Bantval Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]
| Bantval | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 205 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| LS constituency | Dakshina Kannada |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 228,415 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Ramanath Rai |
It is part of Dakshina Kannada district.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editMysore State
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1957: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1957 | K. Nagappa Alva | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | K. L. Rai | ||
| 1972 | B. V. Kakkilaya | Communist Party of India | |
Karnataka
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | B. A. Mohideen | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1983 | N. Shiva Rao | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Ramanath Rai | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | B. Nagaraja Shetty | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008[4] | Ramanath Rai | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | U. Rajesh Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
edit2023
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | U. Rajesh Naik | 93,324 | 50.29 | −3.28 | |
| INC | Ramanath Rai | 85,042 | 45.83 | +1.00 | |
| SDPI | Ilyas Mohammed Thumbe | 5,436 | 2.93 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 821 | 0.44 | −0.08 | |
| Majority | 8,282 | 4.46 | −4.28 | ||
| Turnout | 185,572 | 81.24 | −1.08 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | U. Rajesh Naik | 97,802 | 53.57 | ||
| INC | Ramanath Rai | 81,831 | 44.83 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 946 | 0.52 | ||
| Majority | 15,971 | 8.74 | |||
| Turnout | 1,82,555 | 82.32 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramanath Rai | ||||
| BJP | Rajesh Naik | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Bhardwaj, Amit (5 May 2018). "Bantwal, Karnataka's most brazenly communal constituency". Newslaundry. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ The Hindu (1 May 2023). "Bantwal — 6-time MLA B. Ramanath Rai versus first-time MLA Rajesh Naik". Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "BJP wins 28 out of 33 seats in coastal Karnataka, Malnad". The Hindu. 15 May 2018.
- ^ Sastry, Anil Kumar (15 May 2018). "Mangaluru waits with bated breath as counting begins today" – via www.thehindu.com.