# Udupi Assembly constituency

The Udupi Assembly constituency is one of the 224 seats in the Indian state of Karnataka's Assembly (State Assembly). It is part of Udupi Chikmagalur seat of the Lok Sabha (lower house of the national parliament).

## Members of Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Member | Party | Party |
| 1952 | T. A. Pai | | Indian National Congress |

### Mysore State

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1957 | Upendra Nayak | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1962 | M. Madhvaraja | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | S. K. Amin | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Manorama Madhwaraj | Indian National Congress |

### Karnataka

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1978 | Manorama Madhwaraj | Indian National Congress (Indira) |
| 1983 | V. S. Acharya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1985 | Manorama Madhwaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Manorama Madhwaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | U. R. Sabhapati | Karnataka Congress Party |
| 1999 | U. R. Sabhapati | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | K. Raghupati Bhat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2008 | K. Raghupati Bhat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2013 | Pramod Madhwaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 2018 | K. Raghupati Bhat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | Yashpal Anand Suvarna | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Yashpal A. Suvarna | 97,078 | 58.46 | +6.15 |
| | INC | Prasadraj Kanchan | 64,303 | 38.72 | −6.17 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,316 | 0.79 | +0.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,776 | 19.74 | +12.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,66,060 | 76.53 | −1.75 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | K. Raghupati Bhat | 84,946 | 52.31 | +18.11 |
| | INC | Pramod Madhwaraj | 72,902 | 44.89 | −17.86 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,089 | 0.67 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,044 | 7.42 | −21.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162,405 | 78.28 | +1.75 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Pramod Madhwaraj | 86,868 | 62.75 | +14.84 |
| | BJP | B. Sudhakar Shetty | 47,344 | 34.2 | −13.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,524 | 28.55 | +26.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,38,430 | 76.53 | +2.33 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | K. Raghupati Bhat | 58,920 | 50.02 |
| | INC | Pramod Madhwaraj | 56,441 | 47.91 |
| | BSP | Zakir Hussain | 2,443 | 2.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,479 | 2.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,17,804 | 74.2 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | K. Raghupati Bhat | 36,341 | 38.91 |
| | INC | U. R. Sabhapati | 34,808 | 37.27 |
| | Independent | B. Sudhakar Shetty | 18,633 | 19.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,533 | 1.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,384 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | U. R. Sabhapati | 41,018 | 49.01 |
| | BJP | B. Sudhakar Shetty | 40,308 | 48.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 710 | 0.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,701 | 64.21 |
| | INC gain from Karnataka Congress Party | INC gain from Karnataka Congress Party | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Karnataka Congress Party | U. R. Sabhapati | 29,649 | 37.78 |
| | INC | Manorama Madhwaraj | 24,831 | 31.64 |
| | BJP | V. S. Acharya | 22,087 | 28.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,818 | 6.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,469 | 66.08 |
| | Karnataka Congress Party gain from INC | Karnataka Congress Party gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Manorama Madhwaraj | 29,490 | 39.05 |
| | Independent | U. R. Sabhapati | 28,705 | 38.01 |
| | BJP | M Somashekhar Bhat | 12,824 | 16.98 |
| | JD | Gangadhar Salian | 3,859 | 5.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 785 | 1.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,524 | 69.02 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Manorama Madhwaraj | 38,162 | 62.93 |
| | BJP | V. S. Acharya | 22,221 | 36.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,941 | 26.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,642 | 68.79 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | V. S. Acharya | 26,385 | 49.3 |
| | INC | Manorama Madhwaraj | 23,146 | 43.25 |
| | JP | B. P. Bhaskar | 3,137 | 5.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,239 | 6.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,515 | 70.05 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Manorama Madhwaraj | 30,899 | 55.58 |
| | JP | Shridhar Kalmady | 22,819 | 41.05 |
| | INC | Soorappa Hegde | 1,123 | 2.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,080 | 14.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,593 | 77.79 |
| | INC(I) gain from INC | INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Manorama Madhwaraj | 26,020 | 58.49 |
| | ABJS | V. S. Acharya | 11,076 | 24.9 |
| | Independent | Surendranath Malpe | 3,536 | 7.95 |
| | Independent | Shridhar Kalmady | 2,531 | 5.69 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,944 | 33.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,485 | 76.12 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1967

1967 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | S. K. Amin | 11,737 | 33.35 |
| | PSP | Upendra Nayak | 10,611 | 30.15 |
| | Independent | K. M. Suvarna | 8,418 | 23.92 |
| | SWA | P. S. Bhat | 2,350 | 6.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,126 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,192 | 73.68 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1962

1962 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Malpe Madhvaraja | 17,511 | 53.58 |
| | PSP | Upendra Nayak | 8,003 | 24.49 |
| | CPI | K. Dasa Serigara | 5,395 | 16.51 |
| | ABJS | Devaprasada Setty | 1,774 | 5.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,508 | 29.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,683 | 72.56 |
| | INC gain from PSP | INC gain from PSP | Swing | |

### 1957

1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PSP | Upendra Nayak | 17,598 | 56.97 |
| | INC | P. V. Achar | 13,291 | 43.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,307 | 13.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,889 | 69.28 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Udupi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. Pai Anantha | 25,309 | 50.63 | 50.63 |
| | KMPP | K. Rama Rao | 16,865 | 33.74 | |
| | Socialist | Vithaldas. N | 7,810 | 15.63 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,444 | 16.89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,984 | 68.77 | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |