Puttur
Part of the Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha seat.
Ashok Kumar Rai (Indian National Congress) won Puttur in 2023, 4,149 votes ahead of Arun Kumar Puthila.
Who stood in 2023
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
66,607 votes · 38.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- APIndependent
62,458 votes · 36.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- ATBharatiya Janta Party
37,558 votes · 21.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SBSocial Democratic Party Of India
2,788 votes · 1.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- DGJanata Dal (Secular)
684 votes · 0.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- DGAam Aadmi Party
650 votes · 0.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SKIndependent
622 votes · 0.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- IPKarnataka Rashtra Samithi
529 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
206 · Puttur
General2,12,848 registered voters · 8 candidates · 4,149 votes between the first two
Elected 2023
Ashok Kumar Rai
INC · Male · 66,607 votes (38.55%) · 4,149 ahead of Arun Kumar Puthila
- 81.41%
- Turnout
- 1,73,285
- Votes cast
- 1,71,896
- Valid votes
- 866
- None of the above
- 1,07,840
- Women electors
84,087 men and 86,277 women voted in person, plus 2,920 postal ballots. 523 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 95.
- INC66,607684 postal38.55%
- INDBat62,458830 postal36.15%
- Asha ThimmappaFemale
BJP37,558825 postal21.74% - Shaffi BellareMaleSDPIAuto- rickshaw2,78815 postal1.61%
- None of the aboveNOTA8660.50%
- Divyaprabha GowdaFemale
JD(S)68418 postal0.40% 
AAP6506 postal0.38%- Sundara KoilaMaleINDSitar6225 postal0.36%
- Ivan Ferao P.MaleKRSBattery torch5294 postal0.31%
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.