Virajpet Assembly constituency

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Virajpet
Constituency No. 209 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Total electors2,13,294 (2023) [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
A. S. Ponnanna
Party Indian National Congress
Elected year 2023

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]

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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]

YearMemberParty
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC C. M. Poonacha 18,223 54.85
PSP Kolera Karumbaiah15,00245.15
Margin of victory3,2219.70
Turnout 33,22571.30
INC hold Swing

1962 results

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1962: Virajpet [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC A. P. Appanna 15,292 50.55
Independent C. B. Muthanna6,97323.05
CPI I. R. Asranna3,65812.09
Margin of victory8,31927.50
Turnout 32,10059.60
INC hold Swing

1967 results

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1967: Virajpet [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ABJS N. Lokayya Nayak 14,444 52.39
INC A. N. Belli13,13847.61
Margin of victory1,3164.78
Turnout 29,32860.64
Swing to ABJS from INC Swing

1972 results

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1972: Virajpet [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC G. K. Subbaiah 20,023 63.71
ABJS N. Lokayya Naik10,86634.58
Independent M. K. Narayana5371.71
Margin of victory9,15729.13
Turnout 32,25350.24
Swing to INC from ABJS Swing

1978 results

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1978: Virajpet [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC(I) G. K. Subbaiah 25,309 48.48
JP Paniyaravara P. Choma23,04044.13
Independent N. Lokayya Naik2,2584.33
Margin of victory2,2694.35
Turnout 53,43870.06
INC(I) hold Swing

1983 results

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1983: Virajpet [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC G. K. Subbaiah 22,581 54.38
BJP Paniyaravara P. Choma14,00933.73
Independent H. T. Devaraj4,93811.89
Margin of victory8,57220.65
Turnout 42,42853.65
INC hold Swing

1985 results

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1985: Virajpet [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Suma Vasanth 26,716 54.90
JP H. D. Rajan18,49638.01
BJP M. E. Appanna Rao3,4497.09
Margin of victory8,22016.89
Turnout 49,29056.28
INC hold Swing

1989 results

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Suma Vasanth 32,124 53.62
JD G. S. Pushkara16,87228.16
BJP P. P. Choma6,41610.71
Margin of victory15,25225.46
Turnout 63,39858.87
INC hold Swing

1994 results

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP H. D. Basavaraju 21,790 35.87
INC Suma Vasanth20,00932.93
JD K. B. Shanthappa16,69327.48
Margin of victory1,7812.94
Turnout 62,05760.07
Swing to BJP from INC Swing

1999 results

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Suma Vasanth 29,136 48.96
BJP H. D. Basavaraju24,86741.79
JD (S) K. B. Shanthappa4,2717.18
Margin of victory4,2697.17
Turnout 62,12261.03
Swing to INC from BJP Swing

2004 results

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP H. D. Basavaraju 35,550 51.48
INC Suma Vasanth27,48439.80
JD (S) Mutha P. S.6,0238.72
Margin of victory8,06611.68
Turnout 69,05758.68
Swing to BJP from INC Swing

2008 results

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP K. G. Bopaiah 48,605 41.78
INC Veena Achaiah33,53228.82
JD (S) C. S. Arun Machaiah29,92025.72
SP Achapanda Giri Uthappa24642.12
BSP Kunhi Abdulla K. M.18251.57
Margin of victory15,07312.96
Turnout 1,16,34660.6
BJP hold Swing

2013 results

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP K. G. Bopaiah 67,250 47.23
INC B. T. Pradeep63,83644.84
JD (S) Dambekodi Madappa5,8804.13
Margin of victory3,4142.39
Turnout 1,42,37770.74
BJP hold Swing

2018 results

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP K. G. Bopaiah 77,944 49.40
INC C. S. Arun Machaiah64,59140.94
JD (S) M. Sanketh Poovaiah11,2247.11
NOTA None of the Above 1,7331.10
Margin of victory13,3538.46
Turnout 1,57,772
BJP hold Swing

2023 results

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC A. S. Ponnanna 84,879 49.94 +9.00
BJP K. G. Bopaiah 80,46647.38–2.02
NOTA None of the Above 1,6300.98–0.12
Margin of victory4,2912.56
Turnout 1,67,77874.07
INC hold Swing

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