Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency formerly Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28

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(lower house of the Indian parliament) constituencies in

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

, a state in southern

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.This constituency is closer to

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. This constituency was created as a part of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was

Nalin Kumar Kateel , residence = , death_date = , death_place = , office2 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha , constituency2 = Dakshina Kannada , term_start2 = 16 May 2009 , predecessor2 = ''Con ...

of the

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(BJP). As of the latest elections in 2019, Kateel represents this constituency. It comprises whole area of

Dakshina Kannada district Dakshina Kannada district is a Districts of Karnataka, district of Karnataka states and territories of India, state in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangalore. It is part of the larger Tulu Nadu region. The district covers a ...

only.

Assembly segments

Before delimitation in 2008, Belthangady Assembly segment was under Chikmagalur constituency and the Bantwal, Moodabidri Assembly segments, along with former Surathkal Assembly segment (now renamed as

Mangalore City North Mangalore City North Assembly constituency (Previously Surathkal) is one of the Karnataka Legislative Assemblies or Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Karnataka. Mangalore City-North is part of Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency along with sev ...

) were under the Udupi constituency. In addition, the entire Kodagu district, comprising Madikeri, Virajpet and Somwarpet Assembly segments, was under the former Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency. After delimitation, Ullal and Mangalore Assembly segments were also renamed as

Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...

and Mangalore City South. As of 2019, Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following

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(legislative assembly) segments:

Members of Parliament

Election results

General election 2019

General election 2014

General election 2009

References

External links

Dakshina Kannada lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
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