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Assembly constituency 206 · Karnataka

Puttur is assembly constituency number 206 in Karnataka, in Dakshina Kannada district, and one of the segments of the Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Ashok Kumar Rai of the Indian National Congress won with 38.5% of the vote, 4,149 votes ahead of Arun Kumar Puthila (IND).

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Puttur · 2023AC 206
  1. 01
    Ashok Kumar Rai
    INC
    66,607
    38.55%
  2. 02
    Arun Kumar Puthila
    Independent
    62,458
    36.15%
  3. 03
    Asha Thimmappa
    BJP
    37,558
    21.74%
  4. 04
    Shaffi Bellare
    SDPI
    2,788
    1.61%
  5. 05
    Divyaprabha Gowda
    JD(S)
    684
    0.40%
  6. 3 other candidates · 1,801 votesNOTA · 866 (0.50%)

Margin 4,149 votes · 2.40% of valid votes

2,12,848
Registered electors
2023 election
81.4%
Turnout
-1.1 pts vs 2018
4,149
Victory margin
2.4% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,72,762 valid votes, NOTA included.

Puttur 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ashok Kumar RaiMale · 53 yrsINC66,607
38.55%
2Arun Kumar PuthilaMale · 53 yrsIndependent62,458
36.15%
3Asha ThimmappaFemale · 65 yrsBJP37,558
21.74%
4Shaffi BellareMale · 41 yrsSDPI2,788
1.61%
—NOTANOTA866
0.50%
5Divyaprabha GowdaFemale · 44 yrsJD(S)684
0.40%
6Dr. B.K. Vishukumar GowdaMale · 51 yrsAAP650
0.38%
7Sundara KoilaMale · 50 yrs · SCIndependent622
0.36%
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8Ivan Ferao P.Male · 36 yrsKRS529
0.31%
Past results

The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2018, INC in 2023.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 38.5%BJP 21.7%JD(S) 0.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Ashok Kumar RaiINC · 38.5% · margin 4,149Turnout81.4%
2018Sanjeeva MatandoorBJP · 54.2% · margin 19,477Turnout82.5%
2013Shakuntala T ShettyINC · 46.5% · margin 4,289Turnout79.5%
2008Mallika PrasadaBJP · 37.8% · margin 1,425Turnout76.6%

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

Puttur result 2018

Puttur 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sanjeeva MatandoorBJP90,073
54.17%
2Shakunthala.t. ShettyINC70,596
42.46%
3I. C. Kailas GowdaJD(S)1,424
0.86%
—NOTANOTA1,227
0.74%
4Abdul Majeed KolpeJD(U)527
0.32%
5Vidyashri. SIndependent454
0.27%
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6Shabana. S. SheikAIMEP425
0.26%
7B. Shekhar MadavuPPRP404
0.24%
8Chethan Kumar PutturIndependent344
0.21%
9M. Sheshappa Rao (M. S. Rao)SJPL340
0.20%
10Amarnatha .b. K.Independent244
0.15%
11Abdul Baseer BoodiyarIndependent213
0.13%

Puttur result 2013

Puttur 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shakuntala T ShettyINC66,345
46.46%
2Sanjeeva MatandoorBJP62,056
43.45%
3Dinesh B NJD(S)6,625
4.64%
4Abubakkar SiddikSDPI4,442
3.11%
5Shekar MadavuIndependent1,834
1.28%
6Jayaram Bhat A MadavuKJP1,506
1.05%

Puttur result 2008

Puttur 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mallika PrasadaBJP46,605
37.77%
2Bondala Jagannatha ShettyINC45,180
36.61%
3Akka Shakunthala ShettyIndependent25,171
20.40%
4Nalini Lokappa GowdaIndependent2,721
2.20%
5Abdul HameedBSP2,553
2.07%
6Prasad H.M.SP1,173
0.95%
Map

Puttur 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

Puttur 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 ChowtaBJP1,00,247 57.8%
  • Padmaraj.r.poojaryINC71,557 41.3%
  • Kanthappa AlangarBSP495 0.3%
  • Durga PrasadKRUNDSVKRA309 0.2%
  • Supreeth Kumar Poojary KateelIndependent249 0.1%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 28,690 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Puttur assembly seat in 2023?

Ashok Kumar Rai of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Puttur in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 66,607 votes, which was 38.55% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Puttur?

The margin was 4,149 votes (2.40% of valid votes). The runner-up was Arun Kumar Puthila of the Independent with 62,458 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Puttur in 2023?

Turnout was 81.41%: 1,73,285 of 2,12,848 registered electors voted, across 220 polling stations. That is 1.1 points lower than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Puttur part of?

Puttur 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 Puttur a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Puttur?

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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