BHATKAL
Assembly seat no. 79 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | INCMANKAL VAIDYA | BJPSUNIL B. NAIK | 32,671 | 18.69% | 9 | 78.0% |
| 2018 | BJPSUNIL BILIYA NAIK | INCMANKAL VAIDYA | 5,930 | 3.57% | 6 | 78.0% |
| 2013 | INDMANKALA SUBBA VAIDYA | JD(S)ENAYATHULLAH SHABANDRI | 9,884 | 7.35% | 10 | 70.9% |
| 2008 | INCJ D NAIK | BJPNAIK SHIVANANDA NARAYANA | 12,166 | 11.09% | 8 | 63.5% |
| 20041973 boundaries | BJPSHIVANANDA NAIK | INCNAIK JD | 4,170 | 4.01% | 6 | 64.6% |
| 19991973 boundaries | INCJ.D.NAIK | BJPSHIVANANDA NAIK | 2,437 | 2.73% | 3 | 62.3% |
| 19941973 boundaries | BJPDR. U. CHITTARANJAN | INCNAIK LAXMI MANJAPPA | 22,377 | 24.97% | 5 | 68.0% |
| 19891973 boundaries | INCR. N. NAIK | JDGARDIKAR DAMODAR NARAYAN | 2,092 | 2.80% | 7 | 59.0% |
| 19851973 boundaries | JNPRAMA NARAYAN NAIK | INCGOUDA SHAMBHU NARAYAN | 10,731 | 18.77% | 5 | 61.0% |
| 19831973 boundaries | JNPNAIK RAMA NARAYAN | INCS. M. YAHYA | 2,373 | 4.10% | 2 | 67.4% |
| 19781973 boundaries | INC(I)SIDDIQ MOHAMED YAHYA BIN UMER | JNPU. CHITTARANJAN | 7,933 | 14.01% | 3 | 72.4% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BHATKAL assembly constituency in 2023?
MANKAL VAIDYA (INC) won BHATKAL in 2023, by a margin of 32,671 votes.
Which party has won BHATKAL the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has BHATKAL gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won BHATKAL the most times?
MANKAL VAIDYA, with 1 win between 2023 and 2023.







