Constituency of the Karnataka legislative assembly in India
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| Constituency No. 209 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
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| Constituency details |
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| Country | India |
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| Region | South India |
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| State | Karnataka |
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| District | Kodagu |
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| Total electors | 2,13,294 (2023)[1] |
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| Reservation | None |
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| Member of Legislative Assembly |
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| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| Incumbent A. S. Ponnanna |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
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| Elected year | 2023 |
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Virajpet Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka. It is represented in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly by A. S. Ponnanna of the Indian National Congress.[1]
Virajpet Assembly constituency is a part of Mysore Lok Sabha constituency. From 1957 to 2008, it was a part of the erstwhile Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency and was merged with the Mysore Lok Sabha constituency in 2008 by the Delimitation Commission.[2] Virajpet was part of the erstwhile Coorg State until 1956, when under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it became a part of the Mysore State (now Karnataka).
Members of Legislative Assembly
Source[3]
Election results
1957 results
Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1957: Virajpet[4] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | C. M. Poonacha | 18,223 | 54.85 | |
| | PSP | Kolera Karumbaiah | 15,002 | 45.15 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,221 | 9.70 | |
| Turnout | 33,225 | 71.30 | |
| | INC hold | Swing | | |
1962 results
Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1962: Virajpet[5] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. P. Appanna | 15,292 | 50.55 | |
| | Independent | C. B. Muthanna | 6,973 | 23.05 | |
| | CPI | I. R. Asranna | 3,658 | 12.09 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,319 | 27.50 | |
| Turnout | 32,100 | 59.60 | |
| | INC hold | Swing | | |
1967 results
Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1967: Virajpet[6] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | ABJS | N. Lokayya Nayak | 14,444 | 52.39 | |
| | INC | A. N. Belli | 13,138 | 47.61 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,316 | 4.78 | |
| Turnout | 29,328 | 60.64 | |
| | Swing to ABJS from INC | Swing | | |
1972 results
Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1972: Virajpet[7] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | G. K. Subbaiah | 20,023 | 63.71 | |
| | ABJS | N. Lokayya Naik | 10,866 | 34.58 | |
| | Independent | M. K. Narayana | 537 | 1.71 | |
| Margin of victory | 9,157 | 29.13 | |
| Turnout | 32,253 | 50.24 | |
| | Swing to INC from ABJS | Swing | | |
1978 results
Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1978: Virajpet[8] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(I) | G. K. Subbaiah | 25,309 | 48.48 | |
| | JP | Paniyaravara P. Choma | 23,040 | 44.13 | |
| | Independent | N. Lokayya Naik | 2,258 | 4.33 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,269 | 4.35 | |
| Turnout | 53,438 | 70.06 | |
| | INC(I) hold | Swing | | |
1983 results
Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1983: Virajpet[9] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | G. K. Subbaiah | 22,581 | 54.38 | |
| | BJP | Paniyaravara P. Choma | 14,009 | 33.73 | |
| | Independent | H. T. Devaraj | 4,938 | 11.89 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,572 | 20.65 | |
| Turnout | 42,428 | 53.65 | |
| | INC hold | Swing | | |
1985 results
Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1985: Virajpet[10] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Suma Vasanth | 26,716 | 54.90 | |
| | JP | H. D. Rajan | 18,496 | 38.01 | |
| | BJP | M. E. Appanna Rao | 3,449 | 7.09 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,220 | 16.89 | |
| Turnout | 49,290 | 56.28 | |
| | INC hold | Swing | | |
1989 results
1994 results
1999 results
2004 results
2008 results
2013 results
2018 results
2023 results
References
- ^ a b "Virajpet Election 2023: Congress' AS Ponnanna defeats BJP's K G Bopaiah". cnbctv18.com. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Kodagu goes to LS polls with Mysore for first time". The Hindu. 12 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Virajpet Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 214. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 247. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 244. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 243. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 259. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 261, 262. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 266. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 273. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 279. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 263. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 274. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 319. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 341. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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