Gurme Suresh Shetty — MLA, Kapu (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Gurme Suresh Shetty
Gurme Suresh Shetty is the MLA from the Kapu assembly constituency in Karnataka, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly (elected 2023).
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Kapu constituency
Kapu is seat number 121 of the 224 in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and lies in Udupi district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 189,007 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Kapu votes as part of the Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Bharatiya Janata Party in the Karnataka assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party holds 65 of the 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 113. Gurme Suresh Shetty was returned from Kapu in 2023.
Other MLAs in Udupi district
Udupi district returns 5 members to the Karnataka assembly. The others are:
- Gururaj Shetty Gantihole — Byndoor, Bharatiya Janata Party
- A Kiran Kumar Kodgi — Kundapura, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Yashpal A Suvarna — Udupi, Bharatiya Janata Party
- V Sunil Kumar — Karkala, Bharatiya Janata Party
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 224 seats and was last elected in 2023. The next election is expected in April–May 2028.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Kapu?
- Gurme Suresh Shetty of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Kapu, elected in 2023.
- Which party does Gurme Suresh Shetty belong to?
- Gurme Suresh Shetty represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 65 of the 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Kapu constituency in?
- Kapu is seat number 121 and lies in Udupi district of Karnataka.
- Is Kapu a reserved constituency?
- Kapu is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Kapu fall under?
- Kapu is one of the assembly segments of the Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Kapu?
- Kapu had about 189,007 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Gurme Suresh Shetty, Karnataka की Kapu विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2023 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Kapu सीट Udupi ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 1,89,007 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Kapu विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।