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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 120 · 2023

Udupi

Winner — 2023

YASHPAL A SUVARNA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 58.5%INC 38.7%6 others 2.8%
Votes
97,079
58.5% share
Winning margin
32,776
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
75.9%
of 2,18,874

Udupi is a safe seat — YASHPAL A SUVARNA won by 19.7%.

Seat history

4 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.44 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
YASHPAL A SUVARNA
BJP (NDA)
97,07958.5%
2
PRASADRAJ KANCHAN
INC
64,30338.7%
NOTA
NOTA
1,3160.8%
4
NITHIN.V.POOJARY
UPJP
1,1190.7%
5
DAKSHATH. R. SHETTY
JD(S)
8450.5%
6
PRABHAKAR POOJARI (THOTTAM)
6400.4%
7
SHEKAR HAVANJE
RPIK
4350.3%
8
RAMDAS BHAT
KRS
3230.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (129th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 2.1% · max 28.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
129th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
75th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 58.5%INC 38.7%OTH 2.0%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.44 Cr

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,77,361
Density
329 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,582 km²
SC population6.4%
ST population4.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 8.2%Christian 5.6%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity91.3%
Sanitation87.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.3%
Women literate90.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel67.8%
Health insurance50.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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