https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Bantval_Assembly_constituency Bantval Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T08:24:14Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Bantval_Assembly_constituency&diff=489676&oldid=prev Evajzp at 03:53, 14 April 2026 2026-04-14T03:53:45Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka State, India}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Bantval<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 205<br /> | map_image = 205-Bantval constituency.svg<br /> | state = [[Karnataka]]<br /> | district = [[Dakshina Kannada district|Dakshina Kannada]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency|Dakshina Kannada]]<br /> | established = 1957<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | electors = {{formatnum:228415}} (2023)&lt;ref name=election2023&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/15163-karnataka-2023/ |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |website=eci.gov.in |access-date=24 July 2023}}&lt;/ref&gt;{{update after|2028|7}}<br /> | incumbent_image = U Rajesh Naik.jpg<br /> | mla = [[U. Rajesh Naik]]<br /> | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br /> | preceded_by = [[Ramanath Rai]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Bantval Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 224 [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of [[Karnataka]] in [[India]].&lt;ref name=electors2019&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PCELE2019/GE2019_VOTERS_COUNT.pdf |title=Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count |website=ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in |accessdate= 10 February 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> It is part of [[Dakshina Kannada district]].&lt;ref name=&quot;brazenly communal&quot;&gt;{{cite news |last1=Bhardwaj |first1=Amit |title=Bantwal, Karnataka’s most brazenly communal constituency |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/05/05/karnataka-assembly-election-2018-bantwal-bjp-congress-modi |access-date=31 December 2021 |work=Newslaundry |date=5 May 2018}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || K. L. Rai || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || [[B. V. Kakkilaya]] || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]] || B. A. Mohideen || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || N. Shiva Rao || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || rowspan=&quot;4&quot; | [[Ramanath Rai]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]] || [[B. Nagaraja Shetty]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | [[Ramanath Rai]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]] || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | [[U. Rajesh Naik]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> === Assembly Election 2023 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]]: Bantval&lt;ref name=&quot;Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Bantval&quot;&gt;{{cite news |title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Bantval |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10205.htm?ac=205 |access-date=9 April 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=13 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409133035/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10205.htm?ac=205 |archive-date=9 April 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[U. Rajesh Naik]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 93,324 |percentage = 50.29% |change = {{decrease}}3.28 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Ramanath Rai]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 85,042 |percentage = 45.83% |change = {{increase}}1.00 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ilyas Mohammed Thumbe |party = Social Democratic Party of India |votes = 5,436 |percentage = 2.93% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 821 |percentage = 0.44% |change = {{decrease}}0.08 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 8,282 |percentage = 4.46% |change = {{decrease}}4.29 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 185,916 |percentage = 81.39% |change = {{decrease}}1.01 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 185,572}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 228,415 |ref = |change = {{increase}}3.00 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}3.28 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2018 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election, 2018]]: Bantval&lt;ref name=election2018&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/6933-karnataka-2018/ |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018 |website=Election Commission of India |accessdate= 4 February 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=BJP wins 28 out of 33 seats in coastal Karnataka, Malnad |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-2018/bjp-wins-28-out-of-33-seats-in-coastal-karnataka-malnad/article23893796.ece |work=The Hindu |date=15 May 2018 |language=en-IN}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[U. Rajesh Naik]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 97,802 |percentage = 53.57% |change = {{increase}}8.88 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Ramanath Rai]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 81,831 |percentage = 44.83% |change = {{decrease}}12.36 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 946 |percentage = 0.52% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 15,971 |percentage = 8.75% |change = {{decrease}}3.75 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 182,737 |percentage = 82.40% |change = {{increase}}3.08 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 182,555}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 221,765 |ref = |change = {{increase}}12.54 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}3.62 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2013 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bantval &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 : To the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/StatReports2013.pdf |website=eci.nic.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2014-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220034253/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/StatReports2013.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-20 |url-status=dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Ramanath Rai]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 81,665 |percentage = 57.19% |change = {{increase}}11.67 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Rajesh Naik Ulipady |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 63,815 |percentage = 44.69% |change = {{increase}}0.09 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Advocate Abdul Majid |party = Social Democratic Party of India |votes = 6,113 |percentage = 4.28% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Krishnappa Poojary Kalladka |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 1,927 |percentage = 1.35% |change = {{decrease}}3.31 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Lolaksha |party = Republican Party of India (A) |votes = 1,511 |percentage = 1.06% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ibrahim Kailara |party = Karnataka Janata Paksha |votes = 1,157 |percentage = 0.81% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 17,850 |percentage = 12.50% |change = {{increase}}11.57 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 156,301 |percentage = 79.32% |change = {{increase}}1.06 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 142,808}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 197,060 |ref = |change = {{increase}}14.02 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}11.67 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bantval &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics |url=https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PDFS/Previous%20Elections/Election%20Statistics%202008%20Final.pdf |publisher=Government of Karnataka |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201232433/https://www.ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in/PDFS/Previous%20Elections/Election%20Statistics%202008%20Final.pdf |archive-date=1 February 2021 |url-status=dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Ramanath Rai]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 61,560 |percentage = 45.52% |change = {{increase}}0.73 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[B. Nagaraja Shetty]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 60,309 |percentage = 44.60% |change = {{decrease}}5.61 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. M. Ibrahim |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 6,298 |percentage = 4.66% |change = {{increase}}2.73 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sathish Kumar Bantwal |party = Communist Party of India |votes = 3,127 |percentage = 2.31% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ramanatha Pai |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,544 |percentage = 1.88% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. A. Raheem |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,396 |percentage = 1.03% |change = {{decrease}}0.23 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 1,251 |percentage = 0.93% |change = {{decrease}}4.49 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 135,254 |percentage = 78.26% |change = {{increase}}0.21 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 135,234}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 172,836 |ref = |change = {{increase}}23.47 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}4.69 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2004 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bantval &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_KT_2004.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006204912/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_KT_2004.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[B. Nagaraja Shetty]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 54,860 |percentage = 50.21% |change = {{increase}}9.03 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Ramanath Rai]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 48,934 |percentage = 44.79% |change = {{decrease}}12.17 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Madhava Kulal. B |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 2,113 |percentage = 1.93% |change = {{increase}}0.40 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ramesh Bodhi. M |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,374 |percentage = 1.26% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shivaprasad |party = Kannada Nadu Party |votes = 1,180 |percentage = 1.08% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Krishnappa Poojary. T |party = Janata Party |votes = 795 |percentage = 0.73% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 5,926 |percentage = 5.42% |change = {{decrease}}10.35 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 109,256 |percentage = 78.05% |change = {{increase}}3.03 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 109,256}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 139,984 |ref = |change = {{increase}}17.52 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}6.75 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1999 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bantval &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-KT99.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006053217/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-KT99.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Ramanath Rai]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 49,905 |percentage = 56.96% |change = {{increase}}12.68 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shakunthala. T. Shetty |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 36,084 |percentage = 41.18% |change = {{increase}}2.49 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Flevy Dsouza |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 1,339 |percentage = 1.53% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 13,821 |percentage = 15.77% |change = {{increase}}10.18 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 89,360 |percentage = 75.02% |change = {{increase}}3.33 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 87,617}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,743 |percentage = 1.95% |change = {{increase}}0.67 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 119,115 |ref = |change = {{increase}}9.68 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}12.68 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1994 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bantval &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-KT94.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006211324/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-KT94.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Ramanath Rai]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 34,027 |percentage = 44.28% |change = {{decrease}}4.08 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shakunthala. T. Shetty |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 29,734 |percentage = 38.69% |change = {{increase}}13.74 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Vijaya Kumar Rai |party = Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee |votes = 7,393 |percentage = 9.62% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Abdul Rahiman |party = Janata Dal |votes = 4,026 |percentage = 5.24% |change = {{decrease}}18.07 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = N. Shiva Rao |party = Independent politician |votes = 905 |percentage = 1.18% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,293 |percentage = 5.59% |change = {{decrease}}17.82 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 77,856 |percentage = 71.69% |change = {{increase}}3.23 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 76,851}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 998 |percentage = 1.28% |change = {{decrease}}3.61 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 108,602 |ref = |change = {{increase}}3.81 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}4.08 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1989 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bantval &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20karnataka%201989.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007070737/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20karnataka%201989.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Ramanath Rai]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 32,939 |percentage = 48.36% |change = {{decrease}}1.60 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. Narayana Rai |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 16,995 |percentage = 24.95% |change = {{decrease}}9.81 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Abdul Rahiman |party = Janata Dal |votes = 15,879 |percentage = 23.31% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = John Noronha |party = Janata Party |votes = 2,304 |percentage = 3.38% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 15,944 |percentage = 23.41% |change = {{increase}}8.21 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 71,618 |percentage = 68.46% |change = {{decrease}}1.08 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 68,117}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 3,501 |percentage = 4.89% |change = {{increase}}3.90 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 104,616 |ref = |change = {{increase}}36.61 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}1.60 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bantval &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201985.