| Varthur | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
Varthur Assembly constituency 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.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | K. Prabhakar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | B. V. Ramachandra Reddy | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | S. Suryanarayana Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| 1985 | A. Krishnappa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Ashwatha Narayana Reddy | Janata Dal | |
| 1999 | A. Krishnappa | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | |||
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. Krishnappa | 127,490 | 49.52% |  1.61
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| BJP | Ashwatha Narayana Reddy | 114,352 | 44.42% | New | |
| JD(S) | Ravi Prakash | 8,349 | 3.24% | 0.09
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| BSP | Bhaskar Reddy. P | 2,649 | 1.03% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,138 | 5.10% | 7.13
| ||
| Turnout | 257,458 | 50.44% | 2.04
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| Registered electors | 510,436 |  25.57
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.61
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Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. Krishnappa | 109,076 | 51.13% | 16.50
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| JD(U) | Ashwatha Narayana Reddy | 82,975 | 38.89% | New | |
| JD(S) | M. Shankar | 7,103 | 3.33% | New | |
| CPI(M) | Gopala Gowda. H. N | 6,876 | 3.22% | New | |
| Independent | Ramanuj Singh | 2,087 | 0.98% | New | |
| Independent | K. Sathya Narayana | 1,881 | 0.88% | New | |
| Independent | I. P. Muniyappa | 1,684 | 0.79% | New | |
| Independent | A. Krishnappa | 1,654 | 0.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,101 | 12.23% | 4.30
| ||
| Turnout | 213,336 | 52.48% | 8.88
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| Registered electors | 406,494 | 43.24
| |||
| INC gain from JD | Swing | 0.03
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Assembly Election 1994[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Ashwatha Narayana Reddy | 87,295 | 51.16% | 7.90
| |
| INC | A. Krishnappa | 59,085 | 34.63% | 13.63
| |
| BJP | N. Thimma Reddy | 19,233 | 11.27% | 8.97
| |
| INC | V. Premakumaraiah | 1,453 | 0.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 28,210 | 16.53% | 11.53
| ||
| Turnout | 174,136 | 61.36% | 2.63
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| Registered electors | 283,793 | 10.62
| |||
| JD gain from INC | Swing | 2.90
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Assembly Election 1989[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. Krishnappa | 69,586 | 48.26% | 14.42
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| JD | Ashwatha Narayana Reddy | 62,375 | 43.26% | New | |
| JP | R. Ananda Reddy | 4,526 | 3.14% | New | |
| BJP | M. Venkataswamy | 3,316 | 2.30% | 6.54
| |
| Independent | K. Krishnan | 913 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,211 | 5.00% | 4.89
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| Turnout | 150,677 | 58.73% | 2.80
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| Registered electors | 256,538 | 57.73
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 14.42
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Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. Krishnappa | 30,242 | 33.84% | 1.03
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| Independent | Ashwatha Narayana Reddy | 30,144 | 33.73% | New | |
| CPI(M) | S. Suryanarayana Rao | 17,871 | 20.00% | 39.08
| |
| BJP | N. Thimma Reddy | 7,896 | 8.84% | 6.59
| |
| Independent | N. Krishnachari | 710 | 0.79% | New | |
| Independent | A. Somashekar Reddy | 616 | 0.69% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 98 | 0.11% | 24.10
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| Turnout | 90,972 | 55.93% | 9.56
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| Registered electors | 162,648 | 27.14
| |||
| INC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | 25.24
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Assembly Election 1983[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | S. Suryanarayana Rao | 48,344 | 59.08% | 49.01
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| INC | B. V. Ramachandra Reddy | 28,533 | 34.87% | 30.78
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| BJP | M. Ramachandra | 1,845 | 2.25% | New | |
| LKD | P. H. Krishnappa | 746 | 0.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,811 | 24.21% | 10.84
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| Turnout | 83,777 | 65.49% | 5.62
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| Registered electors | 127,925 | 27.12
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| CPI (M) gain from JP | Swing | 17.99
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Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | B. V. Ramachandra Reddy | 28,613 | 41.09% | New | |
| INC(I) | H. T. Somashekara Reddy | 19,301 | 27.72% | New | |
| Independent | G. T. Mariswamy Reddy | 7,651 | 10.99% | New | |
| CPI(M) | S. Suryanarayana Rao | 7,009 | 10.07% | New | |
| Independent | A. T. Ranganatha | 4,000 | 5.74% | New | |
| INC | Ramaswamy | 2,849 | 4.09% | 56.27
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| Margin of victory | 9,312 | 13.37% | 11.89
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| Turnout | 71,565 | 71.11% | 30.62
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| Registered electors | 100,633 | 20.28
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| JP gain from INC | Swing | 19.27
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Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Prabhakar | 19,774 | 60.36% | 23.35
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| INC(O) | D. Munichinnappa | 11,500 | 35.11% | New | |
| Independent | Munishamy | 1,484 | 4.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,274 | 25.26% | 15.04
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| Turnout | 33,879 | 40.49% | 9.25
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| Registered electors | 83,667 | 37.73
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| INC hold | Swing | 23.35
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Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Prabhakar | 10,061 | 37.01% | New | |
| Independent | D. Munichinnappa | 7,282 | 26.79% | New | |
| Independent | K. Chickanna | 5,939 | 21.85% | New | |
| RPI | T. K. Murthy | 1,943 | 7.15% | New | |
| SWA | H. V. Nanjiah | 1,140 | 4.19% | New | |
| Independent | B. Ramappa | 817 | 3.01% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,779 | 10.22% | |||
| Turnout | 30,212 | 49.74% | |||
| Registered electors | 60,745 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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.