Kumta Vidhan Sabha election result 2023
All candidates and votes
Winner
Dinakar Keshav Shetty
votes
59,965
Margin
676(0.5%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Dinakar Keshav Shetty✓ WinnerBJP59,96540.37%
- 2Suraj Naik SoniJD(S)59,28939.92%
- 3Alva NivedithINCDeposit lost19,27012.97%
- 4Ishwar GoudaINDDeposit lost3,5882.42%
- 5NOTA2,0851.4%
- 6Roopa Gajanan NaikAAPDeposit lost1,9601.32%
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- 7Dineshchandra N AngadikeriLok ShaktiDeposit lost7070.48%
- 8Gani Imamsab JainuddinINDDeposit lost6860.46%
- 9Subrahmanya Bhat MadguniINDDeposit lost5220.35%
- 10Nagaraj Sridhar ShetRashtriya Jansambhavna PartyDeposit lost4580.31%
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 — Assembly election 2023
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 1,88,894
- Votes cast
- 1,48,849
- Turnout
- 78.8%
- Polling stations
- 215
incl. service voters
incl. 2,243 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women77.3%
73,057 of 94,488 voted on EVMs
Men77.9%
73,547 of 94,403 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 3; 2 voted.
- Candidates9 (1 women)
- Lost deposit7
- NOTA2,085
- Valid votes1,46,445
Women candidates: Roopa Gajanan Naik
Frequently asked questions
Who won Kumta in 2023?
Dinakar Keshav Shetty (BJP) won with 59,965 votes, defeating Suraj Naik Soni (JD(S)) by 676 votes.
How many votes were cast in Kumta in 2023?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,48,530 votes in total.
What was the turnout in Kumta in 2023?
78.8% — 1,48,849 of 1,88,894 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 77.3%, men's 77.9%.
How many voters does Kumta have?
1,88,894 electors at the 2023 election — 94,403 men, 94,488 women, 3 third gender (service voters included), and 215 polling stations.
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