In Karnataka Assembly Election 2023, Kumta constituency (AC No. 78) in Uttara 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.
Kumta 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 Kumta 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 Dinakar Keshav Shetty won the Kumta Assembly seat after securing 59392 votes. The BJP candidate defeated INC candidate Sharada Mohan Shetty by a margin of 32750 votes.
In 2018, Kumta constituency had 180394 electors, including 90876 males and 89517 females.
The constituency had 1 third gender voter in 2018.
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.