https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Karkala_Assembly_constituency Karkala Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T14:26:00Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Karkala_Assembly_constituency&diff=508594&oldid=prev Shamimulislam at 03:26, 14 April 2026 2026-04-14T03:26:49Z <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 = Karkala<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 122<br /> | map_image = 122-Karkala constituency.svg<br /> | state = [[Karnataka]]<br /> | district = [[Udupi district|Udupi]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency|Udupi Chikmagalur]]<br /> | established = 1951<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | electors = {{formatnum:190611}}&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 |url-access=limited}}&lt;/ref&gt;{{update after|2028|7}}<br /> | mla = [[V. Sunil Kumar]]<br /> | party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br /> | preceded_by = [[H. Gopal Bhandary]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Karkala 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 [[Udupi district]].<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;#ABDADC&quot; | [[1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election|1952]] || [[A. B. Shetty]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | [[1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1957]] || Hegde Kanthappa Khedinji<br /> |-<br /> | Manjappa Ullal<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1962]] || Dayanand. R. Kalle || {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || B. R. Shetty || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || rowspan=&quot;6&quot; | [[Veerappa Moily]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]] || [[H. Gopal Bhandary]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]] || [[V. Sunil Kumar]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || [[H. Gopal Bhandary]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]] || rowspan=&quot;3&quot; | [[V. Sunil Kumar]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]<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]] : Karkala &lt;ref name=election2023/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Karkala&quot;&gt;{{cite news |title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Karkala |url=https://results.eci.gov.inhttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karkala_Assembly_constituency&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6#/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10122.htm?ac=122 |access-date=6 May 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=13 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506092832/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10122.htm?ac=122 |archive-date=6 May 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[V. Sunil Kumar]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 77,028 |percentage = 49.11% |change = {{decrease}}13.41 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Udaya Shetty Muniyal |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 72,426 |percentage = 46.18% |change = {{increase}}12.82 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Pramod Muthalik |party = Independent politician |votes = 4,508 |percentage = 2.87% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 921 |percentage = 0.59% |change = {{decrease}}0.33 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,602 |percentage = 2.93% |change = {{decrease}}26.24 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 156,964 |percentage = 82.35% |change = {{increase}}1.69 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 156,843}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 190,611 |ref = |change = {{increase}}5.29 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}13.41 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2018 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &lt;ref name=&quot;election2018&quot;&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/6933-karnataka-2018/ |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 4 February 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[V. Sunil Kumar]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 91,245 |percentage = 62.52% |change = {{increase}}8.30 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[H. Gopal Bhandary]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 48,679 |percentage = 33.36% |change = {{decrease}}17.31 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Maksood Ahamed |party = All India Mahila Empowerment Party |votes = 1,817 |percentage = 1.25% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Uday Kumar |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 1,348 |percentage = 0.92% |change = {{increase}}0.19 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 1,340 |percentage = 0.92% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 42,566 |percentage = 29.17% |change = {{increase}}25.62 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 146,016 |percentage = 80.66% |change = {{decrease}}0.40 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 145,935}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 181,031 |ref = |change = {{increase}}12.43 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}8.30 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2013 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &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 = [[V. Sunil Kumar]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 65,039 |percentage = 54.22% |change = {{increase}}4.91 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[H. Gopal Bhandary]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 60,785 |percentage = 50.67% |change = {{decrease}}0.02 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Walter D&#039;souza |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 1,302 |percentage = 1.09% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Anna Sunil Soans |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 878 |percentage = 0.73% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = U. K. Syad |party = Independent politician |votes = 873 |percentage = 0.73% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 4,254 |percentage = 3.55% |change = {{increase}}2.17 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 130,512 |percentage = 81.06% |change = {{increase}}2.91 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 119,957}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 161,012 |ref = |change = {{increase}}12.80 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}3.53 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &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 = [[H. Gopal Bhandary]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 56,529 |percentage = 50.69% |change = {{increase}}7.60 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[V. Sunil Kumar]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 54,992 |percentage = 49.31% |change = {{decrease}}3.76 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 1,537 |percentage = 1.38% |change = {{decrease}}8.61 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 111,546 |percentage = 78.15% |change = {{increase}}4.37 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 111,521}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 142,739 |ref = |change = {{increase}}7.26 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = {{decrease}}2.38 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2004 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &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 = [[V. Sunil Kumar]] |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 52,061 |percentage = 53.07% |change = {{increase}}16.60 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = [[H. Gopal Bhandary]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 42,266 |percentage = 43.09% |change = {{decrease}}19.59 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Pandarinatha Shenoy. Y |party = Kannada Nadu Party |votes = 2,205 |percentage = 2.25% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Anand Bandimata. C |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 1,560 |percentage = 1.59% |change = {{increase}}0.75 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 9,795 |percentage = 9.99% |change = {{decrease}}16.22 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 98,185 |percentage = 73.78% |change = {{increase}}5.38 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 98,092}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 133,079 |ref = |change = {{increase}}12.72 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}9.61 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1999 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &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 = [[H. Gopal Bhandary]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 49,591 |percentage = 62.68% |change = {{increase}}16.04 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. P. Shenoy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 28,857 |percentage = 36.47% |change = {{increase}}11.18 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. N. Jayakumar |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 668 |percentage = 0.84% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 20,734 |percentage = 26.21% |change = {{increase}}4.86 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 80,759 |percentage = 68.40% |change = {{decrease}}1.69 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 79,116}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,634 |percentage = 2.02% |change = {{increase}}0.63 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 118,064 |ref = |change = {{increase}}5.53 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}16.04 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1994 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &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 = [[Veerappa Moily]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 36,068 |percentage = 46.64% |change = {{decrease}}10.16 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. P. Shenoy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 19,558 |percentage = 25.29% |change = {{increase}}15.06 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Balaraj Rai |party = Janata Dal |votes = 11,017 |percentage = 14.25% |change = {{decrease}}16.64 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. Kumara |party = Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee |votes = 9,545 |percentage = 12.34% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 16,510 |percentage = 21.35% |change = {{decrease}}4.56 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 78,418 |percentage = 70.09% |change = {{increase}}1.23 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 77,330}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,088 |percentage = 1.39% |change = {{decrease}}1.96 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 111,881 |ref = |change = {{increase}}2.73 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}10.16 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1989 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &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 = [[Veerappa Moily]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 41,171 |percentage = 56.80% |change = {{increase}}3.61 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. K. Vijaya Kumar |party = Janata Dal |votes = 22,391 |percentage = 30.89% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. S. Bhandary |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 7,416 |percentage = 10.23% |change = {{decrease}}34.74 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Chandrakeerthi Jain |party = Janata Party |votes = 1,077 |percentage = 1.49% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 18,780 |percentage = 25.91% |change = {{increase}}17.69 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 74,993 |percentage = 68.86% |change = {{decrease}}4.03 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 72,482}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 2,511 |percentage = 3.35% |change = {{increase}}2.35 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 108,913 |ref = |change = {{increase}}25.43 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}3.61 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &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 = [[Veerappa Moily]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 33,330 |percentage = 53.19% |change = {{increase}}1.34 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. K. Vijaya Kumar |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 28,178 |percentage = 44.97% |change = {{increase}}4.81 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 5,152 |percentage = 8.22% |change = {{decrease}}3.48 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 63,293 |percentage = 72.89% |change = {{increase}}3.24 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 62,663}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 630 |percentage = 1.00% |change = {{decrease}}0.52 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 86,829 |ref = |change = {{increase}}17.97 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}1.34 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &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 = [[Veerappa Moily]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 26,176 |percentage = 51.85% |change = {{increase}}48.64 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. K. Vijaya Kumar |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 20,272 |percentage = 40.16% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = A. C. Amin |party = Janata Party |votes = 3,352 |percentage = 6.64% |change = {{decrease}}32.30 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. Parmanand Kukian |party = Independent politician |votes = 682 |percentage = 1.35% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 5,904 |percentage = 11.70% |change = {{decrease}}4.92 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 51,259 |percentage = 69.65% |change = {{decrease}}7.86 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 50,482}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 777 |percentage = 1.52% |change = {{decrease}}0.05 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 73,600 |ref = |change = {{increase}}4.19 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Indian National Congress (I) |swing = {{decrease}}3.71 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1978 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &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 = [[Veerappa Moily]] |party = Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 29,941 |percentage = 55.56% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. K. Vijaya Kumar |party = Janata Party |votes = 20,985 |percentage = 38.94% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Vittal Salian |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 1,732 |percentage = 3.21% |change = {{decrease}}64.52 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = R. Nirmala Kumar |party = Independent politician |votes = 576 |percentage = 1.07% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. Krishna Moorthy |party = Independent politician |votes = 407 |percentage = 0.76% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 8,956 |percentage = 16.62% |change = {{decrease}}37.16 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 54,753 |percentage = 77.51% |change = {{increase}}14.25 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 53,893}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 860 |percentage = 1.57% |change = {{increase}}1.57 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,641 |ref = |change = {{increase}}17.04 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress (I) |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}12.17 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &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 = [[Veerappa Moily]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 25,360 |percentage = 67.73% |change = {{increase}}26.47 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sunder Hegde |party = Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes = 5,224 |percentage = 13.95% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bola Raghurama Shetty |party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 4,303 |percentage = 11.49% |change = {{decrease}}45.55 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Perody Vittal Shetty |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,214 |percentage = 5.91% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Y. Thanyappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 340 |percentage = 0.91% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 20,136 |percentage = 53.78% |change = {{increase}}38.00 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 38,184 |percentage = 63.26% |change = {{decrease}}5.42 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 37,441}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 60,356 |ref = |change = {{increase}}11.39 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Jana Sangh |swing = {{increase}}10.69 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &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 = B. R. Shetty |party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes = 20,112 |percentage = 57.04% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = N. Hegde |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 14,548 |percentage = 41.26% |change = {{increase}}2.29 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. V. Kini |party = Independent politician |votes = 600 |percentage = 1.70% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 5,564 |percentage = 15.78% |change = {{decrease}}4.31 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 37,211 |percentage = 68.68% |change = {{increase}}4.05 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 35,260}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 54,182 |ref = |change = {{increase}}16.45 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Bharatiya Jana Sangh |loser = Praja Socialist Party |swing = {{decrease}}2.01 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1962 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Mysore_1962.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006093153/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Mysore_1962.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Dayanand. R. Kalle |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 17,234 |percentage = 59.05% |change = {{increase}}21.87 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. K. Hegde |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 11,372 |percentage = 38.97% |change = {{decrease}}23.85 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = R. Devaraya Shenoy |party = Independent politician |votes = 578 |percentage = 1.98% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 5,862 |percentage = 20.09% |change = {{decrease}}5.55 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 30,071 |percentage = 64.63% |change = {{increase}}19.32 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 29,184}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 46,527 |ref = |change = {{decrease}}50.39 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Praja Socialist Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}3.77 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1957 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Mysore_1957.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111195053/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Mysore_1957.pdf |archive-date=11 January 2012|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Hegde Kanthappa Khedinji |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 26,696 |percentage = 62.82% |change = {{increase}}16.22 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sheonoy Devaraya Ranga. R |party = Praja Socialist Party |votes = 15,801 |percentage = 37.18% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Manjappa Ullal |party = Indian National Congress |votes = |percentage = |change = }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 10,895 |percentage = 25.64% |change = {{increase}}15.58 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 42,497 |percentage = 45.31% |change = {{decrease}}14.01 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 42,497}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 93,788 |ref = |change = {{increase}}41.12 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}16.22 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1952 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election]] : Karkala &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| last = Election Commission of India| title=Statistical Report on General Election 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras| url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf| access-date=2014-10-14|archive-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = [[A. B. Shetty]] |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 18,370 |percentage = 46.60% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Dharmasamarajaya |party = Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes = 14,404 |percentage = 36.54% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = R. Shenoi Devaraya |party = Independent politician |votes = 6,649 |percentage = 16.87% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 3,966 |percentage = 10.06% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 39,423 |percentage = 59.32% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 39,423}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 66,461 |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 /> * [[Udupi district]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Karnataka}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|13.22|75|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Udupi district]]<br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br /> [[Category:1951 establishments in Mysore State]]</div> Shamimulislam