Mangalore City South Assembly constituency

Mangalore City South
Constituency No. 203 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictDakshina Kannada
Lok Sabha constituencyDakshina Kannada
Established2008
Total electors213,244[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
D. Vedavyas Kamath
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023
Preceded byJohn Richard Lobo

Mangalore City South Assembly constituency is one of the Karnataka Legislative Assemblies or Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Karnataka. It is one of the three constituencies which represent Mangalore, the others being Mangalore and Mangalore City North.[2][3] The constituency has around 17.5% Muslims and 14% Christians.[4]

Mangalore South is part of Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
2008 N. Yogish Bhat Bharatiya Janata Party
2013 John Richard Lobo Indian National Congress
2018 D. Vedavyas Kamath Bharatiya Janata Party
2023

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Mangalore City South [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP D. Vedavyas Kamath 91,437 56.46% Increase3.49
INC John Richard Lobo 67,475 41.67% Decrease1.46
NOTA None of the above 1,203 0.74% Increase0.09
Margin of victory 23,962 14.80% Increase4.96
Turnout 162,735 66.20% Decrease1.96
Total valid votes 161,943
Registered electors 245,805 Increase2.38
BJP hold Swing Increase3.49

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Mangalore City South [6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP D. Vedavyas Kamath 86,545 52.97% Increase8.50
INC John Richard Lobo 70,470 43.13% Decrease11.16
CPI(M) Sunil Kumar Bajal 2,329 1.43% Decrease0.98
NOTA None of the above 1,063 0.65% New
Margin of victory 16,075 9.84% Increase0.01
Turnout 163,656 68.16% Increase3.64
Total valid votes 163,387
Registered electors 240,092 Increase17.08
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease1.32

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Mangalore City South [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC John Richard Lobo 67,829 54.29% Increase11.13
BJP N. Yogish Bhat 55,554 44.47% Decrease6.05
CPI(M) Vasanth Achari 3,016 2.41% Decrease1.03
SDPI Jaleel Krishnapura 1,672 1.34% New
JD(S) S. P. Changappa 1,672 1.34% New
Margin of victory 12,275 9.83% Increase2.47
Turnout 132,318 64.52% Increase0.35
Total valid votes 124,927
Registered electors 205,065 Increase10.51
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase3.77

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Mangalore City South [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP N. Yogish Bhat 60,133 50.52% New
INC Ivan D'souza 51,373 43.16% New
CPI(M) Yashavanth Maroli 4,089 3.44% New
Independent B. Vishvanatha 1,728 1.45% New
Margin of victory 8,760 7.36%
Turnout 119,073 64.17%
Total valid votes 119,022
Registered electors 185,560
BJP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Fourteenth Karnataka Legislative Assembly". kla.kar.nic.in. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Assembly Constituency Details: Mangalore City South". chanakyya.com.
  5. ^ "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Mangalore City South". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election -2018". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Karnataka 2018 - Candidate-wise Votes Details" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Chief Election Office - Karnataka. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 : To the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  9. ^ "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.

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