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Brahmavar
Former constituency No. 147 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DivisionMysore
DistrictUdupi
Lok Sabha constituencyUdupi
Established1951
Abolished2008
ReservationNone

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Member Party
1952 S. S. Kolkabail Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
1957 Shetty Jagajjeevandas Indian National Congress
1962 S. D. Samrajya
1967 Sowkoor Jayaprakash Shetty Independent politician
1972 Jayaprakash S. Kolkebail Indian National Congress
1978 Ananda Kunda Hegde Indian National Congress
1983 B. B. Shetty Bharatiya Janata Party
1985 P. Basavaraj Indian National Congress
1989
1994 K. Jayaprakash Hegde Janata Dal
1999 Independent politician
2004

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]

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2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Brahmavar [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent K. Jayaprakash Hegde 39,521 40.23% New
INC Pramod Madawaraj 27,348 27.84% Decrease4.68
BJP Kota Srinivas Poojari 25,590 26.05% Decrease2.21
JD(S) Althar Niranjan Hegde 2,363 2.41% Increase1.32
Kannada Nadu Party Sudhakar Shetty 2,067 2.10% New
JP Ramesh Hegde 1,352 1.38% New
Margin of victory 12,173 12.39% Increase6.79
Turnout 98,288 66.39% Decrease0.57
Registered electors 148,036 Increase10.83
Independent hold Swing Increase2.11

Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]

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1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Brahmavar [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent K. Jayaprakash Hegde 32,429 38.12% New
INC Sarala B. Kanchan 27,666 32.52% Increase1.63
BJP Shirinivas Poojary 24,043 28.26% Increase8.79
JD(S) Dayananda Shetty Kenjoor 928 1.09% New
Margin of victory 4,763 5.60% Decrease9.84
Turnout 89,445 66.96% Decrease1.54
Registered electors 133,573 Increase8.51
Independent gain from JD Swing Decrease8.22

Assembly Election 1994[edit | edit source]

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1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Brahmavar [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD K. Jayaprakash Hegde 38,633 46.34% Increase0.58
INC P. Basavaraj 25,757 30.89% Decrease20.83
BJP B. Jagajeevandas Shetty 16,232 19.47% New
INC Jayarama Shetty. H. G 2,510 3.01% New
Margin of victory 12,876 15.44% Increase9.48
Turnout 84,319 68.50% Increase0.63
Registered electors 123,093 Decrease0.63
JD gain from INC Swing Decrease5.38

Assembly Election 1989[edit | edit source]

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1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Brahmavar [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. Basavaraj 41,709 51.72% Decrease1.73
JD K. Jayaprakash Hegde 36,902 45.76% New
JP Masthar. B. Kushala Shetty 1,031 1.28% New
Independent Balakrishna. N. Shetty 998 1.24% New
Margin of victory 4,807 5.96% Decrease5.83
Turnout 84,065 67.87% Decrease1.02
Registered electors 123,868 Increase31.80
INC hold Swing Decrease1.73

Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]

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1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Brahmavar [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. Basavaraj 34,354 53.45% Increase7.36
JP K. Jayaprakash Hegde 26,776 41.66% Increase35.50
BJP Mabukala Krishna Kini 3,141 4.89% Decrease42.86
Margin of victory 7,578 11.79% Increase10.13
Turnout 64,743 68.89% Decrease0.03
Registered electors 93,981 Increase10.42
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase5.70

Assembly Election 1983[edit | edit source]

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1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Brahmavar [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP B. B. Shetty 27,504 47.75% New
INC P. Basavaraj 26,550 46.09% Increase42.87
JP Sudher Kanchan 3,551 6.16% Decrease38.26
Margin of victory 954 1.66% Decrease3.20
Turnout 58,662 68.92% Decrease6.27
Registered electors 85,110 Increase6.42
BJP gain from INC(I) Swing Decrease1.53

Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]

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1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Brahmavar [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Ananda Kunda Hegde 29,021 49.28% New
JP V. S. Acharya 26,158 44.42% New
INC B. Kushala Shetty 1,899 3.22% Decrease55.06
Independent Nadur Seetharama 1,807 3.07% New
Margin of victory 2,863 4.86% Decrease33.02
Turnout 60,131 75.19% Increase10.57
Registered electors 79,972 Increase30.97
INC(I) gain from INC Swing Decrease9.00

Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]

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1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Brahmavar [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jayaprakash S. Kolkebail 22,421 58.28% Increase30.65
INC(O) M. M. Hegde 7,846 20.39% New
ABJS K. Mahabaleshwara Adiga 6,360 16.53% New
Independent Perody Vittal Shetty 1,845 4.80% New
Margin of victory 14,575 37.88% Increase2.62
Turnout 39,458 64.62% Decrease4.03
Registered electors 61,063 Increase10.34
INC gain from Independent Swing Decrease4.61

Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]

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1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Brahmavar [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sowkoor Jayaprakash Shetty 22,551 62.89% New
INC F. X. D. Pinto 9,909 27.63% Decrease25.84
PSP B. S. Lewis 2,180 6.08% Decrease19.24
Independent P. Halambi 1,217 3.39% New
Margin of victory 12,642 35.26% Increase7.11
Turnout 37,993 68.65% Increase11.14
Registered electors 55,342 Increase8.57
Independent gain from INC Swing Increase9.42

Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]

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1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Brahmavar [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC S. D. Samrajya 14,601 53.47% Decrease8.46
PSP Sheenappa Shetty 6,915 25.32% Decrease12.75
ABJS K. Mahabaleshwara Adiga 5,790 21.20% New
Margin of victory 7,686 28.15% Increase4.29
Turnout 29,314 57.51% Increase3.67
Registered electors 50,972 Increase0.18
INC hold Swing Decrease8.46

Assembly Election 1957[edit | edit source]

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1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Brahmavar [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shetty Jagajjeevandas 16,964 61.93% Increase13.69
PSP Sheenappa Shetty 10,429 38.07% New
Margin of victory 6,535 23.86% Increase20.33
Turnout 27,393 53.84% Decrease13.99
Registered electors 50,882 Decrease21.37
INC gain from Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party Swing Increase10.17

Assembly Election 1952[edit | edit source]

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1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Brahmavar [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KMPP S. S. Kolkabail 22,719 51.76% New
INC Shetty Jagjeevandoss 21,171 48.24% New
Margin of victory 1,548 3.53%
Turnout 43,890 67.83%
Registered electors 64,709
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  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.
  10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
  12. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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