In Karnataka Assembly Election 2023, Puttur constituency (AC No. 206) in Dakshina Kannada district voted on May 10. Over 5 crore registered voters were eligible to exercise their franchise in Karnataka polls this year.
The term of the 224-member Legislative Assembly of Karnataka is scheduled to end on May 24, 2023.
Puttur is one of 104 Assembly seats won by the BJP in 2018 elections.
Use the map below to check the winner and the winning party of the Puttur constituency in the Karnataka election 2023. You can also check the winning margin and details of the runner-up party and candidate.
In Karnataka election 2018, BJP candidate Sanjeeva Matandoor won the Puttur Assembly seat after securing 90073 votes. The BJP candidate defeated INC candidate Shakunthala.T. Shetty by a margin of 19477 votes.
In 2018, Puttur constituency had 201948 electors, including 100683 males and 101265 females.
After the 2018 polls, JD(S) and Congress formed a coalition government with H D Kumaraswamy as the Chief Minister.
However, the coalition government collapsed in 2019 following resignations of 13 rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs. The BJP subsequently formed a government with B S Yediyurappa becoming the Chief Minister.
In 2021, the BJP strongman resigned from the CM's post after which Basavaraj Bommai became the CM.