# Surathkal Assembly constituency

Surathkal was one of the Karnataka Legislative Assemblies or Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Karnataka. It was part of Udupi Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1951-1957: Seat does not exist. See Mulki and Mangalore ||||
| 1957 | B. R. Karkera | Indian National Congress |
| 1959 | K. Doomappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Sanjeevanatha Aikala | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1967 | P. V. Aithala | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1972 | B. Subbayya Shetty | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | B. Subbayya Shetty | Indian National Congress |
| 1983 | Lokayya Shetty | Janata Party |
| 1985 | N. M. Adyanthaya | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Vijaya Kumar Shetty | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Kumble Sundara Rao | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Vijaya Kumar Shetty | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | J. Krishna Palemar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2008 onwards: Seat does not exist. See Moodabidri and Mangalore City North ||||

## Election results
### 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Surathkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | J. Krishna Palemar | 57,808 | 48.70 |
| | INC | Vijay Kumar Shetty | 54,496 | 45.91 |
| | JD(S) | Suresh Chandra Shetty | 4,136 | 3.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,312 | 2.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,18,685 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Surathkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Vijay Kumar Shetty | 53,749 | 52.67 |
| | BJP | Kumble Sundara Rao | 46,760 | 45.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,989 | 6.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,02,047 | 68.27 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Surathkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Kumble Sundara Rao | 29,589 | 35.51 |
| | INC | Vijay Kumar Shetty | 25,587 | 30.71 |
| | JD | Anthony D'Souza | 12,375 | 14.85 |
| | Independent | N. M. Adyanthaya | 8,816 | 10.58 |
| | Karnataka Congress Party | S. V. Amin | 5,076 | 6.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,002 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,329 | 63.07 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Surathkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Vijay Kumar Shetty | 35,230 | 45.29 |
| | JD | B. Subbayya Shetty | 20,000 | 25.71 |
| | BJP | Ramchandra Baikampady | 17,406 | 22.38 |
| | JP | Madanmohan Naik | 4,430 | 5.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,230 | 19.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,781 | 65.8 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Surathkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | N. M. Adyanthaya | 31,846 | 54.59 |
| | JP | Lokayya Shetty | 25,745 | 44.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,101 | 10.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,338 | 66.21 |
| | INC gain from JP | INC gain from JP | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Surathkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP | Lokayya Shetty | 29,082 | 61.83 |
| | INC | N. M. Adyanthaya | 17,951 | 38.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,131 | 23.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,033 | 64.66 |
| | JP gain from INC(I) | JP gain from INC(I) | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Surathkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | B. Subbayya Shetty | 29,452 | 58.63 |
| | JP | J. R. Pais | 15,203 | 30.26 |
| | Independent | P. C. Srinivas Rao | 2,635 | 5.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,249 | 28.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,237 | 74.54 |
| | INC(I) gain from INC | INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Surathkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | B. Subbayya Shetty | 27,720 | 64.3 |
| | SWA | Rathankumar Kattemar | 6,148 | 14.26 |
| | ABJS | Raghunath Kotenkar | 5,254 | 12.19 |
| | INC(O) | Prabhakar Rai | 3,257 | 7.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,572 | 50.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,111 | 66.57 |
| | INC gain from PSP | INC gain from PSP | Swing | |

### 1967

1967 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Surathkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PSP | P. V. Aithal | 25,090 | 61.68 |
| | INC | K. Nagappa Alva | 15,586 | 38.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,504 | 23.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,676 | 75.91 |
| | PSP hold | PSP hold | Swing | |

### 1962

1962 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Surathkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PSP | Sanjeevnath Aikal | 13,148 | 48.9 |
| | INC | K. Doomappa | 9,981 | 37.12 |
| | Independent | Marian Pais | 3,230 | 12.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,167 | 11.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,888 | 53.5 |
| | PSP gain from INC | PSP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1957

1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Surathkal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | B. R. Karkera | 15,629 | 57.0 |
| | PSP | Sanjeevnath Aikal | 11,789 | 43.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,840 | 14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,418 | 51.83 |
| | INC gain from | INC gain from | Swing | |