# Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituency

Uttara Kannada (formerly known as Canara), sometimes called Karwar, is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. Following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, the constituency was renamed.

## Assembly segments

There are 8 assembly segments under the Uttar Kannada (North Kannada) Lok Sabha seat
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) |
| 14 | Khanapur | Belagavi | Vitthal Halagekar | BJP | BJP |
| 15 | Kittur | Belagavi | Babasaheb Patil | INC | BJP |
| 76 | Haliyal | Uttara Kannada | R. V. Deshpande | INC | BJP |
| 77 | Karwar | Uttara Kannada | Satish Krishna Sail | INC | BJP |
| 78 | Kumta | Uttara Kannada | Dinakar Keshav Shetty | BJP | BJP |
| 79 | Bhatkal | Uttara Kannada | M. S. Vaidya | INC | BJP |
| 80 | Sirsi | Uttara Kannada | Bhimanna T. Naik | INC | BJP |
| 81 | Yellapur | Uttara Kannada | Shivaram Hebbar | BJP | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Joachim Alva | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Joachim Alva | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Joachim Alva | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Dinakara Desai | Independent |
| 1971 | B. V. Naik | Indian National Congress |
| 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 | Anantkumar Hegde | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Anantkumar Hegde | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Margaret Alva | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Anantkumar Hegde | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Anantkumar Hegde | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Anantkumar Hegde | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Anantkumar Hegde | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Uttar Kannada :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri | 782,495 | 61.97 | −6.18 |
| | INC | Anjali Nimbalkar | 4,45,067 | 35.25 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 10,176 | 0.81 | −0.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,37,428 | 26.72 | −14.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,62,761 | 76.53 | +2.37 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

General Election, 2019: Uttara Kannada :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Anant Kumar Hegde | 786,042 | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,79,649 | 41.59 | +27.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,54,390 | 74.16 | +5.12 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +13.51 | |

### 2014 Lok Sabha election

General Election, 2014: Uttara Kannada :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Anant Kumar Hegde | 546,939 | 54.64 |
| | INC | Prashant R. Deshpande | 4,06,239 | 40.58 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 16,277 | 1.63 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,40,700 | 14.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,01,470 | 69.04 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |