https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Varthur_Assembly_constituency Varthur Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-08-05T23:17:22Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Varthur_Assembly_constituency&diff=543687&oldid=prev MohammedMathieu: post 2026-04-15T23:52:09Z <p>post</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Former Assembly constituency in Karnataka, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> |name = Varthur<br /> |state = [[Karnataka]]<br /> |constituency_no = <br /> |type= SLA<br /> | map_image = <br /> | map_caption = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> |district = [[Bangalore Urban district|Bangalore Urban]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = <br /> |established = 1967<br /> |abolished = 2008<br /> |electors = &lt;!-- number of electors at last election. Add a ref --&gt;<br /> |reservation = None<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Varthur Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; was one of the constituencies in [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in India. It was abolished in the 2008 delimitation exercise, which redrew the boundaries of constituencies.<br /> <br /> ==Members of the Legislative Assembly==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | K. Prabhakar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | bgcolor=&quot;#FFF58A&quot; | [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]] || B. V. Ramachandra Reddy || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || S. Suryanarayana Rao || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | A. Krishnappa || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]] || Ashwatha Narayana Reddy || {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]] || rowspan=&quot;2&quot; | A. Krishnappa || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<br /> |}<br /> ==Election results==<br /> === Assembly Election 2004 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Varthur &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_KT_2004.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006204912/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_KT_2004.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = A. Krishnappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 127,490 |percentage = 49.52% |change = {{decrease}}1.61 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ashwatha Narayana Reddy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 114,352 |percentage = 44.42% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ravi Prakash |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 8,349 |percentage = 3.24% |change = {{decrease}}0.09 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Bhaskar Reddy. P |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 2,649 |percentage = 1.03% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 13,138 |percentage = 5.10% |change = {{decrease}}7.13 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 257,458 |percentage = 50.44% |change = {{decrease}}2.04 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 257,458}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 510,436 |ref = |change = {{increase}}25.57 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}1.61 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1999 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Varthur &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-KT99.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006053217/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-KT99.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = A. Krishnappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 109,076 |percentage = 51.13% |change = {{increase}}16.50 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ashwatha Narayana Reddy |party = Janata Dal (United) |votes = 82,975 |percentage = 38.89% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. Shankar |party = Janata Dal (Secular) |votes = 7,103 |percentage = 3.33% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Gopala Gowda. H. N |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 6,876 |percentage = 3.22% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ramanuj Singh |party = Independent politician |votes = 2,087 |percentage = 0.98% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. Sathya Narayana |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,881 |percentage = 0.88% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = I. P. Muniyappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,684 |percentage = 0.79% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = A. Krishnappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,654 |percentage = 0.78% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 26,101 |percentage = 12.23% |change = {{decrease}}4.30 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 213,336 |percentage = 52.48% |change = {{decrease}}8.88 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 213,336}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 406,494 |ref = |change = {{increase}}43.24 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Janata Dal |swing = {{decrease}}0.03 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1994 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Varthur &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-KT94.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006211324/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-KT94.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Ashwatha Narayana Reddy |party = Janata Dal |votes = 87,295 |percentage = 51.16% |change = {{increase}}7.90 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = A. Krishnappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 59,085 |percentage = 34.63% |change = {{decrease}}13.63 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = N. Thimma Reddy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 19,233 |percentage = 11.27% |change = {{increase}}8.97 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = V. Premakumaraiah |party = Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee |votes = 1,453 |percentage = 0.85% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 28,210 |percentage = 16.53% |change = {{increase}}11.53 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 174,136 |percentage = 61.36% |change = {{increase}}2.63 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 170,619}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 3,303 |percentage = 1.90% |change = {{decrease}}2.41 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 283,793 |ref = |change = {{increase}}10.62 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Janata Dal |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}2.90 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1989 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Varthur &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20karnataka%201989.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007070737/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20karnataka%201989.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = A. Krishnappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 69,586 |percentage = 48.26% |change = {{increase}}14.42 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ashwatha Narayana Reddy |party = Janata Dal |votes = 62,375 |percentage = 43.26% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = R. Ananda Reddy |party = Janata Party |votes = 4,526 |percentage = 3.14% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. Venkataswamy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 3,316 |percentage = 2.30% |change = {{decrease}}6.54 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. Krishnan |party = Independent politician |votes = 913 |percentage = 0.63% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 7,211 |percentage = 5.00% |change = {{increase}}4.89 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 150,677 |percentage = 58.73% |change = {{increase}}2.80 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 144,182}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 6,495 |percentage = 4.31% |change = {{increase}}2.53 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 256,538 |ref = |change = {{increase}}57.73 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}14.42 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Varthur &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201985.