Somwarpet Assembly constituency

Somwarpet
Somwarpet
Former constituency for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
Division	Mysore
District	Kodagu
Lok Sabha constituency	Mangalore
Established	1967
Abolished	2008
Reservation	None

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Somwarpet Assembly constituency was one of the constituencies in Karnataka state assembly in India until 2008 when it was made defunct. It was part of Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1967	Gundugutti Manjanathaya	Swatantra Party
1972	R. Gundu Rao	Indian National Congress
1978	R. Gundu Rao	Indian National Congress
1983	B. A. Jivijaya	Janata Party
1985	B. A. Jivijaya
1989	A. M. Belliappa	Indian National Congress
1994	Appachu Ranjan	Bharatiya Janata Party
1999	Appachu Ranjan
2004	B. A. Jivijaya	Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	B. A. Jivijaya	46,560	44.27%	21.62
	BJP	Appachu Ranjan	43,763	41.61%	2.53
	JD(S)	Shashidar. V. P	9,244	8.79%	6.96
	JP	Rajesh Gundu Rao	3,988	3.79%	New
	Independent	Bhaverappa. I. P	817	0.78%	New
	Kannada Nadu Party	Amruthesh. N. P	797	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			2,797	2.66%	1.24
Turnout			105,407	72.74%	1.87
Total valid votes			105,169
Registered electors			144,904		11.37
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	5.19

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Appachu Ranjan	35,768	39.08%	3.27
	Independent	B. A. Jivijaya	32,195	35.17%	New
	INC	K. P. Chandrakala	20,730	22.65%	6.61
	JD(S)	R. K. Chinnappa	1,675	1.83%	New
	BSP	Kaliveera J. Sridhara	607	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			3,573	3.90%	1.82
Turnout			97,071	74.61%	0.76
Total valid votes			91,529
Rejected ballots			5,462	5.63%	4.36
Registered electors			130,113		2.31
	BJP hold		Swing	3.27

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Appachu Ranjan	33,195	35.81%	13.66
	JD	B. A. Jivijaya	31,267	33.73%	24.54
	INC	A. M. Belliappa	27,123	29.26%	15.08
	INC	H. M. Srikesh	599	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			1,928	2.08%	20.11
Turnout			93,917	73.85%	0.55
Total valid votes			92,704
Rejected ballots			1,195	1.27%	3.55
Registered electors			127,179		2.86
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	8.53

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. M. Belliappa	38,250	44.34%	2.17
	BJP	B. B. Shivappa	19,104	22.15%	18.28
	JP	B. A. Jivijaya	17,385	20.15%	New
	JD	R. K. Chinnappa	7,924	9.19%	New
	Independent	T. K. Saikumar	1,665	1.93%	New
Margin of victory			19,146	22.19%	14.28
Turnout			90,630	73.30%	0.40
Total valid votes			86,264
Rejected ballots			4,366	4.82%	3.61
Registered electors			123,637		16.58
	INC gain from JP		Swing	5.74

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	B. A. Jivijaya	38,248	50.08%	2.58
	INC	A. M. Belliappa	32,209	42.17%	1.50
	BJP	Y. M. Karumbaiah	2,955	3.87%	New
	Independent	Abdul Rahiman	1,410	1.85%	New
Margin of victory			6,039	7.91%	1.07
Turnout			77,306	72.90%	2.48
Total valid votes			76,374
Rejected ballots			932	1.21%	0.54
Registered electors			106,051		22.50
	JP hold		Swing	2.58

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	B. A. Jivijaya	31,544	52.66%	7.24
	INC	R. Gundu Rao	26,162	43.67%	41.71
	AIML	K. Abbobakar	1,983	3.31%	New
Margin of victory			5,382	8.98%	3.13
Turnout			60,968	70.42%	9.54
Total valid votes			59,903
Rejected ballots			1,065	1.75%	0.69
Registered electors			86,573		9.62
	JP gain from INC(I)		Swing	1.39

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	R. Gundu Rao	31,588	51.27%	*New*
	JP	B. A. Jivijaya	27,982	45.42%	New
	INC	G. M. Habib	1,210	1.96%	54.28
	Independent	D. Hanumaraje Urs	831	1.35%	New
Margin of victory			3,606	5.85%	18.04
Turnout			63,151	79.96%	20.31
Total valid votes			61,611
Rejected ballots			1,540	2.44%	2.44
Registered electors			78,975		9.53
	INC(I) gain from INC		Swing	4.97

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Gundu Rao	23,448	56.24%	10.71
	INC(O)	C. K. Kalappa	13,489	32.35%	New
	CPI(M)	B. N. Venkataramana	3,225	7.74%	New
	ABJS	D. S. Manjunath	1,530	3.67%	New
Margin of victory			9,959	23.89%	14.96
Turnout			43,009	59.65%	12.94
Total valid votes			41,692
Registered electors			72,105		39.98
	INC gain from Swatantra Party		Swing	1.77

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	Gundugutti Manjanathaya	19,379	54.47%	*New*
	INC	C. K. Kalappa	16,201	45.53%	New
Margin of victory			3,178	8.93%
Turnout			37,395	72.59%
Total valid votes			35,580
Registered electors			51,512
	Swatantra Party win (new seat)

References

↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

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[1] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[2] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[3] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[4] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.

[5] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.

[7] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.

[8] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[9] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

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