangady.

Who won the Belthangady assembly seat in 2023?

Harish Poonja of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Belthangady in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 1,01,004 votes, which was 53.44% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Belthangady?

The margin was 18,216 votes (9.64% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rakshith Shivaram of the Indian National Congress with 82,788 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Belthangady in 2023?

Turnout was 82.71%: 1,89,348 of 2,28,941 registered electors voted, across 241 polling stations. That is 0.6 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Belthangady part of?

Belthangady is an assembly segment of the Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Captain Brijesh Chowta got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Belthangady a reserved constituency?

No. Belthangady is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Belthangady?

The Karnataka assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Karnataka assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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