| 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 |
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[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Gundugutti Manjanathaya | Swatantra Party | |
| 1972 | R. Gundu Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1983 | B. A. Jivijaya | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | A. M. Belliappa | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Appachu Ranjan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | B. A. Jivijaya | Indian National Congress | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| 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
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| Registered electors | 144,904 | 11.37
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 5.19
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Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| 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
| ||
| Registered electors | 130,113 | 2.31
| |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 3.27
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Assembly Election 1994[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| 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
| ||
| Registered electors | 127,179 | 2.86
| |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 8.53
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Assembly Election 1989[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| 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
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| Registered electors | 123,637 | 16.58
| |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | 5.74
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Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| 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
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| Turnout | 77,306 | 72.90% | 2.48
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| Registered electors | 106,051 | 22.50
| |||
| JP hold | Swing | 2.58
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Assembly Election 1983[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| 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
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| Turnout | 60,968 | 70.42% | 9.54
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| Registered electors | 86,573 | 9.62
| |||
| JP gain from INC(I) | Swing | 1.39
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Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total validTemplate:Election box rejected| 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
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| Turnout | 63,151 | 79.96% | 20.31
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| Registered electors | 78,975 | 9.53
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| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 4.97
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Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Gundu Rao | 23,448 | 56.24% | 10.71
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| 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
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| Turnout | 43,009 | 59.65% | 12.94
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| Registered electors | 72,105 | 39.98
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| INC gain from Swatantra Party | Swing | 1.77
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Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| 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% | |||
| Registered electors | 51,512 | ||||
| Swatantra Party 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.