KUMTA
Assembly seat no. 78 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2004
MOHAN KRISHNA SHETTY
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 11
Margin, 2004
3,465
3.37% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPSHASHIBHUSHAN E HEGDE
- Votes
- 31,273
- Vote share
- 30.41%
- Behind by
- 3,465
Electors
1,47,900
Total votes polled
1,02,826
Valid votes
1,02,826
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.5%
Full result, 2004
9 candidates · 1,02,826 valid votes
MOHAN KRISHNA SHETTYINCwon
34,738
33.8%
SHASHIBHUSHAN E HEGDEBJP
31,273
30.4%
DINAKAR K SHETTYJD(S)
28,796
28.0%
GANESH SHETJP
3,296
3.2%
TIMMANNA DEVANNA HEGDEIND
1,600
1.6%
HEGDE VENKATARAMAN VASUDEVKNDP
1,222
1.2%
DR KARKI MPIND
729
0.7%
ASHOK JADUGARIND
630
0.6%
AJAY MAHADEVA SHANBHOGIND
542
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DINAKAR KESHAV SHETTY | BJP | 59,965 | 40.37% | SURAJ NAIK SONI | 676 |
| 2018 | DINAKAR KESHAV SHETTY | BJP | 59,392 | 40.63% | SHARADA MOHAN SHETTY | 32,750 |
| 2013 | SHARDA MOHAN SHETTY | INC | 36,756 | 29.58% | DINAKAR KESHAV SHETTY | 420 |
| 2008 | DINAKAR KESHAV SHETTY | JD(S) | 30,792 | 28.76% | MOHAN KRISHNA SHETTY | 20 |
| 2004 | MOHAN KRISHNA SHETTY | INC | 34,738 | 33.78% | SHASHIBHUSHAN E HEGDE | 3,465 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
