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Lok Sabha Election 2024

Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha election result 2024

Captain Brijesh Chowta (BJP) won by 1,49,208 votes.
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All candidates and votes

Winner

Captain Brijesh Chowta

BJPComfortable win

votes

7,64,132

Margin

1,49,208(10.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Captain Brijesh Chowta · BJPPadmaraj.R.Poojary · INC
7,64,1326,14,924
Candidate (10)votes
  1. 1Captain Brijesh Chowta✓ WinnerBJP7,64,13253.97%
  2. 2Padmaraj.R.PoojaryINC6,14,92443.43%
  3. 3NOTA23,5761.67%
  4. 4Kanthappa AlangarBSPDeposit lost4,2320.3%
  5. 5Durga PrasadKarunada Sevakara PartyDeposit lost2,5920.18%
  6. 6Supreeth Kumar Poojary KateelINDDeposit lost1,9010.13%
See all candidates (+4)
  1. 7Maxim PintoINDDeposit lost1,6900.12%
  2. 8Deepak Rajesh CoelhoINDDeposit lost9760.07%
  3. 9Prajaakeeya ManoharaUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost9710.07%
  4. 10Ranjini. MKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost7760.05%
Total votes14,15,770

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

incl. service voters

Votes cast
14,18,468

incl. 8,773 postal

Turnout
78.02%
Polling stations
1,876

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Dakshina Kannada in 2024?

Captain Brijesh Chowta (BJP) won with 7,64,132 votes, defeating Padmaraj.R.Poojary (INC) by 1,49,208 votes.

How many votes were cast in Dakshina Kannada in 2024?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 14,15,770 votes in total.

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 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer