Lok Sabha constituency 17, Karnataka
Dakshina Kanna
Captain Brijesh Chowta (BJP) won the 2024 election by 1,49,208 votes, taking 54.00% of the vote to Padmaraj.R.Poojary (INC)'s 43.40%. Below is every result here since 2009.
Latest winnerBJPCaptain Brijesh Chowta, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202454.00%runner-up 43.40%
Winning margin, 20241,49,20810.54% of votes cast
Elections on record2BJP 2
Result by result
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lok Sabha | Dakshina Kanna Seat 17 | Captain Brijesh Chowta BJP | 7,64,132 54.0% | Padmaraj.R.Poojary INC | 6,14,924 43.4% | 1,49,208 votes 10.54% | 77.9% |
| 2019 | Lok Sabha | Dakshina Kanna Seat 17 | Nalin Kumar Kateel BJP | 7,74,285 57.6% | Mithun M Rai INC | 4,99,664 37.1% | 2,74,621 votes 20.42% | 78.0% |
Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.