Winner — 2023
Kumta was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 676 votes separated winner from runner-up.
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All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINAKAR KESHAV SHETTY | BJP (NDA) | 59,965 | 40.4% |
| 2 | SURAJ NAIK SONI | JD(S) | 59,289 | 39.9% |
| 3 | ALVA NIVEDITH | INC | 19,270 | 13.0% |
| 4 | ISHWAR GOUDA | IND | 3,588 | 2.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,085 | 1.4% |
| 6 | ROOPA GAJANAN NAIK | 1,960 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | DINESHCHANDRA N ANGADIKERI | LS | 707 | 0.5% |
| 8 | GANI IMAMSAB JAINUDDIN | IND | 686 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SUBRAHMANYA BHAT MADGUNI | IND | 522 | 0.3% |
| 10 | NAGARAJ SRIDHAR SHET | RJSMP | 458 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (115th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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median assets ₹0.63 Cr
A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.
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3 locationsFigure of a tiger opposite to English School
Figure of a tiger opposite to English School
Tombs on the right side of the Manku Kumta road
Tombs on the right side of the Manku Kumta road
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