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Assembly constituency 201 · Karnataka

Moodabidri is assembly constituency number 201 in Karnataka, in Dakshina Kannada district, and one of the segments of the Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Umanatha Kotian of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 54.8% of the vote, 22,468 votes ahead of Mithun M Rai (INC).

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Moodabidri · 2023AC 201
  1. 01
    Umanatha Kotian
    BJP
    86,925
    54.77%
  2. 02
    Mithun M Rai
    INC
    64,457
    40.61%
  3. 03
    Alphonse Franko
    SDPI
    3,617
    2.28%
  4. 04
    Dr.amarashree Amarnath Shetty
    JD(S)
    1,533
    0.97%
  5. 05
    Vijaynath Vittal Shetty
    AAP
    637
    0.40%
  6. 3 other candidates · 715 votesNOTA · 837 (0.53%)

Margin 22,468 votes · 14.16% of valid votes

2,05,099
Registered electors
2023 election
77.6%
Turnout
+1.4 pts vs 2018
22,468
Victory margin
14.2% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,58,721 valid votes, NOTA included.

Moodabidri 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Umanatha KotianMale · 62 yrsBJP86,925
54.77%
2Mithun M RaiMale · 38 yrsINC64,457
40.61%
3Alphonse FrankoMale · 61 yrsSDPI3,617
2.28%
4Dr.amarashree Amarnath ShettyFemale · 45 yrsJD(S)1,533
0.97%
—NOTANOTA837
0.53%
5Vijaynath Vittal ShettyMale · 60 yrsAAP637
0.40%
6Durga PrasadMale · 32 yrsIndependent319
0.20%
7Ishwara S. MoodusheddeMale · 62 yrs · SCIndependent236
0.15%
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8DayanandaMale · 41 yrsKRS160
0.10%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023BJP 54.8%INC 40.6%SDPI 2.3%JD(S) 1.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Umanatha KotianBJP · 54.8% · margin 22,468Turnout77.6%
2018Umanatha. A. KotianBJP · 57.4% · margin 29,799Turnout76.2%
2013K AbhayachandraINC · 41.3% · margin 4,550Turnout74.2%
2008K.abhayachandraINC · 40.3% · margin 9,903Turnout72.5%

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

Moodabidri result 2018

Moodabidri 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Umanatha. A. KotianBJP87,444
57.44%
2K. AbhayachandraINC57,645
37.86%
3Ashwin Jossy PereiraIndependent2,111
1.39%
4Jeevan Krishna ShettyJD(S)1,845
1.21%
5K. Yadava ShettyCPI(M)1,114
0.73%
—NOTANOTA1,037
0.68%
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6Abdul RehimanAIMEP616
0.40%
7Reena PintoIndependent435
0.29%

Moodabidri result 2013

Moodabidri 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K AbhayachandraINC53,180
41.29%
2Umanatha KotianBJP48,630
37.75%
3Amaranatha Shetty KJD(S)20,471
15.89%
4Ismail BSDPI3,523
2.74%
5Abhaya Kumar JainIndependent1,650
1.28%
6Michel LoboKJP1,354
1.05%

Moodabidri result 2008

Moodabidri 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.abhayachandraINC44,744
40.31%
2K.p.jagadish AdhikariBJP34,841
31.39%
3Amaranath Shetty KJD(S)26,083
23.50%
4Mohammed FarooqBSP2,297
2.07%
5Steven Vincent D'souzaIndependent1,984
1.79%
6D.R. Raju PoojarySP1,054
0.95%
Map

Moodabidri 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

Moodabidri 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 ChowtaBJP92,496 58.3%
  • Padmaraj.r.poojaryINC64,308 40.5%
  • Kanthappa AlangarBSP613 0.4%
  • Durga PrasadKRUNDSVKRA381 0.2%
  • Supreeth Kumar Poojary KateelIndependent246 0.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 28,188 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Moodabidri assembly seat in 2023?

Umanatha Kotian of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Moodabidri in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 86,925 votes, which was 54.77% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Moodabidri?

The margin was 22,468 votes (14.16% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mithun M Rai of the Indian National Congress with 64,457 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Moodabidri in 2023?

Turnout was 77.59%: 1,59,142 of 2,05,099 registered electors voted, across 221 polling stations. That is 1.4 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Moodabidri part of?

Moodabidri 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 Moodabidri a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Moodabidri?

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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