Udupi is assembly constituency number 120 in Karnataka, in Udupi * district, and one of the segments of the Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Yashpal A Suvarna of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 58.5% of the vote, 32,776 votes ahead of Prasadraj Kanchan (INC).
- 01Yashpal A SuvarnaBJP97,07958.46%
- 02Prasadraj KanchanINC64,30338.72%
- 03Nithin.v.poojaryUPJP1,1190.67%
- 04Dakshath. R. ShettyJD(S)8450.51%
- 05Prabhakar Poojari (thottam)AAP6400.39%
- 2 other candidates · 758 votesNOTA · 1,316 (0.79%)
Margin 32,776 votes · 19.74% of valid votes
All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,66,060 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yashpal A SuvarnaMale · 44 yrs | BJP | 97,079 | 58.46% |
| 2 | Prasadraj KanchanMale · 50 yrs | INC | 64,303 | 38.72% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,316 | 0.79% |
| 3 | Nithin.v.poojaryMale · 35 yrs | UPJP | 1,119 | 0.67% |
| 4 | Dakshath. R. ShettyMale · 55 yrs | JD(S) | 845 | 0.51% |
| 5 | Prabhakar Poojari (thottam)Male · 71 yrs | AAP | 640 | 0.39% |
| 6 | Shekar HavanjeMale · 48 yrs · SC | RPIK | 435 | 0.26% |
| 7 | Ramdas BhatMale · 53 yrs | KRS | 323 | 0.19% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Udupi result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K Raghupathi Bhat | BJP | 84,946 | 52.31% |
| 2 | Pramod Madhwaraj | INC | 72,902 | 44.89% |
| 3 | Birthi Gangandhar Bhandary | JD(S) | 1,361 | 0.84% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,089 | 0.67% |
| 4 | Madhukara Mudradi | Shiv Sena | 605 | 0.37% |
| 5 | Y S Vishwanath | AIMEP | 401 | 0.25% |
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| 6 | Sudheer Kanchan | Independent | 394 | 0.24% |
| 7 | Mahesha Thadekallu | Independent | 386 | 0.24% |
| 8 | Shekar Havanje | BRPP | 321 | 0.20% |
Udupi result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pramod Madhwaraj | INC | 86,868 | 62.75% |
| 2 | B. Sudhakar Shetty | BJP | 47,344 | 34.20% |
| 3 | Alevoor Yogeesh Acharya | Independent | 1,472 | 1.06% |
| 4 | Barkur Satish Poojary | JD(S) | 1,017 | 0.73% |
| 5 | Manjunath. V. | BSP | 986 | 0.71% |
| 6 | Thukaram Kotian | Independent | 498 | 0.36% |
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| 7 | Nasir Hussain | Independent | 245 | 0.18% |
Udupi result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Raghupathy Bhat | BJP | 58,920 | 50.02% |
| 2 | Pramod Madhwaraj | INC | 56,441 | 47.91% |
| 3 | Zakir Hussain | BSP | 2,443 | 2.07% |
Udupi 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.
Udupi 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 PoojaryBJP1,06,489 62.5%
- K. Jayaprakash HegdeINC62,748 36.8%
- K.T. RadhakrishnaBSP420 0.2%
- Sudheer Kanchan MarakalaIndependent254 0.1%
- Sachin B.kUPJP187 0.1%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 43,741 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Udupi.
Who won the Udupi assembly seat in 2023?
Yashpal A Suvarna of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Udupi in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 97,079 votes, which was 58.46% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Udupi?
The margin was 32,776 votes (19.74% of valid votes). The runner-up was Prasadraj Kanchan of the Indian National Congress with 64,303 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Udupi in 2023?
Turnout was 76.81%: 1,66,659 of 2,16,989 registered electors voted, across 226 polling stations. That is 1.6 points lower than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Udupi part of?
Udupi 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 Udupi a reserved constituency?
No. Udupi is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Udupi?
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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