Virajpet
Constituency No. 209 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictKodagu
Total electors2,13,294 (2023)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
A. S. Ponnanna
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2023

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]

Year Member Party
1957 C. M. Poonacha Indian National Congress
1962 A. P. Appanna
1967 N. Lokayya Nayak Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972 G. K. Subbaiah Indian National Congress
1978
1983
1985 Suma Vasanth
1989
1994 H. D. Basavaraju Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Suma Vasanth Indian National Congress
2004 H. D. Basavaraju Bharatiya Janata Party
2008 K. G. Bopaiah
2013
2018
2023 A. S. Ponnanna Indian National Congress

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

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Suma Vasanth 32,124 53.62
JD G. S. Pushkara 16,872 28.16
BJP P. P. Choma 6,416 10.71
Margin of victory 15,252 25.46
Turnout 63,398 58.87
INC hold Swing

1994 results

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP H. D. Basavaraju 21,790 35.87
INC Suma Vasanth 20,009 32.93
JD K. B. Shanthappa 16,693 27.48
Margin of victory 1,781 2.94
Turnout 62,057 60.07
Swing to BJP from INC Swing

1999 results

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Suma Vasanth 29,136 48.96
BJP H. D. Basavaraju 24,867 41.79
JD(S) K. B. Shanthappa 4,271 7.18
Margin of victory 4,269 7.17
Turnout 62,122 61.03
Swing to INC from BJP Swing

2004 results

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP H. D. Basavaraju 35,550 51.48
INC Suma Vasanth 27,484 39.80
JD(S) Mutha P. S. 6,023 8.72
Margin of victory 8,066 11.68
Turnout 69,057 58.68
Swing to BJP from INC Swing

2008 results

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP K. G. Bopaiah 48,605 41.78
INC Veena Achaiah 33,532 28.82
JD(S) C. S. Arun Machaiah 29,920 25.72
SP Achapanda Giri Uthappa 2464 2.12
BSP Kunhi Abdulla K. M. 1825 1.57
Margin of victory 15,073 12.96
Turnout 1,16,346 60.6
BJP hold Swing

2013 results

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP K. G. Bopaiah 67,250 47.23
INC B. T. Pradeep 63,836 44.84
JD(S) Dambekodi Madappa 5,880 4.13
Margin of victory 3,414 2.39
Turnout 1,42,377 70.74
BJP hold Swing

2018 results

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP K. G. Bopaiah 77,944 49.40
INC C. S. Arun Machaiah 64,591 40.94
JD(S) M. Sanketh Poovaiah 11,224 7.11
NOTA None of the Above 1,733 1.10
Margin of victory 13,353 8.46
Turnout 1,57,772
BJP hold Swing

2023 results

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC A. S. Ponnanna 84,879 49.94 +9.00
BJP K. G. Bopaiah 80,466 47.38 –2.02
NOTA None of the Above 1,630 0.98 –0.12
Margin of victory 4,291 2.56
Turnout 1,67,778 74.07
INC hold Swing

References

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  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Virajpet Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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  8. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 259. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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  12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 279. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 263. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 274. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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