Belthangady
Constituency No. 200 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictDakshina Kannada
LS constituencyDakshina Kannada
Total electors2,28,941
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2018
Preceded byK. Vasantha Bangera

Belthangady Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Karnataka state in southwestern India.[1]

Overview

Belthangady (constituency number 200) is one of the eight Assembly constituencies located in Dakshina Kannada district. It covers the same area as the Belthangady Taluk.[2][3]

Belthangady is part of the Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely: 201. Moodabidri, 202. Mangalore City North, 203. Mangalore City South, 204. Mangalore, 205. Bantval, 206. Puttur and 207. Sullia (SC).[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The contest for the Belthangady legislative seat has been a thirty year contest between the Gowda family and the Bangera family, as well as one between the two Bangera brothers, Vasantha and Prabhakara.[4][5][6]

Year Member[7] Party
1957 Ratnavarma Hegde Indian National Congress
1962 Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga
1967
1972 K. Subramanya Gowda
1978 K. Gangadhar Gowda Indian National Congress
1983 K. Vasantha Bangera Bharatiya Janata Party
1985
1989 K. Gangadhar Gowda Indian National Congress
1994 K. Vasantha Bangera Janata Dal
1999 K. Prabhakar Bangera Bharatiya Janata Party
2004
2008 K. Vasantha Bangera Indian National Congress
2013
2018 Harish Poonja Bharatiya Janata Party
2023

Election results

2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Belthangady
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Harish Poonja 101,004 53.44
INC Rakshith Shivaram 82,788 43.8
NOTA None of the Above 892 0.47
Majority 18,216
Turnout 1,89,007
BJP hold Swing

2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Belthangady
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Harish Poonja 98,417 54.81
INC K. Vasantha Bangera 75,443 42.02
AIMEP Jagannatha. M 1,806 1.01
JD(S) Sumathi S Hegde 1,612 0.90
NOTA None of the Above 1,245 0.69
Majority 22,974
Turnout 1,79,550 82.01
BJP gain from INC Swing

Notes

  1. ^ "New Dakshina Kannada Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Map of Belthangady Taluk". Dakshina Kannada District. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Karnataka: Final Notification & Order with Table A & B, No.282/KT/2007-V" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 2 July 2007.
  4. ^ Akshatha M. (27 April 2013). "It's veteran vs political novice in Belthangady". The Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
  5. ^ Special Correspondent (17 April 2013). "BJP revives 30-year-old rivalry in Belthangady". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
  6. ^ Phadnis, Renuka (30 April 2013). "Veteran faces debutant's challenge in Belthangady". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Belthangady Election and Results 2023, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.

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