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006143216/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201985.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = A. Krishnappa |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 30,242 |percentage = 33.84% |change = {{decrease}}1.03 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ashwatha Narayana Reddy |party = Independent politician |votes = 30,144 |percentage = 33.73% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. Suryanarayana Rao |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 17,871 |percentage = 20.00% |change = {{decrease}}39.08 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = N. Thimma Reddy |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 7,896 |percentage = 8.84% |change = {{increase}}6.59 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = N. Krishnachari |party = Independent politician |votes = 710 |percentage = 0.79% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = A. Somashekar Reddy |party = Independent politician |votes = 616 |percentage = 0.69% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 98 |percentage = 0.11% |change = {{decrease}}24.10 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 90,972 |percentage = 55.93% |change = {{decrease}}9.56 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 89,357}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,615 |percentage = 1.78% |change = {{decrease}}0.54 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 162,648 |ref = |change = {{increase}}27.14 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing = {{decrease}}25.24 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Varthur &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20Report%201983%20karnatkaa.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124742/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20Report%201983%20karnatkaa.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = S. Suryanarayana Rao |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 48,344 |percentage = 59.08% |change = {{increase}}49.01 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. V. Ramachandra Reddy |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 28,533 |percentage = 34.87% |change = {{increase}}30.78 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = M. Ramachandra |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 1,845 |percentage = 2.25% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = P. H. Krishnappa |party = Lokdal |votes = 746 |percentage = 0.91% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 19,811 |percentage = 24.21% |change = {{increase}}10.84 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 83,777 |percentage = 65.49% |change = {{decrease}}5.62 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 81,834}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,943 |percentage = 2.32% |change = {{decrease}}0.39 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 127,925 |ref = |change = {{increase}}27.12 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser = Janata Party |swing = {{increase}}17.99 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1978 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election]] : Varthur &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201978.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007164123/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201978.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = B. V. Ramachandra Reddy |party = Janata Party |votes = 28,613 |percentage = 41.09% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. T. Somashekara Reddy |party = Indian National Congress (I) |votes = 19,301 |percentage = 27.72% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = G. T. Mariswamy Reddy |party = Independent politician |votes = 7,651 |percentage = 10.99% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = S. Suryanarayana Rao |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes = 7,009 |percentage = 10.07% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = A. T. Ranganatha |party = Independent politician |votes = 4,000 |percentage = 5.74% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ramaswamy |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 2,849 |percentage = 4.09% |change = {{decrease}}56.27 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 9,312 |percentage = 13.37% |change = {{decrease}}11.89 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 71,565 |percentage = 71.11% |change = {{increase}}30.62 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 69,627}}<br /> {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,938 |percentage = 2.71% |change = {{increase}}2.71 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 100,633 |ref = |change = {{increase}}20.28 }}<br /> {{Election box gain |winner = Janata Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = {{decrease}}19.27 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Varthur &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisRep_Mysore_72.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006074555/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisRep_Mysore_72.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = K. Prabhakar |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 19,774 |percentage = 60.36% |change = {{increase}}23.35 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = D. Munichinnappa |party = Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes = 11,500 |percentage = 35.11% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Munishamy |party = Independent politician |votes = 1,484 |percentage = 4.53% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 8,274 |percentage = 25.26% |change = {{increase}}15.04 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 33,879 |percentage = 40.49% |change = {{decrease}}9.25 }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 32,758}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 83,667 |ref = |change = {{increase}}37.73 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = {{increase}}23.35 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title = [[1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election]] : Varthur &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Mysore%201967.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006083645/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Mysore%201967.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = K. Prabhakar |party = Indian National Congress |votes = 10,061 |percentage = 37.01% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = D. Munichinnappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 7,282 |percentage = 26.79% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = K. Chickanna |party = Independent politician |votes = 5,939 |percentage = 21.85% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = T. K. Murthy |party = Republican Party of India |votes = 1,943 |percentage = 7.15% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = H. V. Nanjiah |party = Swatantra Party |votes = 1,140 |percentage = 4.19% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = B. Ramappa |party = Independent politician |votes = 817 |percentage = 3.01% |change = &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes = 2,779 |percentage = 10.22% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes = 30,212 |percentage = 49.74% |change = }}<br /> {{Election box total valid |votes= 27,182}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 60,745 |ref = |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner = Indian National Congress |swing = }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Karnataka}}<br /> {{coords|12.9|77.7|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Bengaluru Urban district]]<br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Karnataka]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Bengaluru]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]<br /> [[Category:1967 establishments in Mysore State]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]<br /> [[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]</div> MohammedMathieu