Belthangady_Assembly_constituency
Belthangady Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Karnataka legislative assembly in India
Belthangady Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Karnataka state in southwestern India.[1]
| Belthangady | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 200 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| LS constituency | Dakshina Kannada |
| Total electors | 2,28,941 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2018 |
| Preceded by | K. Vasantha Bangera |
Belthangady (constituency number 200) is one of the eight Assembly constituencies located in Dakshina Kannada district. It covers the same area as the Belthangady Taluk.[2][3]
Belthangady is part of the Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, along with seven other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely: 201. Moodabidri, 202. Mangalore City North, 203. Mangalore City South, 204. Mangalore, 205. Bantval, 206. Puttur and 207. Sullia (SC).[3]
The contest for the Belthangady legislative seat has been a thirty year contest between the Gowda family and the Bangera family, as well as one between the two Bangera brothers, Vasantha and Prabhakara.[4][5][6]
| Year | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ratnavarma Hegde | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | K. Subramanya Gowda | ||
| 1978 | K. Gangadhar Gowda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | K. Vasantha Bangera | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | K. Gangadhar Gowda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | K. Vasantha Bangera | Janata Dal | |
| 1999 | K. Prabhakar Bangera | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2008 | K. Vasantha Bangera | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Harish Poonja | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2023 | |||
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harish Poonja | 101,004 | 53.44 | ||
| INC | Rakshith Shivaram | 82,788 | 43.8 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 892 | 0.47 | ||
| Majority | 18,216 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,89,007 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Harish Poonja | 98,417 | 54.81 | ||
| INC | K. Vasantha Bangera | 75,443 | 42.02 | ||
| AIMEP | Jagannatha. M | 1,806 | 1.01 | ||
| JD(S) | Sumathi S Hegde | 1,612 | 0.90 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,245 | 0.69 | ||
| Majority | 22,974 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,79,550 | 82.01 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
- "New Dakshina Kannada Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Dakshina Kannada District. 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2009.
- "Map of Belthangady Taluk". Dakshina Kannada District. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- "Karnataka: Final Notification & Order with Table A & B, No.282/KT/2007-V" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. 2 July 2007.
- Akshatha M. (27 April 2013). "It's veteran vs political novice in Belthangady". The Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
- Special Correspondent (17 April 2013). "BJP revives 30-year-old rivalry in Belthangady". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
- Phadnis, Renuka (30 April 2013). "Veteran faces debutant's challenge in Belthangady". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013.
