DAKSHINA KANNADA
Constituency no. 17 in Karnataka · Lok Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2009.
Winner, 2019
NALIN KUMAR KATEEL
BJP
Elections held
4
2009–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 4
Margin, 2019
2,74,621
20.42% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
INCMITHUN M RAI
- Votes
- 4,99,664
- Vote share
- 37.15%
- Behind by
- 2,74,621
Electors
17,24,976
Total votes polled
13,45,039
Valid votes
13,45,039
NOTA votes
7,380
0.55% of votes polled
Turnout
78.0%
Full result, 2019
13 candidates · 13,45,039 valid votes
NALIN KUMAR KATEELBJPwon
7,74,285
57.6%
MITHUN M RAIINC
4,99,664
37.1%
MOHAMMED ELIYASSDPI
46,839
3.5%
S. SATHISH SALIANBSP
4,713
0.3%
ALEXANDERIND
2,752
0.2%
H. SURESH POOJARYIND
2,315
0.2%
VENKATESH BENDEIND
1,702
0.1%
VIJAY SHREENIVAS .CUPJP
1,629
0.1%
SUPREETH KUMAR POOJARYHJP
948
0.1%
MAXIM PINTOIND
908
0.1%
DEEPAK RAJESH COELHOIND
748
0.1%
MOHAMMAD KHALIDIND
602
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
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