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006143216/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201985.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Ramanath Rai]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 26,344 |percentage = 49.96% |change = {{increase}}19.33 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = N. Shiva Rao |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 18,328 |percentage = 34.76% |change = {{decrease}}3.36 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Vishwanath Naik |party = Communist Party of India |votes = 7,316 |percentage = 13.87% |change = {{decrease}}8.41 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sheikh Ibrahim Saheb |party = Independent politician |votes = 742 |percentage = 1.41% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 8,016 |percentage = 15.20% |change = {{increase}}7.72 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 53,256 |percentage = 69.54% |change = {{increase}}1.37 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 52,730}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 526 |percentage = 0.99% |change = {{decrease}}0.72 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 76,582 |ref = |change = {{increase}}10.57 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}11.84 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bantval &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20Report%201983%20karnatkaa.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124742/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20Report%201983%20karnatkaa.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = N. Shiva Rao |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 17,690 |percentage = 38.12% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. P. Abdulla |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 14,217 |percentage = 30.63% |change = {{increase}}26.70 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Vishwanath Naik |party = Communist Party of India |votes = 10,342 |percentage = 22.28% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sheikh Ibrahim Saheb |party = Independent politician |votes = 3,443 |percentage = 7.42% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = N. V. K. Bhatrakodi |party = Independent politician |votes = 717 |percentage = 1.54% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,473 |percentage = 7.48% |change = {{decrease}}16.70 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 47,216 |percentage = 68.17% |change = {{decrease}}10.01 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 46,409}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 807 |percentage = 1.71% |change = {{increase}}0.19 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 69,264 |ref = |change = {{increase}}4.13 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress (I) |swing = {{decrease}}22.00 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1978 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bantval &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201978.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007164123/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201978.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = B. A. Mohideen |party = Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 30,790 |percentage = 60.12% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = A. Rukmayya Poojari |party = Janata Party |votes = 18,409 |percentage = 35.95% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mahabala Shetty |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 2,015 |percentage = 3.93% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 12,381 |percentage = 24.18% |change = {{decrease}}13.85 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 52,003 |percentage = 78.18% |change = {{increase}}9.75 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 51,214}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 789 |percentage = 1.52% |change = {{increase}}1.52 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 66,518 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}7.25 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress (I) |loser = Communist Party of India |swing = {{decrease}}2.39 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Bantval &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisRep_Mysore_72.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006074555/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisRep_Mysore_72.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[B. V. Kakkilaya]] |party = Communist Party of India |votes = 30,031 |percentage = 62.51% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = A. Rukmayya Poojari |party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 11,762 |percentage = 24.48% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sheikh Ibrahim Saheb |party = Independent politician |votes = 3,843 |percentage = 8.00% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. I. J. Moras |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,972 |percentage = 4.10% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ishwara Bhat Parpakaje |party = Samyukta Socialist Party |votes = 434 |percentage = 0.90% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 18,269 |percentage = 38.03% |change = {{increase}}16.33 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 49,079 |percentage = 68.43% |change = {{decrease}}4.69 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 48,042}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 71,717 |ref = |change = {{increase}}16.53 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Communist Party of India |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}15.31 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Bantval &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Mysore%201967.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006083645/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Mysore%201967.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = K. L. Rai |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 20,347 |percentage = 47.20% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = A. Somayaji |party = Independent politician |votes = 10,993 |percentage = 25.50% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. H. Krishnappa |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 9,666 |percentage = 22.42% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. A. S. L. Bangera |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,101 |percentage = 4.87% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 9,354 |percentage = 21.70% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 45,001 |percentage = 73.12% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 43,107}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 61,546 |ref = |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]<br /> * [[Dakshina Kannada district]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Karnataka}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Dakshina Kannada district]]<br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]<br /> [[Category:1957 establishments in Mysore State]]<br /> {{coord|12.89|75.02|display=title}}</div> Evajzp