Virajpet Assembly 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 1956 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 Mysore State (now Karnataka).
Members of Legislative Assembly
Source
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 | ||||
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