Bantval Assembly constituency explained

Bantval
Type:	SLA
Constituency No:	205
State:	Karnataka
District:	Dakshina Kannada
Loksabha Cons:	Dakshina Kannada
Reservation:	None
Electors:	(2023)^[1]
Incumbent Image:	U Rajesh Naik.jpg
Mla:	U. Rajesh Naik
Party:	Bharatiya Janata Party
Latest Election Year:	2023
Preceded By:	Ramanath Rai

Bantval Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.^[2]

It is part of Dakshina Kannada district.^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Mysore State

Year	Member	Party
Before 1956: Constituency did not exist
1957	K. Nagappa Alva
1962
1967	K. L. Rai
1972	B. V. Kakkilaya

Karnataka State

Year	Member	Party
1978	B. A. Mohideen
1983	N. Shiva Rao
1985	Ramanath Rai
1989
1994
1999
2004	B. Nagaraja Shetty
2008^[4]	Ramanath Rai
2013
2023

Election results

2013

See also

• List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
• Dakshina Kannada district

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023 . . eci.gov.in . 24 July 2023.
2. Web site: Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count . ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in . 10 February 2021.
3. News: Bhardwaj . Amit . Bantwal, Karnataka’s most brazenly communal constituency . 31 December 2021 . Newslaundry . 5 May 2018.
4. News: The Hindu . 1 May 2023 . Bantwal — 6-time MLA B. Ramanath Rai versus first-time MLA Rajesh Naik . en-IN . 12 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231112125004/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/constituency-profile-bantwal-six-time-mla-b-ramanath-rai-enters-contest-for-ninth-time/article66799448.ece . 12 November 2023.