Dakshina Kannada
Brijesh Chowta (Bharatiya Janta Party) won Dakshina Kannada in 2024, 1,49,208 votes ahead of Padmaraj.r.poojary.
Signed in on 148 of 154 sitting days. House average 86%.
- Questions asked
- 210
- Debates joined
- 33
- Bills debated
- 2
- Local issues raised
- 4
- Promises from ministers
- 5
- Committees
- 3
Questions put to ministers, in writing or aloud
More than averageaverage 118
Times they spoke in a debate
More than averageaverage 22
Times they spoke on a proposed law
Fewer than averageaverage 3
Urgent matters raised as special mentions
Fewer than averageaverage 5
Assurances a minister gave in reply to them
More than averageaverage 3
Small groups of MPs who examine laws and spending closely
Fewer than averageaverage 4
These counts show how active a member has been, not how good their work was. Read from the Lok Sabha website on 22 Oct 2026.
Who stood in 2024
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
7,64,132 votes · 53.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PIndian National Congress
6,14,924 votes · 43.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- KABahujan Samaj Party
4,232 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- DPKarunada Sevakara Party
2,592 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SKIndependent
1,901 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MPIndependent
1,690 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- DCIndependent
976 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PMUttama Prajaakeeya Party
971 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RMKarnataka Rashtra Samithi
776 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
14 · Dakshina Kannada
General18,18,127 registered voters · 9 candidates · 1,49,208 votes between the first two
Elected 2024
Brijesh Chowta
BJP · Male · 7,64,132 votes (53.97%) · 1,49,208 ahead of Padmaraj.r.poojary
- 78.02%
- Turnout
- 14,18,468
- Votes cast
- 13,92,194
- Valid votes
- 23,576
- None of the above
- 9,30,928
- Women electors
6,81,824 men and 7,27,852 women voted in person, plus 8,773 postal ballots. 1,741 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 524.
- BJP7,64,1324,002 postal53.97%
INC6,14,9242,821 postal43.43%- None of the aboveNOTA23,5761.67%
BSP4,23230 postal0.30%- Durga PrasadMaleKRUNDSVKRACoconut farm2,59214 postal0.18%
- INDGanna kisan1,90117 postal0.13%
- Maxim PintoMaleINDPot1,69036 postal0.12%
- INDDiesel pump97626 postal0.07%
- UPJPAuto- rickshaw9717 postal0.07%
- Ranjini. MFemaleKRSBattery Torch77618 postal0.05%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.