Assembly constituency 79, Karnataka
Bhatkal
Mankal Vaidya (INC) won the 2023 election by 32,671 votes, taking 57.45% of the vote to Sunil B. Naik (BJP)'s 38.80%. Below is every result here since 2009.
Latest winnerINCMankal Vaidya, 2023
Winner's vote share, 202357.45%runner-up 38.80%
Winning margin, 202332,67118.69% of votes cast
Elections on record3INC 1, BJP 1, IND 1
Result by result
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Assembly | Bhatkal Seat 79 | Mankal Vaidya INC | 1,00,442 57.5% | Sunil B. Naik BJP | 67,771 38.8% | 32,671 votes 18.69% | 78.0% |
| 2018 | Assembly | Bhatkal Seat 79 | Sunil Biliya Naik BJP | 83,172 50.1% | Mankal Vaidya INC | 77,242 47.1% | 5,930 votes 3.57% | 78.0% |
| 2013 | Assembly | Bhatkal Seat 79 | Mankala Subba Vaidya IND | 37,319 27.7% | Enayathullah Shabandri JD(S) | 27,435 20.4% | 9,884 votes 7.35% | 70.9% |
Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.