Uttara Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency)

Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency (formerly known as Kanara Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (parliamuchjcvjk


entary) constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. Following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, the constituency was renamed, Ankola legislative assembly segment was abolished and a new legislative assembly segment, Yellapur came into existence.[1]

Assembly segments

There are 8 assembly segments under the Uttar Kannada (North Kannada) Lok Sabha seat [2]

  • Bhatkal
  • Haliyal
  • Karwar
  • Khanapur
  • Kittur
  • Kumta
  • Sirsi
  • Yellapur : new addition after 2008 delimitation

  • Abolished seat : Ankola vidhan sabha seat was abolished after 2008.


Six Legislative Assembly segments: Karwar, Kumta, Bhatkal, Yellapur, Sirsi and Haliyal are in Uttara Kannada district and two Legislative Assembly segments: Kittur and Khanapur are in Belgaum district.[1]

Members of Parliament

Bombay State: (as Kanara constituency)

Mysore State: (as Kanara constituency)

Karnataka State: (as Kanara constituency)

From Uttara Kannada constituency:

Election Results

2019 Lok Sabha Election

General Election, 2019: Uttara Kannada
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Anant Kumar Hegde 7,86,042 68.15 +13.51
JD(S) Anand Asnotikar 3,06,393 26.56 N/A
NOTA None of the Above 16,017 1.39 -0.24
Margin of victory 4,79,649 41.59 +27.53
Turnout 11,54,390 74.16 +5.12
BJP hold Swing +13.51

2014 Lok Sabha Election

General Election, 2014: Uttara Kannada
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Anant Kumar Hegde 5,46,939 54.64
INC Prashant R. Deshpande 4,06,239 40.58
NOTA None of the Above 16,277 1.63
Margin of victory 1,40,700 14.06
Turnout 10,01,470 69.04
BJP hold Swing

References

  1. "Congress has an uphill task ahead Constituency watch". Udayavani. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  2. "Statistical Report on General elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha, Volume III" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. pp. 411–2. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  3. https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1999-election-results.html
  4. "Statistical Report on General elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha, Volume I" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 89. Retrieved 2 April 2010.

See also

  • List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

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