Virajpet (Vidhana Sabha constituency)

Virajpet
Virajpet
Constituency
District	Kodagu
State	Karnataka
Electorate	2,08,514 (2016)
Current constituency
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA	K. 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

Vidhan Sabha	Duration	Name of the Member	Party Affiliation
Second	1957–62	C. M. Poonacha	Indian National Congress
Third	1962–67	A. P. Appanna	Indian National Congress
Fourth	1967–72	N. Lokayya Nayak	Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Fifth	1972–78	G. K. Subbaiah	Indian National Congress
Sixth	1978–83	G. K. Subbaiah	Indian National Congress
Seventh	1983–85	G. K. Subbaiah	Indian National Congress
Eighth	1985–89	Suma Vasanth	Indian National Congress
Ninth	1989–94	Suma Vasanth	Indian National Congress
Tenth	1994–99	H. D. Basavaraju	Bharatiya Janata Party
Eleventh	1999–2004	Suma Vasanth	Indian National Congress
Twelfth	2004–09	H. D. Basavaraju	Bharatiya Janata Party
Thirteenth	2008–13	K. G. Bopaiah	Bharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth	2013–18	K. G. Bopaiah	Bharatiya Janata Party
Fifteenth	2018–Incumbent	K. G. Bopaiah	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

1957 results

**Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1957**: **Virajpet**^[2]
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

1962 results

**Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1962**: **Virajpet**^[3]
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

**Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1967**: **Virajpet**^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJS	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 BJS from INC		Swing

1972 results

**Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1972**: **Virajpet**^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	G. K. Subbaiah	20,023	63.71
	BJS	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 BJS		Swing

1978 results

**Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1978**: **Virajpet**^[6]
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

**Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1983**: **Virajpet**^[7]
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

**Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1985**: **Virajpet**^[8]
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

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: **Virajpet**^[9]
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

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: **Virajpet**^[10]
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

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: **Virajpet**^[11]
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

2004 results

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: **Virajpet**^[12]
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

2008 results

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: **Virajpet**^[13]
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

2013 results

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: **Virajpet**^[14]
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

2018 results

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
	JD(S)	M. Sanketh Poovaiah	11,224	7.11
Margin of victory			13,353	8.46
Turnout			1,57,772
	BJP hold		Swing

References

^ "Kodagu goes to LS polls with Mysore for first time". The Hindu. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 214. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 247. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 244. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 243. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 259. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 261, 262. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 266. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 273. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 279. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 263. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 274. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 319. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 341. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[1] "Kodagu goes to LS polls with Mysore for first time". The Hindu. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[2] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 214. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[3] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 247. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[4] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 244. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[5] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 243. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 259. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[7] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 261, 262. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[8] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 266. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[9] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 273. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[10] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 279. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[11] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 263. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[12] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 274. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[13] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 319. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[14] "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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