<page_title> Dakshina Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency) </page_title> <section_title> Members of Parliament </section_title> <table> <cell> 2009 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Nalin Kumar Kateel <col_header> Member </col_header> </cell> <cell> Bharatiya Janata Party <col_header> Political Party </col_header> </cell> </table>
Nalin Kumar Kateel of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was the first Member of Parliament (MP) of Dakshina Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency).