Dakshina Kannada

Parliament Election 2014 GEN

Winner Bharatiya Janta Party

Nalin Kumar Kateel

Bharatiya Janta Party

Victory Margin
143,709
Margin %
11.90%
Total Electors
1,565,281
Votes Polled
1,207,474
Turnout
77.10%
Valid Votes
1,200,365
NOTA Votes
7,109
Candidates
14
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Karnataka
Constituency Number
171
Male Electors
774,500
Female Electors
790,781
Male Voters
595,647
Female Voters
611,827
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
0.50%
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Nalin Kumar Kateel

Bharatiya Janata Party

642,739
53.20%
Male
#2
Janardhana Poojary

Indian National Congress

499,030
41.30%
Male
#3
Haneef Khan Kodaje

Social Democratic Party Of India

27,254
2.30%
Male
#4
K Yadava Shetty

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

9,394
0.80%
Male
#5
M. R. Vasudeva

Aam Aadmi Party

5,442
0.50%
Male
#6
Moose Kunhi Alias Abdul Kareem

Bahujan Samaj Party

4,471
0.40%
Male
#7
K.N. Somashekar

Independent

3,421
0.30%
Male
#8
Subramanya Gowda K.

Independent

2,450
0.20%
Male
#9
Sudatta Jain Shirthady

Independent

1,613
0.10%
Male
#10
Advocate Ananda Gatty

Independent

1,116
0.10%
Male
#11
Maxim Pinto

Independent

1,072
0.10%
Male
#12
Deepak Rajesh Coelho

Independent

905
0.10%
Male
#13
K. Kushala Bellare

Independent

801
0.10%
Male
#14
Supreeth Kumar Poojary

Hindustan Janata Party

657
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Nalin Kumar Kateel Bharatiya Janata Party 642,739 53.20%
2 Janardhana Poojary Indian National Congress 499,030 41.30%
3 Haneef Khan Kodaje Social Democratic Party Of India 27,254 2.30%
4 K Yadava Shetty Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 9,394 0.80%
5 M. R. Vasudeva Aam Aadmi Party 5,442 0.50%
6 Moose Kunhi Alias Abdul Kareem Bahujan Samaj Party 4,471 0.40%
7 K.N. Somashekar Independent 3,421 0.30%
8 Subramanya Gowda K. Independent 2,450 0.20%
9 Sudatta Jain Shirthady Independent 1,613 0.10%
10 Advocate Ananda Gatty Independent 1,116 0.10%
11 Maxim Pinto Independent 1,072 0.10%
12 Deepak Rajesh Coelho Independent 905 0.10%
13 K. Kushala Bellare Independent 801 0.10%
14 Supreeth Kumar Poojary Hindustan Janata Party 657 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Nalin Kumar Kateel (Bharatiya Janta Party) won the Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha seat in 2014.

The margin was 143,709 votes (11.90%%).

The voter turnout in Dakshina Kannada for the 2014 Lok Sabha election was 77.10%%.

14 candidates contested from Dakshina Kannada constituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha election.

Dakshina Kannada is a Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka.