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Somwarpet Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Former Assembly constituency in Karnataka, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Somwarpet

| type = SLA

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| state = Karnataka

| district = Kodagu

| division = Mysore

| loksabha_cons = Mangalore

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| established = 1967

| reservation = None

| abolished = 2008

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Somwarpet Vidhan Sabha seat was one of the seats 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

= [[Mysore State]] =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Member

!colspan="2"|Party

1967{{Cite web |title=🗳️ Karnataka Assembly Election 1967: LIVE Election Results, Election Dates, Schedule, Leading Candidates & Parties {{!}} Latest News Updates, Exit Polls, Analysis & Statistics on Assembly Election |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/1967/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}

| Gundugutti Manjanathaya

|{{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}

1972{{Cite web |title=Mysore Legislative Assembly Election, 1972 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3775-karnataka-1972/ |accessdate=10 April 2023 |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India}}{{Cite web |title=🗳️ Karnataka Assembly Election 1972: LIVE Election Results, Election Dates, Schedule, Leading Candidates & Parties {{!}} Latest News Updates, Exit Polls, Analysis & Statistics on Assembly Election |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/1972/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}

|R. Gundu Rao

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

= [[Karnataka]] =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Member

!colspan="2"|Party

1978{{Cite web |title=Somwarpet Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/somwarpet-karnataka-assembly-constituency |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=resultuniversity.com}}

|R. Gundu Rao

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}

1983{{Cite web |title=Somwarpet assembly election results in Karnataka |url=https://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Somwarpet-in-Karnataka |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=elections.traceall.in}}

| rowspan="2" |B. A. Jivijaya

|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party|rowspan=2}}

1985{{Cite web |title=Santhemarahalli assembly election results in Karnataka |url=https://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Santhemarahalli-in-Karnataka |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=elections.traceall.in}}
1989{{Cite web |title=Karnataka 1989|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3779-karnataka-1989 |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=eci.gov.in}}{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results in 1989 |url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/1989-election-results.html |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=www.elections.in}}

|A M Belyappa

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1994{{Cite web |title=Karnataka 1994|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3780-karnataka-1994/|access-date=2023-12-20 |website=eci.gov.in}}{{Cite web |title=1994 Assembly election results for Karnataka |url=https://elections.traceall.in/Karnataka-vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/1994 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=elections.traceall.in}}

| rowspan="2" |Appachu Ranjan

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}

1999{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Karnataka 1999 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/1999/karnataka/143/www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/1999/karnataka/143/43 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=IndiaVotes}}
2004{{Cite web |title=🗳️ Karnataka Assembly Election 2004: LIVE Election Results, Election Dates, Schedule, Leading Candidates & Parties {{!}} Latest News Updates, Exit Polls, Analysis & Statistics on Assembly Election |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/2004/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Karnataka 2004 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/2004/karnataka/175/www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/2004/karnataka/175/43 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=IndiaVotes}}

