DAKSHINA KANNADA
Constituency no. 17 in Karnataka · Lok Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2009.
Winner, 2024
CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA
BJP
Elections held
4
2009–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 4
Margin, 2024
1,49,208
10.54% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
INCPADMARAJ.R.POOJARY
- Votes
- 6,14,924
- Vote share
- 43.43%
- Behind by
- 1,49,208
Electors
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Total votes polled
14,15,770
Valid votes
14,15,770
NOTA votes
23,576
1.67% of votes polled
Turnout
—
Full result, 2024
9 candidates · 14,15,770 valid votes
CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTABJPwon
7,64,132
54.0%
PADMARAJ.R.POOJARYINC
6,14,924
43.4%
KANTHAPPA ALANGARBSP
4,232
0.3%
DURGA PRASADKSPU
2,592
0.2%
SUPREETH KUMAR POOJARY KATEELIND
1,901
0.1%
MAXIM PINTOIND
1,690
0.1%
DEEPAK RAJESH COELHOIND
976
0.1%
PRAJAAKEEYA MANOHARAUPP
971
0.1%
RANJINI. MKRSN
776
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA | BJP | 7,64,132 | 53.97% | PADMARAJ.R.POOJARY | 1,49,208 |
| 2019 | NALIN KUMAR KATEEL | BJP | 7,74,285 | 57.57% | MITHUN M RAI | 2,74,621 |
| 2014 | NALIN KUMAR KATEEL | BJP | 6,42,739 | 53.23% | JANARDHANA POOJARY | 1,43,709 |
| 2009 | NALIN KUMAR KATEEL | BJP | 4,99,385 | 49.16% | JANARDHANA POOJARY | 40,420 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- BJP4 wins