V Sunil Kumar — MLA, Karkala (Bharatiya Janata Party)
V Sunil Kumar
V Sunil Kumar is the MLA from the Karkala assembly constituency in Karnataka, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly (elected 2023).
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Karkala constituency
Karkala is seat number 122 of the 224 in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and lies in Udupi district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 190,611 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Karkala 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. V Sunil Kumar was returned from Karkala 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
- Gurme Suresh Shetty — Kapu, 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 Karkala?
- V Sunil Kumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Karkala, elected in 2023.
- Which party does V Sunil Kumar belong to?
- V Sunil Kumar represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 65 of the 224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Karkala constituency in?
- Karkala is seat number 122 and lies in Udupi district of Karnataka.
- Is Karkala a reserved constituency?
- Karkala is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Karkala fall under?
- Karkala is one of the assembly segments of the Udupi Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Karkala?
- Karkala had about 190,611 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
V Sunil Kumar, Karnataka की Karkala विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2023 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Karkala सीट Udupi ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 1,90,611 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Karkala 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।