Virajpet (Vidhana Sabha constituency)

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Virajpet
Constituency
DistrictKodagu
StateKarnataka
Electorate2,08,514 (2016)
Current constituency
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
MLAK. G. Bopaiah

Virajpet Vidhan Sabha constituency (Kannada: ವಿರಾಜಪೇಟೆ ವಿಧಾನ ಸಭೆ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ) is one of the 224 Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka.

Virajpet Vidhan Sabha constituency is a part of Mysore Lok Sabha constituency. From 1957 to 2008, it was a part of the erstwhile Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency and was merged with the Mysore Lok Sabha constituency in 2008 by the Delimitation Commission.[1] Virajpet was part of the erstwhile Coorg State until 1956, when under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it became a part of the Mysore State (now Karnataka).

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Source[2]

Year Member Party
1957 C. M. Poonacha Indian National Congress
1962 A. P. Appanna
1967 N. Lokayya Nayak Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972 G. K. Subbaiah Indian National Congress
1978
1983
1985 Suma Vasanth Indian National Congress
1989
1994 H. D. Basavaraju Bharatiya Janata Party
1999 Suma Vasanth Indian National Congress
2004 H. D. Basavaraju Bharatiya Janata Party
2008 K. G. Bopaiah
2013
2018

Election results[edit]

1957 results[edit]

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1957: Virajpet[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC C. M. Poonacha 18,223 54.85
[[Praja Socialist Party|Template:Praja Socialist Party/meta/shortname]] Kolera Karumbaiah 15,002 45.15
Margin of victory 3,221 9.70
Turnout 33,225 71.30
INC hold Swing

1962 results[edit]

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1962: Virajpet[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC A. P. Appanna 15,292 50.55
Independent C. B. Muthanna 6,973 23.05
CPI I. R. Asranna 3,658 12.09
Margin of victory 8,319 27.50
Turnout 32,100 59.60
INC hold Swing

1967 results[edit]

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1967: Virajpet[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
style="background-color: Template:Bharatiya Jana Sangh/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|Template:Bharatiya Jana Sangh/meta/shortname]] N. Lokayya Nayak 14,444 52.39
INC A. N. Belli 13,138 47.61
Margin of victory 1,316 4.78
Turnout 29,328 60.64
style="background-color: Template:Bharatiya Jana Sangh/meta/color" | Swing to [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|Template:Bharatiya Jana Sangh/meta/shortname]] from INC Swing

1972 results[edit]

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1972: Virajpet[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC G. K. Subbaiah 20,023 63.71
style="background-color: Template:Bharatiya Jana Sangh/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|Template:Bharatiya Jana Sangh/meta/shortname]] N. Lokayya Naik 10,866 34.58
Independent M. K. Narayana 537 1.71
Margin of victory 9,157 29.13
Turnout 32,253 50.24
Swing to INC from [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|Template:Bharatiya Jana Sangh/meta/shortname]] Swing

1978 results[edit]

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1978: Virajpet[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) G. K. Subbaiah 25,309 48.48
JP Paniyaravara P. Choma 23,040 44.13
Independent N. Lokayya Naik 2,258 4.33
Margin of victory 2,269 4.35
Turnout 53,438 70.06
INC(I) hold Swing

1983 results[edit]

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1983: Virajpet[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC G. K. Subbaiah 22,581 54.38
BJP Paniyaravara P. Choma 14,009 33.73
Independent H. T. Devaraj 4,938 11.89
Margin of victory 8,572 20.65
Turnout 42,428 53.65
INC hold Swing

1985 results[edit]

Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1985: Virajpet[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Suma Vasanth 26,716 54.90
JP H. D. Rajan 18,496 38.01
BJP M. E. Appanna Rao 3,449 7.09
Margin of victory 8,220 16.89
Turnout 49,290 56.28
INC hold Swing

1989 results[edit]

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Suma Vasanth 32,124 53.62
JD G. S. Pushkara 16,872 28.16
BJP P. P. Choma 6,416 10.71
Margin of victory 15,252 25.46
Turnout 63,398 58.87
INC hold Swing

1994 results[edit]

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP H. D. Basavaraju 21,790 35.87
INC Suma Vasanth 20,009 32.93
JD K. B. Shanthappa 16,693 27.48
Margin of victory 1,781 2.94
Turnout 62,057 60.07
Swing to BJP from INC Swing

1999 results[edit]

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Suma Vasanth 29,136 48.96
BJP H. D. Basavaraju 24,867 41.79
[[Janata Dal (Secular)|Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/shortname]] K. B. Shanthappa 4,271 7.18
Margin of victory 4,269 7.17
Turnout 62,122 61.03
Swing to INC from BJP Swing

2004 results[edit]

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP H. D. Basavaraju 35,550 51.48
INC Suma Vasanth 27,484 39.80
[[Janata Dal (Secular)|Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/shortname]] Mutha P. S. 6,023 8.72
Margin of victory 8,066 11.68
Turnout 69,057 58.68
Swing to BJP from INC Swing

2008 results[edit]

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP K. G. Bopaiah 48,605 41.78
INC Veena Achaiah 33,532 28.82
[[Janata Dal (Secular)|Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/shortname]] C. S. Arun Machaiah 29,920 25.72
SP Achapanda Giri Uthappa 2464 2.12
BSP Kunhi Abdulla. K.M. 1825 1.57
Margin of victory 15,073 12.96
Turnout 1,16,346 60.6
BJP hold Swing

2013 results[edit]

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP K. G. Bopaiah 67,250 47.23
INC B. T. Pradeep 63,836 44.84
[[Janata Dal (Secular)|Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/shortname]] Dambekodi Madappa 5,880 4.13
Margin of victory 3,414 2.39
Turnout 1,42,377 70.74
BJP hold Swing

2018 results[edit]

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP K. G. Bopaiah 77,944 49.40
INC C. S. Arun Machaiah 64,591 40.94
[[Janata Dal (Secular)|Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/shortname]] M. Sanketh Poovaiah 11,224 7.11
Margin of victory 13,353 8.46
Turnout 1,57,772
BJP hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Kodagu goes to LS polls with Mysore for first time". The Hindu. 12 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Virajpet Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 214. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 247. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 244. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 243. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 259. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 261, 262. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 266. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 273. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 279. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 263. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 274. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 319. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 341. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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