NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party's Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri won the Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency with a margin of 3,37,428 votes.
The Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, previously referred to as the Canara Lok Sabha constituency, is one of the 28 parliamentary constituencies in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. The constituency underwent a name change following the 2008 delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, highlighting its importance within the state's political sphere.
During the third phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which took place on May 7, Uttara Kannada witnessed an impressive voter turnout of 76.53%.
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Lok Sabha Election ResultsUttara Kannada Lok Sabha Election Results 2024
|
Candidate Name
| Party Name
| Votes
| Position
|
Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
| BJP
| 7,82,495
| won
|
Anjali Nimbalkar
| Congress
| 4,45,067
| Lost
|
Aravind Gowda
| IND
| 904
| Lost
|
Vinayak Naik
| KRS
| 1,263
| Lost
|
Key candidates in the 2024 elections included Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri from the BJP, Anjali Nimbalkar from the INC, and Niranjan Sardesai from MES.
Sr No.
| Candidate
| Party
| Assets (Rs)
| Criminal
Antecedents
|
1
| Hegde Vishweshwar
| BJP
| Rs 16,74,09,004
~ 16 Crore++
| NO
|
2
| Anjali Nimbalkar
| INC
| Rs 15,78,17,912
~ 15 Crore+
| YES
|
3
| Aravind Gowda
| IND
| Rs 2,85,000
~ 2 Lacs+
| no
|
4
| Avinash Narayan Patil
| IND
| Rs 3,19,80,000
~ 3 Crore+
| no
|
5
| Chidanand H Harijan
| IND
| Rs 16,31,000
~ 16 Lacs+
| no
|
6
| Ganapati Hegde
| SUCI(C)
| Rs 5,25,655
5 Lacs+
| no
|
7
| Krishna Hanumantappa Balegara
| IND
| Rs 18,12,941
~ 18 Lacs+
| no
|
8
| Krishnaji Patil
| IND
| Rs 10,20,30,327
~ 10 Crore
| no
|
9
| Nagaraj Anant Shirali
| IND
| Rs 44,08,500
~ 44 Lacs+
| NO
|
10
| Niranjan Udaysinh Sirdesai
| IND
| Rs 17,03,45,415
17 crore+
| NO
|
11
| Rajshekar Hindalagi
| IND
| Rs 17,30,000
~ 17 Lacs+
| NO
|
12
| Sunil Pawar
| Uttama Prajaakeeya Party
| Rs 1,86,500
~ 1 Lacs+
| NO
|
13
| Vinayak Naik
| Karnataka Rashtra Samithi
| Rs 4,91,220
~ 4 Lacs+
| NO
|
The 2019 general elections saw BJP's Anant Kumar Hegde clinching victory with an impressive 786,042 votes, which accounted for 68.15% of the total votes polled. Anand Asnotikar from JD(S), his nearest rival, managed to secure 3,06,393 votes, representing 26.56% of the total vote share.
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Karnataka Lok Sabha Election ResultsIn a similar vein, the 2014 elections witnessed BJP's Anant Kumar Hegde emerging triumphant with 5,46,939 votes, comprising 54.64% of the total votes polled. Prashant R. Deshpande from INC, his primary contender, garnered 4,06,239 votes, accounting for 40.58% of the vote share.
As per the 2011 Census data, Uttara Kannada showcases an overall literacy rate of 84.06%, with the male literacy rate at 89.63% and the female literacy rate at 78.39%.
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