Ayush Jain

Assembly constituency 78, Karnataka

Kumta

Dinakar Keshav Shetty (BJP) won the 2023 election by 676 votes, taking 40.37% of the vote to Suraj Naik Soni (JD(S))'s 39.90%. Below is every result here since 2009.

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Latest winnerBJPDinakar Keshav Shetty, 2023
Winner's vote share, 202340.37%runner-up 39.90%
Winning margin, 20236760.46% of votes cast
Elections on record3BJP 2, INC 1

Result by result

2013 INC 36,756 29.6% vs 29.2%2018 BJP 59,392 40.6% vs 18.5%2023 BJP 59,965 40.4% vs 39.9%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2023AssemblyKumta
Seat 78		Dinakar Keshav Shetty
BJP		59,965
40.4%		Suraj Naik Soni
JD(S)		59,289
39.9%		676 votes
0.46%		77.1%
2018AssemblyKumta
Seat 78		Dinakar Keshav Shetty
BJP		59,392
40.6%		Sharada Mohan Shetty
INC		26,642
18.5%		32,750 votes
22.40%		81.6%
2013AssemblyKumta
Seat 78		Sharda Mohan Shetty
INC		36,756
29.6%		Dinakar Keshav Shetty
JD(S)		36,336
29.2%		420 votes
0.34%		74.1%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.