| B. A. Jivijaya

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

colspan=4 align=center|2008 onwards: Seat does not exist. See Madikeri

Election results

=Assembly Election 2004 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_KT_2004.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006204912/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_KT_2004.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=B. A. Jivijaya |party=Indian National Congress |votes=46,560 |percentage=44.27% |change={{increase}}21.62 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Appachu Ranjan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=43,763 |percentage=41.61% |change={{increase}}2.53 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shashidar Vp |party=Janata Dal (Secular) |votes=9,244 |percentage=8.79% |change={{increase}}6.96 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajesh Gundu Rao |party=Janata Party |votes=3,988 |percentage=3.79% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhaverappa Ip |party=Independent politician |votes=817 |percentage=0.78% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amruthesh Np |party=Kannada Nadu Party |votes=797 |percentage=0.76% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,797 |percentage=2.66% |change= {{decrease}}1.24 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,05,169 |percentage=72.74% |change= {{increase}}2.23 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,44,904 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.37 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}5.19 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1999 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-KT99.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006053217/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-KT99.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Appachu Ranjan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=35,768 |percentage=39.08% |change={{increase}}3.27 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. A. Jivijaya |party=Independent politician |votes=32,195 |percentage=35.17% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. P. Chandrakala |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,730 |percentage=22.65% |change={{decrease}}6.61 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. K. Chinnappa |party=Janata Dal (Secular) |votes=1,675 |percentage=1.83% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kaliveera J Sridhara |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=607 |percentage=0.66% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,573 |percentage=3.90% |change= {{increase}}1.82 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=91,529 |percentage=74.61% |change= {{decrease}}2.55 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,30,113 |ref = |change= {{increase}}2.31 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}3.27 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1994 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-KT94.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006211324/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-KT94.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Appachu Ranjan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=33,195 |percentage=35.81% |change={{increase}}13.66 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. A. Jivijaya |party=Janata Dal |votes=31,267 |percentage=33.73% |change={{increase}}24.54 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. M. Belliappa |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,123 |percentage=29.26% |change={{decrease}}15.08 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=H. M. Srikesh |party=Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee |votes=599 |percentage=0.65% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,928 |percentage=2.08% |change= {{decrease}}20.11 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=92,704 |percentage=73.85% |change= {{increase}}3.12 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,27,179 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}8.53 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1989 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20karnataka%201989.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007070737/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20karnataka%201989.pdf|archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=A. M. Belliappa |party=Indian National Congress |votes=38,250 |percentage=44.34% |change={{increase}}2.17 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. B. Shivappa |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=19,104 |percentage=22.15% |change={{increase}}18.28 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. A. Jivijaya |party=Janata Party |votes=17,385 |percentage=20.15% |change={{decrease}}29.93 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. K. Chinnappa |party=Janata Dal |votes=7,924 |percentage=9.19% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. K. Saikumar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,665 |percentage=1.93% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. T. Rajappa |party=Independent politician |votes=491 |percentage=0.57% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,146 |percentage=22.19% |change= {{increase}}14.29 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=86,264 |percentage=73.30% |change= {{decrease}}2.24 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,23,637 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}5.74 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1985 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201985.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006143216/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201985.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=B. A. Jivijaya |party=Janata Party |votes=38,248 |percentage=50.08% |change={{decrease}}2.58 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. M. Belliappa |party=Indian National Congress |votes=32,209 |percentage=42.17% |change={{decrease}}1.50 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Y. M. Karumbaiah |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,955 |percentage=3.87% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Rahiman |party=Independent politician |votes=1,410 |percentage=1.85% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,039 |percentage=7.91% |change= {{decrease}}1.08 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=76,374 |percentage=72.90% |change= {{increase}}2.82 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,06,051 |ref = |change= {{increase}}22.50 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Janata Party |loser=Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}2.58 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1983 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20Report%201983%20karnatkaa.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124742/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20Report%201983%20karnatkaa.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=B. A. Jivijaya |party=Janata Party |votes=31,544 |percentage=52.66% |change={{increase}}7.24 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Gundu Rao |party=Indian National Congress |votes=26,162 |percentage=43.67% |change={{increase}}41.71 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Abbobakar |party=All-India Muslim League |votes=1,983 |percentage=3.31% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,382 |percentage=8.98% |change= {{increase}}3.13 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=59,903 |percentage=70.42% |change= {{decrease}}8.82 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 86,573 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.62 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress (I) |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1978 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201978.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007164123/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201978.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Gundu Rao |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes=31,588 |percentage=51.27% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. A. Jivijaya |party=Janata Party |votes=27,982 |percentage=45.42% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. M. Habib |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,210 |percentage=1.96% |change={{decrease}}54.28 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Hanumaraje Urs |party=Independent politician |votes=831 |percentage=1.35% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,606 |percentage=5.85% |change= {{decrease}}18.03 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=61,611 |percentage=79.96% |change= {{increase}}20.19 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 78,975 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.53 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress (I) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}4.97 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1972 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisRep_Mysore_72.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006074555/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisRep_Mysore_72.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Gundu Rao |party=Indian National Congress |votes=23,448 |percentage=56.24% |change={{increase}}10.71 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. K. Kalappa |party=Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes=13,489 |percentage=32.35% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. N. Venkataramana |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=3,225 |percentage=7.74% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. S. Manjunath |party=Bharatiya Jana Sangh |votes=1,530 |percentage=3.67% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,959 |percentage=23.89% |change= {{increase}}14.96 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=41,692 |percentage=59.65% |change= {{decrease}}11.25 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 72,105 |ref = |change= {{increase}}39.98 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Swatantra Party |swing= {{increase}}1.78 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1967 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Mysore%201967.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006083645/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Mysore%201967.pdf |archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=G. M. Manjanathaya |party=Swatantra Party |votes=19,379 |percentage=54.47% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. K. Kalappa |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,201 |percentage=45.53% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,178 |percentage=8.93% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=35,580 |percentage=72.59% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 51,512 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Swatantra Party |loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References

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{{Assembly constituencies of Karnataka}}

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