Uttara Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency)

Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency (formerly known as Kanara Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. Following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, the constituency was renamed, Ankola legislative assembly segment was abolished and a new legislative assembly segment, Yellapur came into existence.[1]

Assembly segments

There are 8 assembly segments under the Uttar Kannada (North Kannada) Lok Sabha seat [2]

Bhatkal
Haliyal
Karwar
Khanapur
Kittur
Kumta
Sirsi
Yellapur : new addition after 2008 delimitation

Abolished seat : Ankola vidhan sabha seat was abolished after 2008.

Six Legislative Assembly segments: Karwar, Kumta, Bhatkal, Yellapur, Sirsi and Haliyal are in Uttara Kannada district and two Legislative Assembly segments: Kittur and Khanapur are in Belgaum district.[1]

Members of Parliament

Bombay State: (as Kanara constituency)

- 1952: Joachim Piedade Alva, Indian National Congress

Mysore State: (as Kanara constituency)

- 1957: Joachim Piedade Alva, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Joachim Piedade Alva, Indian National Congress
- 1967: D. D. Dattatreya, Independent politician
- 1971: Balakrishna Venkanna Naik, Indian National Congress

Karnataka State: (as Kanara constituency)

- 1977: Balsu Pursu Kadam, Indian National Congress
- 1980: G. Devaraya Naik, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1984: G. Devaraya Naik, Indian National Congress
- 1989: G. Devaraya Naik, Indian National Congress
- 1991: G. Devaraya Naik, Indian National Congress
- 1996: Ananthkumar Hegde, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1998: Ananthkumar Hegde, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1999: Margaret Alva, Indian National Congress
- 2004: Ananthkumar Hegde, Bharatiya Janata Party[3]

From Uttara Kannada constituency:

- 2009: Ananthkumar Hegde, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2014: Ananthkumar Hegde, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2019: Ananthkumar Hegde, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

2019 Lok Sabha Election

General Election, 2019: Uttara Kannada
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Anant Kumar Hegde	7,86,042	68.15	+13.51
	JD(S)	Anand Asnotikar	3,06,393	26.56	N/A
	NOTA	None of the Above	16,017	1.39	-0.24
Margin of victory			4,79,649	41.59	+27.53
Turnout			11,54,390	74.16	+5.12
	BJP hold		Swing	+13.51

2014 Lok Sabha Election

General Election, 2014: Uttara Kannada
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Anant Kumar Hegde	5,46,939	54.64
	INC	Prashant R. Deshpande	4,06,239	40.58
	NOTA	None of the Above	16,277	1.63
Margin of victory			1,40,700	14.06
Turnout			10,01,470	69.04
	BJP hold		Swing

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References

"Congress has an uphill task ahead Constituency watch". Udayavani. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
"Statistical Report on General elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha, Volume III" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. pp. 411–2. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
"Statistical Report on General elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha, Volume I" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 89. Retrieved 2 April 2010.