# Mangalore Assembly constituency

Mangalore Assembly constituency (former name Ullal) is one of the Karnataka Legislative Assemblies or Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Karnataka, India which belongs to Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency. Mangalore constituency, along with Mangalore City South and Mangalore City North, represents Mangalore City. The constituency has 45% Muslims population and 6% Christians.

## History

As per the "delimitation notification" issued by the Union Government in 2007, Vittla Assembly constituency was merged with Mangalore constituency which was previously known as Ullal.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Member | Party | Party |
| 1952 | L. C. Pais | | Indian National Congress |

### Mysore State

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1957 | Gajanan Pandit | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | A. Krishna Shetty | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | B. M. Idinabba | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | U. T. Fareed | Indian National Congress |

### Karnataka

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1973 - 2008. See Ullal ||||
| 2008 | U. T. Khader | Indian National Congress |
| 2013 | U. T. Khader | Indian National Congress |
| 2018 | U. T. Khader | Indian National Congress |
| 2023 | U. T. Khader | Indian National Congress |
^by-election

## Election results
### 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | U. T. Khader | 83,219 | 52.01 | −2.11 |
| | BJP | Sathish Kumpala | 60,429 | 37.77 | −3.12 |
| | SDPI | Riyaz Farangipete | 15,054 | 9.41 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 720 | 0.45 | −0.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,790 | 14.24 | +1.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 159,999 | 77.99 | +1.69 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | U. T. Khader | 80,813 | 54.11 |
| | BJP | Santhosh Kumar Rai Boliyaru | 61,074 | 40.89 |
| | JD(S) | K.Ashraf | 3,692 | 2.47 |
| | CPI(M) | Nithin Kuthar | 2,372 | 1.59 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 821 | 0.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,739 | 13.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,358 | 76.3 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 2013

The constituency had a total of 15 contestants in the 2013 election, out of which seven were independent candidates.
Karnataka Assembly Election 2013: Mangalore :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | U.T.Khadar | 69,450 | 55.59 | N/A |
| BJP | Sri Chandrahasa Ullala | 40,339 | 32.29 | N/A |
| SDPI | Mahammed Akram Hasan | 4,808 | 3.85 | N/A |
| INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 29,051 | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mangalore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | L. C. Pais | 22,285 | 44.67% | 44.67% |
| | CPI | A. Shantha Ram Pai | 13,818 | 27.70% | |
| | Independent | C. L. Lobo | 6,649 | 13.33% | |
| | SP | D. Mohan Rao | 3,465 | 6.95% | |
| | ABJS | W. Anantha Mallaya | 2,949 | 5.91% | |
| | Independent | Y. Krishna Rao | 724 | 1.45% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,467 | 16.97% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,890 | 61.15% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,580 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |