https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Bhatkal_Assembly_constituency Bhatkal Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T11:08:35Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Bhatkal_Assembly_constituency&diff=491038&oldid=prev OrvilleBurgos99 at 23:36, 15 April 2026 2026-04-15T23:36:01Z <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 = Bhatkal<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 79<br /> | map_image = 79-Bhatkal constituency.svg<br /> | mla = [[Mankala Vaidya|M. S. Vaidya]]<br /> | party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br /> | preceded_by = Sunil Biliya Naik<br /> | state = [[Karnataka]]<br /> | district = [[Uttara Kannada district|Uttara Kannada]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Uttara Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Uttara Kannada]]<br /> | established = 1966<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | electors = {{formatnum:222794}}&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 /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Bhatkal 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; It is part of [[Uttara Kannada district]].<br /> <br /> The constituency is infamous for [[Communal violence|Communal tensions]] due to notable presence of [[Hindutva]] groups and [[Indian Mujahideen|Islamic fundamentalism.]]&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news |date=2021-09-19 |title=From communal harmony to terror infamy: How Bhatkal became a constant on intel agencies’ radar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/from-communal-harmony-to-terror-infamy-how-bhatkal-became-a-constant-on-intel-agencies-radar-101631991815771.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814114441/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/from-communal-harmony-to-terror-infamy-how-bhatkal-became-a-constant-on-intel-agencies-radar-101631991815771.html |archive-date=14 August 2024 |access-date=2025-06-16 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us |url-status=live }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news |title=Offensive charm |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/anant-kumar-hegde-and-his-offensive-charm/cid/1683512 |work=[[Telegraph]]}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> In April 10, 1996 a sitting [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from this constituency was assassinated by [[Gun|gunfire]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |last=Dev |first=Arun |date=2018-03-10 |title=The Forgotten Political Murder That Changed Bhatkal’s Fate Forever |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/bhatkal-bjp-chittaranjan-death-coastal-karnataka |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |last=Nanjappa |first=Vicky |title=How placid Bhatkal turned into a communal hotspot |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/how-placid-bhatkal-became-a-communal-hotspot/20100622.htm |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Rediff |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Electorate ==<br /> The constituency has around 2.15 lakhs votes. Nearly 1.6 lakh voters i.e. more than 70% of vote base are [[Hindus]], followed by [[Muslims]] at nearly 55,000 who are 25.4% and [[Christians]] at 7300 forming 3.4% of the electorate. Among [[Hindus|Hindu]] vote base the single major group is [[Idiga|Namdharis]] constituting about 70,000 votes.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |date=2018-05-06 |title=Karnataka polls: In &#039;terror-tainted&#039; Bhatkal, Hindu-Muslim divide polarises voters as well as decides candidates |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/karnataka-polls-in-terror-tainted-bhatkal-hindu-muslim-divide-polarises-voters-as-well-as-decides-candidates-4457875.html |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}&lt;/ref&gt; The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] forms 10.1% of the electorate with nearly 22,000 votes.<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]] || J. M. Manjanath || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || S. M. Yahya Siddika Umar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]] || Siddiq Mohamed Yahya Bin Umer || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || rowspan=&quot;3&quot; | Rama Narayan Naik || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]] || Dr. U. Chittaranjan || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 elections in India#Karnataka|1996 By-election]] || [[Shivanand Naik]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]] || J. D. Naik || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]] || [[Shivanand Naik]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || J. D. Naik || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]] || [[Mankala Vaidya]] || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]] || Sunil Biliya Naik || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]] || [[Mankala Vaidya]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> === Assembly Election 2023 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bhatkal &lt;ref name=election2023/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Bhatkal&quot;&gt;{{cite news |title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Bhatkal |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1079.htm?ac=79 |accessdate=26 April 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=13 May 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426084139/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS1079.htm?ac=79 |archivedate=26 April 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Mankala Vaidya]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 100,442 |percentage = 57.45% |change = {{increase}}10.89 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sunil Biliya Naik |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 67,771 |percentage = 38.76% |change = {{decrease}}11.38 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Nagendra Naik |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 1,502 |percentage = 0.86% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,223 |percentage = 0.70% |change = {{decrease}}0.50 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 32,671 |percentage = 18.69% |change = {{increase}}15.12 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 175,090 |percentage = 78.59% |change = {{increase}}1.24 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 174,848}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 222,794 |ref = |change = {{increase}}3.75 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}7.31 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2018 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bhatkal &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;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Sunil Biliya Naik |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 83,172 |percentage = 50.14% |change = {{increase}}38.87 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mankal Vaidya |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 77,242 |percentage = 46.56% |change = {{increase}}29.97 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,986 |percentage = 1.20% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gafoor Sab |party = All India Mahila Empowerment Party |votes = 1,446 |percentage = 0.87% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 5,930 |percentage = 3.57% |change = {{decrease}}3.96 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 166,100 |percentage = 77.35% |change = {{increase}}6.38 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 165,886}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 214,750 |ref = |change = {{increase}}13.23 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Independent politician |swing = {{increase}}21.69 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2013 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bhatkal &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 = [[Mankala Vaidya]] |party = Independent politician |votes = 37,319 |percentage = 28.45% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Enayathullah Shabandri |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 27,435 |percentage = 20.91% |change = {{increase}}17.07 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Shivanand Naik]] |party = Karnataka Janata Paksha |votes = 26,657 |percentage = 20.32% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = J. D. Naik |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 21,766 |percentage = 16.59% |change = {{decrease}}28.13 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Govinda Jattappa Naik |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 14,791 |percentage = 11.27% |change = {{decrease}}22.37 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bhushan Naik |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,571 |percentage = 1.96% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Mulla Nadeem Ahmed |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,285 |percentage = 0.98% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Kumar Nagappa Heble |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,047 |percentage = 0.80% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Hosad Santosh Hanumant Prabhu |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 902 |percentage = 0.69% |change = {{decrease}}0.62 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 9,884 |percentage = 7.53% |change = {{decrease}}3.56 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 134,596 |percentage = 70.97% |change = {{increase}}7.49 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 131,191}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 189,664 |ref = |change = {{increase}}9.66 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Independent politician |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}16.27 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bhatkal &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 = J. D. Naik |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 49,079 |percentage = 44.72% |change = {{increase}}4.02 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Naik Shivananda Narayana |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 36,913 |percentage = 33.64% |change = {{decrease}}11.07 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Yashodhara Ganapa Naik |party = Samajwadi Party |votes = 12,538 |percentage = 11.43% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Naik Parameshwar Tippayya |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 4,211 |percentage = 3.84% |change = {{decrease}}5.14 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bhushan Naik |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,946 |percentage = 2.68% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. M. Zakriya |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,437 |percentage = 1.31% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Santosha Hanumantha Prabhu |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,437 |percentage = 1.31% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Shetty Girish Lokeshwar |party = Rashtriya Hindustan Sena Karnataka |votes = 1,179 |percentage = 1.07% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 12,166 |percentage = 11.09% |change = {{increase}}7.08 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 109,792 |percentage = 63.48% |change = {{decrease}}1.14 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 109,740}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 172,949 |ref = |change = {{increase}}7.52 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}0.01 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2004 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bhatkal &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 = [[Shivanand Naik]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 46,471 |percentage = 44.71% |change = {{increase}}0.42 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = J. D. Naik |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 42,301 |percentage = 40.70% |change = {{decrease}}6.32 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Yashodhar Naik |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 9,333 |percentage = 8.98% |change = {{increase}}0.29 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Prof Tanaveer Asif Zerdi |party = Janata Party |votes = 2,774 |percentage = 2.67% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Hegde Shripad Narayan |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,045 |percentage = 1.97% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bhushan K. R |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,016 |percentage = 0.98% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,170 |percentage = 4.01% |change = {{increase}}1.28 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 103,940 |percentage = 64.62% |change = {{decrease}}0.21 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 103,940}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 160,852 |ref = |change = {{increase}}12.09 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}2.31 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1999 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bhatkal &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 = J. D. Naik |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 42,004 |percentage = 47.02% |change = {{increase}}39.82 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[Shivanand Naik]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 39,567 |percentage = 44.29% |change = {{decrease}}12.01 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Rama Narayan Naik |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 7,763 |percentage = 8.69% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 2,437 |percentage = 2.73% |change = {{decrease}}18.53 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 93,043 |percentage = 64.83% |change = {{increase}}4.40 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 89,334}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 3,698 |percentage = 3.97% |change = {{increase}}1.87 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 143,508 |ref = |change = {{increase}}3.54 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}9.28 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly By-election 1996 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1996 elections in India#Karnataka|1996 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-election]] : Bhatkal &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeNov1996/index.htm |title=Bye Elections - 1996 - Election Commission of India |access-date=21 December 2025 |website=old.eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[Shivanand Naik]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 46,145 |percentage = 56.30% |change = {{increase}}5.75 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Naik Damodar Gardikar |party = Janata Dal |votes = 28,718 |percentage = 35.04% |change = {{increase}}22.94 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. S. Naik |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 5,904 |percentage = 7.20% |change = {{decrease}}18.39 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = I. M. Rizwan |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,202 |percentage = 1.47% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 17,427 |percentage = 21.26% |change = {{decrease}}3.71 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 83,754 |percentage = 60.43% |change = {{decrease}}8.92 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 81,969}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,762 |percentage = 2.10% |change = {{increase}}0.08 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 138,606 |ref = |change = {{increase}}5.09 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}5.75 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1994 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bhatkal &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 = Dr. U. Chittaranjan |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 45,308 |percentage = 50.55% |change = {{increase}}44.57 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Naik Laxmi Manjappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 22,931 |percentage = 25.59% |change = {{decrease}}13.84 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gouda Shambu Narayan |party = Janata Dal |votes = 10,843 |percentage = 12.10% |change = {{decrease}}24.54 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Laxman. S. Naik |party = Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee |votes = 9,600 |percentage = 10.71% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Lalita. G. Hegde |party = Samajwadi Party |votes = 941 |percentage = 1.05% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 22,377 |percentage = 24.97% |change = {{increase}}22.17 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 91,470 |percentage = 69.35% |change = {{increase}}5.80 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 89,623}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,846 |percentage = 2.02% |change = {{decrease}}5.22 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 131,889 |ref = |change = {{increase}}3.88 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}11.12 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1989 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bhatkal &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 = Rama Narayan Naik |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 29,513 |percentage = 39.43% |change = {{increase}}15.13 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gardikar Damodar Narayan |party = Janata Dal |votes = 27,421 |percentage = 36.64% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gouda Shambu Narayan |party = Janata Party |votes = 8,529 |percentage = 11.40% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Victor Rodrigues |party = Independent politician |votes = 4,508 |percentage = 6.02% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gajanan Parameshwar Naik |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 4,473 |percentage = 5.98% |change = {{decrease}}14.09 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 2,092 |percentage = 2.80% |change = {{decrease}}15.97 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 80,680 |percentage = 63.55% |change = {{increase}}1.25 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 74,840}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 5,840 |percentage = 7.24% |change = {{increase}}5.10 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 126,957 |ref = |change = {{increase}}35.39 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}3.64 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bhatkal &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 = Rama Narayan Naik |party = Janata Party |votes = 24,621 |percentage = 43.07% |change = {{decrease}}8.98 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gouda Shambu Narayan |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 13,890 |percentage = 24.30% |change = {{decrease}}23.65 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Madhav Rama Naik |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 11,471 |percentage = 20.07% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Uppur Chitttranjan |party = Independent politician |votes = 5,815 |percentage = 10.17% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Devadiga Annappa Bhaira |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,369 |percentage = 2.39% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 10,731 |percentage = 18.77% |change = {{increase}}14.67 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 58,418 |percentage = 62.30% |change = {{decrease}}7.30 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 57,166}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,252 |percentage = 2.14% |change = {{decrease}}1.08 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 93,768 |ref = |change = {{increase}}9.15 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}8.98 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bhatkal &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 = Rama Narayan Naik |party = Janata Party |votes = 30,119 |percentage = 52.05% |change = {{increase}}11.67 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. M. Yahya Siddika Umar |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 27,746 |percentage = 47.95% |change = {{increase}}42.72 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 2,373 |percentage = 4.10% |change = {{decrease}}9.91 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 59,790 |percentage = 69.60% |change = {{decrease}}4.86 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 57,865}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,925 |percentage = 3.22% |change = {{increase}}0.42 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 85,909 |ref = |change = {{increase}}9.79 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress (I) |swing = {{decrease}}2.34 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1978 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Bhatkal &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 = Siddiq Mohamed Yahya Bin Umer |party = Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 30,800 |percentage = 54.39% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dr. U. Chittaranjan |party = Janata Party |votes = 22,867 |percentage = 40.38% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Naik Vasantrao Ganap |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 2,961 |percentage = 5.23% |change = {{decrease}}50.71 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 7,933 |percentage = 14.01% |change = {{decrease}}7.32 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 58,258 |percentage = 74.46% |change = {{increase}}12.52 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 56,628}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,630 |percentage = 2.80% |change = {{increase}}2.80 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 78,245 |ref = |change = {{increase}}15.19 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress (I) |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}1.55 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Bhatkal &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 = S. M. Yahya Siddika Umar |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 22,751 |percentage = 55.94% |change = {{increase}}24.94 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Madev Bin Rama Naik |party = Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes = 14,074 |percentage = 34.60% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Lakkumane Rama Shivappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,686 |percentage = 6.60% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Honnappa Devu Naik |party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 1,162 |percentage = 2.86% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 8,677 |percentage = 21.33% |change = {{decrease}}3.64 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 42,074 |percentage = 61.94% |change = {{increase}}8.76 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 40,673}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 67,927 |ref = |change = {{increase}}8.68 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Praja Socialist Party |swing = {{decrease}}0.03 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Bhatkal &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 = J. M. Manjanath |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 16,655 |percentage = 55.97% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. R. Suraya |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 9,224 |percentage = 31.00% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. A. H. A. Saheb |party = Swatantra Party |votes = 3,876 |percentage = 13.03% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 7,431 |percentage = 24.97% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 33,241 |percentage = 53.18% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 29,755}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 62,501 |ref = |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Praja Socialist Party |swing = }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]<br /> * [[Uttara Kannada district]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Karnataka}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Uttara Kannada district]]<br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1966]]<br /> [[Category:1966 establishments in Mysore State]]<br /> {{coord|14|74.54|display=title}}</div> OrvilleBurgos99