Existence 2008–present Elected Year 2014 Member of parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel State Karnataka Female electors 790,781 | Current MP Nalin Kumar Kateel Total Electors 1,565,281 Party Bharatiya Janata Party Male electors 774,500 | |
Assembly Constituencies Belthangady, Moodabidri, Mangalore City North, Mangalore City South, Mangalore, Bantval, Puttur, and Sullia (SC). Last election Indian general election, 2014 Assembly segments Mangalore City South, Sullia, Bantval, Moodabidri, Mangalore City North, Belthangady, Mangalore, Puttur | ||
Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituencies in Karnataka, a state in southern India. This constituency was created as a part of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Nalin Kumar Kateel of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As of the latest elections in 2014, Kateel represents this constituency.
Assembly segments
As of 2014, Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
Before delimitation in 2008, Belthangady Assembly segment was under Chikmagalur constituency and the Bantwal and Moodabidri Assembly segments, and the former Surathkal Assembly segment (now renamed as Mangalore City North) were under the Udupi constituency. In addition, the entire Kodagu district, comprising Madikeri, Virajpet and Somwarpet Assembly segments, was under the former Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency. After delimitation, Ullal and Mangalore Assembly segments were also renamed as Mangalore and Mangalore City South.