Virajpet (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Virajpet Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka. It is represented in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly by A. S. Ponnanna of the Indian National Congress.
Virajpet Assembly 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. 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
Source
Year | Member | Party | |
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Before 1956: Constituency did not exist | |||
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 |
Karnataka State
Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1978 | G. K. Subbaiah | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
1983 | Indian National Congress | ||
1985 | Suma Vasanth | ||
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 | |||
2023 | A. S. Ponnanna | Indian National Congress |
Election results
2023
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | A. S. Ponnanna | 84,879 | 49.94 | +9.00 | |
BJP | K. G. Bopaiah | 80,466 | 47.38 | –2.02 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 1,630 | 0.98 | –0.12 | |
Margin of victory | 4,291 | 2.56 | -5.90 | ||
Turnout | 1,67,778 | 74.59 | +2.04 | ||
INC hold | Swing |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | K. G. Bopaiah | 77,944 | 49.40 | ||
INC | C. S. Arun Machaiah | 64,591 | 40.94 | ||
JD(S) | M. Sanketh Poovaiah | 11,224 | 7.11 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 1,733 | 1.10 | ||
Margin of victory | 13,353 | 8.46 | |||
Turnout | 1,57,772 | 72.55 | |||
BJP hold | Swing |
2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | K. G. Bopaiah | 67,250 | 47.23 | ||
INC | B. T. Pradeep | 63,836 | 44.84 | ||
JD(S) | Dambekodi Madappa | 5,880 | 4.13 | ||
Margin of victory | 3,414 | 2.39 | |||
Turnout | 1,42,377 | 70.74 | |||
BJP hold | Swing |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | K. G. Bopaiah | 48,605 | 41.78 | ||
INC | Veena Achaiah | 33,532 | 28.82 | ||
JD(S) | 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 |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | H. D. Basavaraju | 35,550 | 51.48 | ||
INC | Suma Vasanth | 27,484 | 39.80 | ||
JD(S) | 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 |
1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Suma Vasanth | 29,136 | 48.96 | ||
BJP | H. D. Basavaraju | 24,867 | 41.79 | ||
JD(S) | 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 |
1994
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 |
1989
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 |
1985
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 |
1983
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 |
1978
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 |
1972
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | G. K. Subbaiah | 20,023 | 63.71 | ||
ABJS | 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 ABJS | Swing |
1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABJS | 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 | |||
Swing to ABJS from INC | Swing |
1962
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 |
1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | C. M. Poonacha | 18,223 | 54.85 | ||
PSP | Kolera Karumbaiah | 15,002 | 45.15 | ||
Margin of victory | 3,221 | 9.70 | |||
Turnout | 33,225 | 71.30 | |||
INC hold | Swing |