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Assembly constituency 122 · Karnataka

Karkal is assembly constituency number 122 in Karnataka, in Udupi * district, and one of the segments of the Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election V Sunill Kumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.1% of the vote, 4,602 votes ahead of Udaya Shetty Muniyal (INC).

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Karkal · 2023AC 122
  1. 01
    V Sunill Kumar
    BJP
    77,028
    49.11%
  2. 02
    Udaya Shetty Muniyal
    INC
    72,426
    46.18%
  3. 03
    Pramod Muthalik
    Independent
    4,508
    2.87%
  4. 04
    Daniel Ranjar
    AAP
    556
    0.35%
  5. 05
    Arun Deepak
    UPJP
    501
    0.32%
  6. 4 other candidates · 903 votesNOTA · 921 (0.59%)

Margin 4,602 votes · 2.93% of valid votes

1,90,611
Registered electors
2023 election
82.3%
Turnout
+1.7 pts vs 2018
4,602
Victory margin
2.9% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,56,843 valid votes, NOTA included.

Karkal 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1V Sunill KumarMale · 47 yrsBJP77,028
49.11%
2Udaya Shetty MuniyalMale · 49 yrsINC72,426
46.18%
3Pramod MuthalikMale · 68 yrsIndependent4,508
2.87%
—NOTANOTA921
0.59%
4Daniel RanjarMale · 49 yrsAAP556
0.35%
5Arun DeepakMale · 38 yrsUPJP501
0.32%
6Srikantha Poojary KuchchurMale · 38 yrsJD(S)281
0.18%
7Dr. Mamatha HegdeFemale · 47 yrsIndependent238
0.15%
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8Sudhakara AcharyaMale · 39 yrsIndependent233
0.15%
9VidyalaxmiFemale · 33 yrsIndependent151
0.10%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023BJP 49.1%INC 46.2%AIMEP 1.3%JD(S) 0.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023V Sunill KumarBJP · 49.1% · margin 4,602Turnout82.3%
2018V. Sunil KumarBJP · 62.5% · margin 42,566Turnout80.7%
2013V.sunill KumarBJP · 49.9% · margin 4,254Turnout81.1%
2008H. Gopal BhandaryINC · 50.7% · margin 1,537Turnout78.2%

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

Karkal result 2018

Karkal 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1V. Sunil KumarBJP91,245
62.52%
2Gopala BhandaryINC48,679
33.36%
3Maksood AhamedAIMEP1,817
1.25%
4Uday KumarBSP1,348
0.92%
—NOTANOTA1,340
0.92%
5Sumantha K PoojaryIndependent554
0.38%
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6Ashraf AliIndependent539
0.37%
7Abdul AzizIndependent413
0.28%

Karkal result 2013

Karkal 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1V.sunill KumarBJP65,039
49.85%
2H.gopal BhandaryINC60,785
46.59%
3Walter D'souzaJD(S)1,302
1.00%
4Anna Sunil SoansBSP878
0.67%
5U.K. SyadIndependent873
0.67%
6Praveen PoojariKJP553
0.42%
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7K P PadmavathiIndependent478
0.37%
8RiyazIndependent334
0.26%
9GopalaIndependent232
0.18%

Karkal result 2008

Karkal 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1H. Gopal BhandaryINC56,529
50.69%
2V. Sunil KumarBJP54,992
49.31%
Map

Karkal 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 Udupi * district

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Karkal is one of the assembly segments of Udupi Chikmagalur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Udupi Chikmagalur candidates.

  • Kota Srinivas PoojaryBJP95,925 63.4%
  • K. Jayaprakash HegdeINC54,178 35.8%
  • Sudheer Kanchan MarakalaIndependent383 0.3%
  • K.T. RadhakrishnaBSP369 0.2%
  • Sachin B.kUPJP109 0.1%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 41,747 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Karkal assembly seat in 2023?

V Sunill Kumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Karkal in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 77,028 votes, which was 49.11% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Karkal?

The margin was 4,602 votes (2.93% of valid votes). The runner-up was Udaya Shetty Muniyal of the Indian National Congress with 72,426 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Karkal in 2023?

Turnout was 82.35%: 1,56,964 of 1,90,611 registered electors voted, across 209 polling stations. That is 1.7 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Karkal part of?

Karkal is an assembly segment of the Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kota Srinivas Poojary got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Karkal a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Karkal?

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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