# Puttur Assembly constituency

Puttur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. It is one of the 8 constituencies in the Dakshina Kannada.

## Overview

The constituency was previously part of Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency, but it is now a part of Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

Source:

### Madras State

| Year | Member | Party | Party |
| 1952 | K. Venkatramana Gowda | | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | K. Iswara | | Indian National Congress |

### Mysore State

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1957 | K. Venkatramana Gowda | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | K. Venkatramana Gowda | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | B. Vittaldas Shetty | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | A. Shanker Alva | Indian National Congress |

### Karnataka

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1978 | K. Rama Bhat | Janata Party |
| 1983 | K. Rama Bhat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1985 | Vinay Kumar Sorake | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Vinay Kumar Sorake | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | D. V. Sadananda Gowda | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | D. V. Sadananda Gowda | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Shakunthala T. Shetty | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2008 | Mallika Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2013 | Shakunthala T. Shetty | Indian National Congress |
| 2018 | Sanjeev Matandoor | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | Ashok Kumar Rai | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Puttur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ashok Kumar Rai | 66,607 | 38.55 | −3.91 |
| | Independent | Arun Kumar Puthila | 62,458 | 36.15 | New |
| | BJP | Asha Thimmappa | 37,558 | 21.74 | −32.43 |
| | SDPI | Shaffi Bellare | 2,788 | 1.61 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 866 | 0.5 | −0.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,149 | 2.4 | −9.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,762 | 81.17 | −1.16 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Puttur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Sanjeeva Matandoor | 90,073 | 54.17 |
| | INC | Shakunthala T. Shetty | 70,596 | 42.46 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,227 | 0.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,477 | 11.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166,271 | 82.33 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Puttur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Shakunthala T. Shetty | 66,345 | 46.46 |
| | BJP | Sanjeeva Matandoor | 62,056 | 43.45 |
| | JD(S) | Dinesh B. N. | 6,625 | 4.64 |
| | SDPI | Abubakkar Siddik | 4,442 | 3.11 |
| | Independent | Shekar Madavu | 1,834 | 1.28 |
| | KJP | Jayaram Bhat A. Madavu | 1,508 | 1.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,289 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,42,808 | 79.51 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Puttur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. Gowda Venkataramanna | 42,735 | 87.52% | 87.52% |
| | INC | K. Iswara | 42,299 | 86.62% | 86.62% |
| | KMPP | K. Karanth | 27,947 | 57.23% | |
| | KMPP | M. Naiker Ramanna | 22,339 | 45.75% | |
| | Socialist | Beran | 6,763 | 13.85% | |
| | RPI | S. G. Salenna | 2,811 | 5.76% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 436 | 0.89% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,831 | 58.56% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 83,392 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |