Mangalore City South Assembly constituency is one of the Karnataka Legislative Assemblies or Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Karnataka. It is one of the three constituencies which represent Mangalore, the others being Mangalore and Mangalore City North.[2][3] The constituency has around 17.5% Muslims and 14% Christians.[4]
| Mangalore City South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 203 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 | 2008 |
| Total electors | 213,244[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | John Richard Lobo |
Mangalore South is part of Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Until 2008: Seat does not exist. See Mangalore City and Ullal | |||
| 2008 | N. Yogish Bhat | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | John Richard Lobo | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | D. Vedavyas Kamath | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | |||
Election results
edit2023
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | D. Vedavyas Kamath | 91,437 | 56.46 | +3.49 | |
| INC | John Richard Lobo | 67,475 | 41.67 | −1.46 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,203 | 0.74 | +0.09 | |
| Majority | 23,962 | 14.79 | +4.95 | ||
| Turnout | 161,943 | 65.88 | −2.17 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | D. Vedavyas Kamath | 86,545 | 52.97 | ||
| INC | John Richard Lobo | 70,470 | 43.13 | ||
| CPI(M) | Sunil Kumar Bajal | 2,329 | 1.43 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,063 | 0.65 | ||
| Majority | 16,075 | 9.84 | |||
| Turnout | 163,387 | 68.05 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | John Richard Lobo | 67,829 | 51.26 | ||
| BJP | N. Yogish Bhat | 55,554 | 41.98 | ||
| CPI(M) | Vasanth Achari | 3,016 | 2.28 | ||
| Majority | 12,275 | 9.28 | |||
| Turnout | 1,32,315 | 64.52 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2008
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | N. Yogish Bhat | 60,133 | 50.52 | ||
| INC | Ivan D'Souza | 51,373 | 43.16 | ||
| Majority | 8,760 | 7.36 | |||
| Turnout | 1,19,022 | 64.1 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Fourteenth Karnataka Legislative Assembly". kla.kar.nic.in. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Assembly Constituency Details: Mangalore City South". chanakyya.com.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election -2018". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka 2018 - Candidate-wise Votes Details" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Chief Election Office - Karnataka. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Mangalore City South Assembly Election 2013, Karnataka". Archived from the original on 8 June 2013.
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