Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency formerly

Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency was one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. With the implementation of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation ...

is one of the 28

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(lower house of the Indian parliament) constituencies in

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

, a state in southern

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.This constituency is closer to

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. This constituency was created as a part of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was

Nalin Kumar Kateel Nalin Niranjan Shetty Kateel (born 7 December 1966) is an Indian politician who was the 9th State President of Bharatiya Janata Party of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 till 10 November 2023 and Member of Parliament from Dakshina Kannada cons ...

of the

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(BJP). As of the latest elections in 2024, Captain Brijesh Chowta represents this constituency. It comprises whole area of

Dakshina Kannada district Dakshina Kannada district is located in the state of Karnataka in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangaluru. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east and the Arabian Sea to its west. Dakshi ...

only.

Assembly segments

Before delimitation in 2008, Belthangady Assembly segment was under Chikmagalur constituency and the Bantwal, Moodabidri Assembly segments, along with former Surathkal Assembly segment (now renamed as

Mangalore City North Mangalore City North Assembly constituency is one of the Karnataka Legislative Assemblies or Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Karnataka. Mangalore City North is part of Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency along with seven other Vidhan Sabha ...

) were under the Udupi constituency. In addition, the entire Kodagu district, comprising Madikeri, Virajpet and Somwarpet Assembly segments, was under the former

. After delimitation, Ullal and Mangalore Assembly segments were also renamed as

Mangalore Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...

and

Mangalore City South 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 Ci ...

. As of 2019, Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following

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(legislative assembly) segments:

Members of Parliament

Election results

General Election 2024

2019

General election 2014

General election 2009

References

External links

Dakshina Kannada lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
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