Harish Poonja — MLA, Belthangady (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Harish Poonja
Harish Poonja is the MLA from the Belthangady assembly constituency in Karnataka, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly (elected 2023).
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Belthangady constituency
Belthangady is seat number 200 of the 224 in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and lies in Dakshina Kannada district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 228,941 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Belthangady votes as part of the Dakshina Kannada 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. Harish Poonja was returned from Belthangady in 2023.
Other MLAs in Dakshina Kannada district
Dakshina Kannada district returns 8 members to the Karnataka assembly. The others are:
- Umanatha Kotian — Moodabidri, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Bharath Shetty Y. — Mangalore City North, Bharatiya Janata Party
- D. Vedavyasa Kamath — Mangalore City South, Bharatiya Janata Party
- U.T. Khader Fareed — Mangalore, Indian National Congress
- Rajesh Naik U — Bantval, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Ashok Kumar Rai — Puttur, Indian National Congress
- Bhagirathi Murulya — Sullia, 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 Belthangady?
- Harish Poonja of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Belthangady, elected in 2023.
- Which party does Harish Poonja belong to?
- Harish Poonja represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 65 of the 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Belthangady constituency in?
- Belthangady is seat number 200 and lies in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.
- Is Belthangady a reserved constituency?
- Belthangady is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Belthangady fall under?
- Belthangady is one of the assembly segments of the Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Belthangady?
- Belthangady had about 228,941 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Harish Poonja, Karnataka की Belthangady विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2023 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Belthangady सीट Dakshina Kannada ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,28,941 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Belthangady 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।