Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha — MP & election results
MP · 2024
Captain Brijesh Chowta
Election history — every MP of Dakshina Kannada
2 elections · newest first
Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results
Winner
Captain Brijesh Chowta
votes
7,64,132
Margin
1,49,208(10.5%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Captain Brijesh Chowta✓ WinnerBJP7,64,13253.97%
- 2Padmaraj.R.PoojaryINC6,14,92443.43%
- 3NOTA23,5761.67%
- 4Kanthappa AlangarBSPDeposit lost4,2320.3%
- 5Durga PrasadKarunada Sevakara PartyDeposit lost2,5920.18%
- 6Supreeth Kumar Poojary KateelINDDeposit lost1,9010.13%
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- 7Maxim PintoINDDeposit lost1,6900.12%
- 8Deepak Rajesh CoelhoINDDeposit lost9760.07%
- 9Prajaakeeya ManoharaUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost9710.07%
- 10Ranjini. MKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost7760.05%
Deposit lost: 7 of 9 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 18,18,127
- Votes cast
- 14,18,468
- Turnout
- 78.02%
- Polling stations
- 1,876
incl. service voters
incl. 8,773 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women78.2%
7,27,852 of 9,30,928 voted on EVMs
Men76.9%
6,81,824 of 8,87,122 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 77; 19 voted.
- Candidates9 (1 women)
- Lost deposit7
- NOTA23,576
- Valid votes13,92,194
Women candidates: Ranjini. M
Past elections
Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Nalin Kumar Kateel (BJP)Full result ▾▴
- 1Nalin Kumar Kateel✓ WinnerBJP7,74,28557.57%
- 2Mithun M RaiINC4,99,66437.15%
- 3Mohammed EliyasSOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF INDIADeposit lost46,8393.48%
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- 4NOTA7,3800.55%
- 5S. Sathish SalianBSPDeposit lost4,7130.35%
- 6AlexanderINDDeposit lost2,7520.2%
- 7H. Suresh PoojaryINDDeposit lost2,3150.17%
- 8Venkatesh BendeINDDeposit lost1,7020.13%
- 9Vijay Shreenivas .CUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost1,6290.12%
- 10Supreeth Kumar PoojaryHindustan Janta PartyDeposit lost9480.07%
- 11Maxim PintoINDDeposit lost9080.07%
- 12Deepak Rajesh CoelhoINDDeposit lost7480.06%
- 13Mohammad KhalidINDDeposit lost6020.04%
- 14Abdul HameedINDDeposit lost5540.04%
Assembly segments
- 200 · BelthangadyHarish PoonjaBJPMargin 18,216
- 201 · MoodabidriUmanatha KotianBJPMargin 22,468
- 202 · Mangalore City NorthBharath Shetty. Y.BJPMargin 32,922
- 203 · Mangalore City SouthD.Vedavyasa KamathBJPMargin 23,962
- 204 · MangaloreU.T. Khader FareedINCMargin 22,790
- 205 · BantvalRajesh Naik UBJPMargin 8,282
- 206 · PutturAshok Kumar RaiINCMargin 4,149
- 207 · SulliaBhagirathi MurulyaBJPMargin 30,874
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MP of Dakshina Kannada?
Captain Brijesh Chowta (BJP) won Dakshina Kannada in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 7,64,132 votes.
What was the winning margin in Dakshina Kannada?
Captain Brijesh Chowta defeated Padmaraj.R.Poojary (INC) by 1,49,208 votes.
Who were the previous MPs of Dakshina Kannada?
2019: Nalin Kumar Kateel (BJP)
What was the turnout in Dakshina Kannada in 2024?
78.02% — 14,18,468 of 18,18,127 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 78.2%, men's 76.9%.
How many voters does Dakshina Kannada have?
18,18,127 electors at the 2024 election — 8,87,122 men, 9,30,928 women, 77 third gender (service voters included), and 1,876 polling stations.
Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer