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).
- 01A Kiran Kumar KodgiBJP1,02,42461.16%
- 02Dinesh Hegde MolahalliINC60,86836.35%
- 03Arun Deepak MendoncaUPJP1,2570.75%
- 04RameshJD(S)1,0530.63%
- 05Chandrashekar GIndependent7280.43%
- NOTA · 1,141 (0.68%)
Margin 41,556 votes · 24.81% of valid votes
All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,67,471 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Kiran Kumar KodgiMale · 60 yrs | BJP | 1,02,424 | 61.16% |
| 2 | Dinesh Hegde MolahalliMale · 53 yrs | INC | 60,868 | 36.35% |
| 3 | Arun Deepak MendoncaMale · 38 yrs | UPJP | 1,257 | 0.75% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,141 | 0.68% |
| 4 | RameshMale · 44 yrs · SC | JD(S) | 1,053 | 0.63% |
| 5 | Chandrashekar GMale · 53 yrs · SC | Independent | 728 | 0.43% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kundapura result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halady Srinivas Shetty | BJP | 1,03,434 | 65.20% |
| 2 | Rakesh Malli | INC | 47,029 | 29.64% |
| 3 | Thekkatte Prakash Shetty | JD(S) | 2,712 | 1.71% |
| 4 | Rajiv Kotian | JD(U) | 2,628 | 1.66% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,813 | 1.14% |
| 5 | Sudhakara Soorgoli | RPI(A) | 1,028 | 0.65% |
Kundapura result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halady Srinivasa Shetty | Independent | 80,563 | 57.97% |
| 2 | Mallyadi Shivarama Shetty | INC | 39,952 | 28.75% |
| 3 | Kishore Kumar | BJP | 14,524 | 10.45% |
| 4 | Srinivasa.h | Independent | 2,442 | 1.76% |
| 5 | Manjunath | Independent | 764 | 0.55% |
| 6 | Krishna Barathcal | JD(U) | 738 | 0.53% |
Kundapura result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haladi Srinivas Shetty | BJP | 71,695 | 57.49% |
| 2 | K. Jayaprakash Hegde | INC | 46,612 | 37.37% |
| 3 | Mahammad Hussain | SP | 2,493 | 2.00% |
| 4 | Oswald Fernandes | BSP | 2,010 | 1.61% |
| 5 | B. T. Manjunath Poojari | JD(S) | 1,906 | 1.53% |
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.
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.
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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.
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