KUMTA
Assembly seat no. 78 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2013
SHARDA MOHAN SHETTY
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 11
Margin, 2013
420
0.34% of valid votes
Result, 2013
Runner-up
JD(S)DINAKAR KESHAV SHETTY
- Votes
- 36,336
- Vote share
- 29.24%
- Behind by
- 420
Electors
1,67,620
Total votes polled
1,24,257
Valid votes
1,24,257
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.1%
Full result, 2013
11 candidates · 1,24,257 valid votes
SHARDA MOHAN SHETTYINCwon
36,756
29.6%
DINAKAR KESHAV SHETTYJD(S)
36,336
29.2%
SURAJ NAIK SONIBJP
28,411
22.9%
GOUDA GAYATRI MANJUNATHKJP
14,286
11.5%
MOHAN BAGLU PATGARIND
3,070
2.5%
NAGARAJ SHRIDHAR SHETHND
1,534
1.2%
VASANT JOGALEKARBSP
978
0.8%
MAHABALESHWAR RAMAKRISHNA BHAT MADGUNIIND
881
0.7%
ASHOK. R. MADIVAL (JADUGAR) HONAVARIND
789
0.6%
DATTARAYA HANUMANTH PATGARBSRCP
644
0.5%
SADANAND ANNAPPA DESHBHANDARIJD(U)
572
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
