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Assembly constituency 119 · Karnataka

Kundapura is assembly constituency number 119 in Karnataka, in Udupi * district, and one of the segments of the Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election A Kiran Kumar Kodgi of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 61.2% of the vote, 41,556 votes ahead of Dinesh Hegde Molahalli (INC).

Kundapura · 2023AC 119
  1. 01
    A Kiran Kumar Kodgi
    BJP
    1,02,424
    61.16%
  2. 02
    Dinesh Hegde Molahalli
    INC
    60,868
    36.35%
  3. 03
    Arun Deepak Mendonca
    UPJP
    1,257
    0.75%
  4. 04
    Ramesh
    JD(S)
    1,053
    0.63%
  5. 05
    Chandrashekar G
    Independent
    728
    0.43%
  6. NOTA · 1,141 (0.68%)

Margin 41,556 votes · 24.81% of valid votes

2,09,592
Registered electors
2023 election
80.0%
Turnout
+0.4 pts vs 2018
41,556
Victory margin
24.8% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,67,471 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kundapura 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1A Kiran Kumar KodgiMale · 60 yrsBJP1,02,424
61.16%
2Dinesh Hegde MolahalliMale · 53 yrsINC60,868
36.35%
3Arun Deepak MendoncaMale · 38 yrsUPJP1,257
0.75%
—NOTANOTA1,141
0.68%
4RameshMale · 44 yrs · SCJD(S)1,053
0.63%
5Chandrashekar GMale · 53 yrs · SCIndependent728
0.43%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023BJP 61.2%INC 36.4%UPJP 0.8%JD(S) 0.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023A Kiran Kumar KodgiBJP · 61.2% · margin 41,556Turnout80.0%
2018Halady Srinivas ShettyBJP · 65.2% · margin 56,405Turnout79.5%
2013Halady Srinivasa ShettyIndependent · 58.0% · margin 40,611Turnout76.4%
2008Haladi Srinivas ShettyBJP · 57.5% · margin 25,083Turnout78.6%

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

Kundapura result 2018

Kundapura 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Halady Srinivas ShettyBJP1,03,434
65.20%
2Rakesh MalliINC47,029
29.64%
3Thekkatte Prakash ShettyJD(S)2,712
1.71%
4Rajiv KotianJD(U)2,628
1.66%
—NOTANOTA1,813
1.14%
5Sudhakara SoorgoliRPI(A)1,028
0.65%

Kundapura result 2013

Kundapura 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Halady Srinivasa ShettyIndependent80,563
57.97%
2Mallyadi Shivarama ShettyINC39,952
28.75%
3Kishore KumarBJP14,524
10.45%
4Srinivasa.hIndependent2,442
1.76%
5ManjunathIndependent764
0.55%
6Krishna BarathcalJD(U)738
0.53%

Kundapura result 2008

Kundapura 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Haladi Srinivas ShettyBJP71,695
57.49%
2K. Jayaprakash HegdeINC46,612
37.37%
3Mahammad HussainSP2,493
2.00%
4Oswald FernandesBSP2,010
1.61%
5B. T. Manjunath PoojariJD(S)1,906
1.53%
Map

Kundapura 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

Kundapura 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 PoojaryBJP1,07,173 64.5%
  • K. Jayaprakash HegdeINC57,078 34.4%
  • K.T. RadhakrishnaBSP529 0.3%
  • Sudheer Kanchan MarakalaIndependent326 0.2%
  • Sachin B.kUPJP258 0.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 50,095 EVM votes.

Open Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Kundapura assembly seat in 2023?

A Kiran Kumar Kodgi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kundapura in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 1,02,424 votes, which was 61.16% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kundapura?

The margin was 41,556 votes (24.81% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dinesh Hegde Molahalli of the Indian National Congress with 60,868 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kundapura in 2023?

Turnout was 79.96%: 1,67,594 of 2,09,592 registered electors voted, across 222 polling stations. That is 0.4 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kundapura part of?

Kundapura 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 Kundapura a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Kundapura?

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.