Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru/Udupi (VP)

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jun 4: The results of Lok Sabha elections are almost final. BJP candidates Capt Brijesh Chowta from Dakshina Kannada and Kota Srinivas Poojary from Udupi have emerged victorious in the twin districts.

Capt Brijesh Chowta, an army veteran, received the ticket from the BJP party. He succeeded the 3 times MP of Dakshina Kannada Nalin Kumar Kateel. Capt Brijesh Chowta bagged over 7,64,132  votes while the Congress party's candidate Padmaraj R Poojary received 6,14,924 votes, giving Chowta a win by 1,49,208 votes. 

Kota Srinivas Poojary, a seasoned politician and former leader of opposition was chosen for the Udupi Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha elections from the BJP. On understanding the problems in Udupi-Chikkamagaluru district, the BJP party relocated the 2-time winner Shobha Karandlaje to Bengaluru North constituency. Kota Srinivasa Poojary, who again secured an unprecedented lead, bagged 7,31,408 votes, while Jayaprakash Hegde of Congress secured 4,72,505 votes. With this, Kota Srinivas Poojary won by 2,58,903 votes. Besides, 11,257 percent NOTA votes have been registered in Udupi-Chikkamagaluru constituency.

Addressing the media, Kota Srinivas Poojary said, "I thank everyone who has cast their votes for the BJP. I also thank all party members for their dedication and support during this election. The people of Udupi and Chikkamagaluru district want to see Narendra Modi as the prime minister once again, hence they have voted for me. The NDA will receive a full majority, we are estimating to receive at least 295 seats."

He also said, "Although we have not reached our expectations, our prediction on UP, West Bengal and Rajasthan went wrong. The Congress party promised that they will give around Rs 1 lac for all women which changed some calculations. But we are happy that the NDA alliance has won once again. We expected to secure more than 20 seats in Karnataka but it has not happened. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has worked a lot for the country from abrogating Article 370 to construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The people of the country know the reality of Congress yet they fall into their fake promises. I will also learn Hindi and English soon to represent the problems of people at the parliament level."

As Kota Srinivas Poojary secured a resounding victory with 258,903 votes, jubilation filled the atmosphere at his Kotattatu residence. Kota's wife, Shanta, expressed her joy alongside party workers and family members, as they celebrated the momentous win. Party workers shared sweets with her. 

Speaking to reporters, Capt Brijesh Chowta said, "I will be committed to Navayug and Navapath based on Hinduism and I will keep development as my main priority. I will create a new hope and build new dreams among the people of Dakshina Kannada. I will ensure that the district moves in the path of development with help of all party members. Today's victory is because of Narendra Modi, Hindutva, organisation workers and district president. We contested this election on the basis of truth, religion, justice and Hindutva."

He further added, "With the blessings of Daivas of Tulunadu, the efforts of party workers and guidance of the elders of the organisation and the support of the leaders from state to central level, we have faced this election successfully. The Congress party has faced this election together with SDPI, which is shameful. I will talk about numbers once certain things are cleared."

Meanwhile, Bahujan Samaj party candidate Kanthappa Alangar received 4323 votes, Karunada Sevakara Party candidate Durga Prasad bagged 2592 votes, independent candidates Supreeth Kumar Poojary and Maxim Pinto received 1901 and 1690 votes respectively. Uttama Prajakiya Party candidate, Manohar received 971 votes and Karnataka Rashtra Samithi candidate, Ranjini M received 776 votes. In the entire district, NOTA received around 23576 votes.

Breakdown of constituency wise votes

Beltangady constituency:

BJP: 1,01,408 votes
Congress: 78,101 votes
NOTA: 7,691 votes

Moodbidri constituency:

BJP: 92,496 votes
Congress: 64,308 votes
NOTA: 2,166 votes

Mangaluru North constituency:

BJP: 1,08,137 votes
Congress: 76,716 votes
NOTA: 2,019 votes

Mangaluru South constituency:

BJP: 95,531 votes
Congress: 71,187 votes
NOTA: 1,551 votes

Mangaluru constituency:

BJP: 64,870 votes
Congress: 97,933 votes
NOTA: 892 votes

Bantwal constituency:

BJP: 94,679 votes
Congress: 88,686 votes
NOTA: 2,353 votes

Puttur constituency:

BJP: 1,00,247 votes
Congress: 71,557 votes
NOTA: 2,302 votes

Sullia constituency:

BJP: 1,02,762 votes
Congress: 63,615 votes
NOTA: 4,541 votes
Postal (assuming it's a constituency):
BJP: 4,002 votes
Congress: 2,821 votes
NOTA: 61 votes

2019 MP election vote share

Nalin Kumar Kateel: 7,74,285 votes
Mithun Rai: 4,99,664 votes
NOTA: 7,380 votes
Margin: 2,74,621 votes