Karnataka · AC 78
Kumta
Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Election 1978 · Uttara Kannada
85,720
Electors
58,440
Votes polled
68.18%
Turnout
2,893
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Naik Seetaram Vasudev
Won
Male
|
INC(I) | 27,894 | 47.73% |
| 2 |
Naik Ranayya Shivappa
Male
|
JnP | 25,001 | 42.78% |
| 3 |
Naik Ramakant Raghavendra
Male
|
INC | 2,573 | 4.40% |
| 4 |
Gajanan Krishna Bhat
Male
|
IND | 1,247 | 2.13% |
| 5 |
Naik Nalini Balakrishna
Female
|
IND | 918 | 1.57% |
| 6 |
Venkatraman Krishna Gaonkar
Male
|
IND | 807 | 1.38% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Kumta Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
Dinakar Keshav Shetty
Male
BJP
|
40.37% |
A Lady Farmer Suraj Naik Soni
Male
JD(S)
|
39.92% |
| 2018 |
Dinakar Keshav Shetty
Male
BJP
|
40.63% |
Sharada Mohan Shetty
Female
INC
|
18.23% |
| 2013 |
Sharda Mohan Shetty
Female
INC
|
29.58% |
Dinakar Keshav Shetty
Male
JD(S)
|
29.24% |
| 2008 |
1 Dinakar Keshav Shetty
Male
JD(S)
|
28.76% |
2 Mohan Krishna Shetty
Male
INC
|
28.74% |
| 2004 |
Mohan Krishna Shetty
Male
INC
|
— |
Shashibhushan E Hegde
Male
BJP
|
— |
| 1999 |
Mohan K Shetty
Male
INC
|
51.20% |
Dr. Karki Mp
Male
BJP
|
37.22% |
| 1994 |
Karki M.P
Male
BJP
|
34.06% |
Dinakar Keshav Shetty
Male
JD
|
29.14% |
| 1989 |
Gouda Krishna Hanuma
Male
INC
|
43.86% |
Kamalakar Gokaran
Male
JD
|
30.69% |
| 1985 |
Gouda Narayan Holiyappa
Male
JnP
|
47.76% |
Nayak Honnappa Lakshman
Male
INC
|
35.03% |
| 1983 |
Karki M. P
Male
BJP
|
37.29% |
Nayak Seetaram Vasudev
Male
INC
|
33.78% |
| 1978 |
Naik Seetaram Vasudev
Male
INC(I)
|
47.73% |
Naik Ranayya Shivappa
Male
JnP
|
42.78% |
| 1967 |
H. R. Manjanath
Male
IND
|
70.75% |
M. V. Vimalanand
Male
INC
|
25.30% |