Bhatkal assembly constituency is a Vidhan Sabha seat is in the Uttara Kannada district and in the Coastal Karnataka region of Karnataka state. Bhatkal constituent election results will be known once the Election Commission shall announce the Karnataka election results of 2023. Bhatkal Vidhan Sabha 2023 results shall be awaited once the elections are held in the state of Karnataka. There are 2,12,646 voter, where 1,08,412 are male and 1,04,177 are female. As per 2011 census, total population of tauka is 1,61,576, where 80,753 are male and 80,823 are female. There are 64% Hindus, 33% Muslims and 2.05% Christians.
In the 2018 Vidhan Sabha elections Sunil Biliya Naik won the seat who belongs to BJP. The lists of candidates for the Bhatkal constituency have been declared by various political parties for the upcoming Karnataka elections 2023.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Bhatkal Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Bhatkal assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2023 | 79 | Bhatkal | GEN | M. S. Vaidya | M | INC | 100442 | Sunil Biliya Naik | M | BJP | 67771 |
| 2018 | 79 | Bhatkal | GEN | Sunil Biliya Naik | M | BJP | 83172 | Mankal Vaidya | M | INC | 77242 |
| 2013 | 79 | Bhatkal | GEN | Mankala Subba Vaidya | M | IND | 37319 | Enayathullah Shabandri | M | JD(S) | 27435 |
| 2008 | 79 | Bhatkal | GEN | J D Naik | M | INC | 49079 | Naik Shivananda Narayana | M | BJP | 36913 |
| 2004 | 169 | Bhatkal | GEN | Shivananda Naik | M | BJP | 46471 | Naik Jd | M | INC | 42301 |
| 1999 | 169 | Bhatkal | GEN | J.D.Naik | M | INC | 42004 | Shivananda Naik | M | BJP | 39567 |
| 1996 | By Polls | Bhatkal | GEN | Shivanand Naik | M | BJP | 46145 | Naik Damodar Gardikar | M | JD | 28718 |
| 1994 | 169 | Bhatkal | GEN | Dr. U. Chittaranjan | M | BJP | 45308 | Naik Laxmi Manjappa | F | INC | 22931 |
| 1989 | 169 | Bhatkal | GEN | R. N. Naik | M | INC | 29513 | Gardikar Damodar Narayan | M | JD | 27421 |
| 1985 | 169 | Bhatkal | GEN | Rama Narayan Naik | M | JNP | 24621 | Gouda Shambhu Narayan | M | INC | 13890 |
| 1983 | 169 | Bhatkal | GEN | Naik Rama Narayan | M | JNP | 30119 | S. M. Yahya | M | INC | 27746 |
| 1978 | 169 | Bhatkal | GEN | Siddiq Mohamed Yahya Bin Umer | M | INC(I) | 30800 | U. Chittaranjan | M | JNP | 22867 |
| 1972 | 161 | Bhatkal | GEN | S. M. Yahya Siddika Umar | M | INC | 22751 | Madev Bin Rama Naik | M | NCO | 14074 |
| 1967 | 161 | Bhatkal | GEN | J. M. Manjanath | M | PSP | 16655 | H. R. Suraya | M | INC | 9224 |
Last Updated on: June 05, 2023