Virajpet Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Karnataka legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Virajpet
| type = SLA
| reservation = None
| constituency_no = 209
| map_image = 209-Virajpet constituency.svg
| state = Karnataka
| district = Kodagu
| loksabha_cons = Mysore
| established = 1956
| mla = A. S. Ponnanna
| party = Indian National Congress
| latest_election_year = 2023
| preceded_by = K. G. Bopaiah
| electors = {{formatnum:224936}} (2023){{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/15163-karnataka-2023/ |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023 |publisher=Election Commission of India |website=eci.gov.in |access-date=24 July 2023}}{{update after|2028|7}}
}}
Virajpet Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka and is one among the two assembly constituencies in Kodagu district.
It is represented in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly by A. S. Ponnanna of the Indian National Congress.{{cite news |title=Virajpet Election 2023: Congress' AS Ponnanna defeats BJP's K G Bopaiah |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/karnatka-virajpet-election-results-2023-live-updates-16643241.htm |access-date=17 May 2023 |work=cnbctv18.com |date=12 May 2023 |language=en}}
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.{{cite news |title= Kodagu goes to LS polls with Mysore for first time |url= http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/12/stories/2009041251960300.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090416201313/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/12/stories/2009041251960300.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 16 April 2009 |date= 12 April 2009 |newspaper= The Hindu |access-date= 18 May 2014}} 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).
Electorate
The constituency has 2.1 lakh voters and has more male voters than female voters drawing a stark contrast from Madikeri Assembly constituency.{{Cite web |title=Constituencies {{!}} Kodagu District, Government of Karnataka {{!}} India |url=https://kodagu.nic.in/en/constituencies/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |language=en-US}} It also has more Kodava voters than Gowdas.The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes comprises 26.8% of the vote base with ST's outnumbering SC's. The electorate is predominantly Hindus with Muslims and Christians forming less than 16% of the vote base.{{Cite web |title=Temple entry row: It is Kodavas vs Arebhashe Gowdas in Kodagu- The Week |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/statescan/2025/02/15/a-temple-entry-row-has-pitted-two-prominent-communities-in-kodagu-against-each-other.amp.html |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=www.theweek.in}} The constituency is more rural than Madikeri with less than 10% urban voters.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Member ! colspan="2" |Party |
| colspan=4 |Before 1956: Constituency did not exist |
| 1957
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress| rowspan=2}} |
| 1962
|A. P. Appanna |
| 1967
|N. Lokayya Nayak | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} |
| 1972
|G. K. Subbaiah | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
= Karnataka =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Member ! colspan="2" |Party |
| 1978
|rowspan=2 |G. K. Subbaiah | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)|dab=y}} |
| 1983
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress| rowspan=3}} |
| 1985
| rowspan="2" |Suma Vasanth |
| 1989 |
| 1994
|H. D. Basavaraju | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 1999
|Suma Vasanth | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2004
|H. D. Basavaraju | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party| rowspan=4}} |
| 2008
| rowspan="3" |K. G. Bopaiah |
| 2013 |
| 2018 |
| 2023
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Election results
= 2023 =
{{Election box begin | title= 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet{{cite news |title=Virajpet Constituency Election Results 2023 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/constituency/virajpet-assembly-constituency-election-results-assembly-seat-details-mlas-candidates/articleshow/99305573.cms |access-date=29 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329044057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/constituency/virajpet-assembly-constituency-election-results-assembly-seat-details-mlas-candidates/articleshow/99305573.cms |archive-date=29 March 2025}}{{cite news |title=Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Virajpet |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10209.htm?ac=209 |access-date=29 March 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=13 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329044236/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2023/ConstituencywiseS10209.htm?ac=209 |archive-date=29 March 2025}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = A. S. Ponnanna
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 84,879
|percentage = 49.94
|change = +9.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = K. G. Bopaiah
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 80,466
|percentage = 47.38
|change = –2.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 1,630
|percentage = 0.98
|change = –0.12
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 4,291
|percentage = 2.56
|change = -5.90
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,67,778
|percentage = 74.59
|change = +2.04
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2018 =
{{Election box begin | title= 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = K. G. Bopaiah
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 77,944
|percentage = 49.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = C. S. Arun Machaiah
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 64,591
|percentage = 40.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = M. Sanketh Poovaiah
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|votes = 11,224
|percentage = 7.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 1,733
|percentage = 1.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 13,353
|percentage = 8.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,57,772
|percentage = 72.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2013 =
{{Election box begin | title= 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet{{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2013/StatReports2013.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |page= 341 |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date= 18 May 2014}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = K. G. Bopaiah
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 67,250
|percentage = 47.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = B. T. Pradeep
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 63,836
|percentage = 44.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Dambekodi Madappa
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|votes = 5,880
|percentage = 4.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 3,414
|percentage = 2.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,42,377
|percentage = 70.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2008 =
{{Election box begin | title= 2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet{{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2008/stats_report_KT2008.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |page= 319 |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date= 18 May 2014}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = K. G. Bopaiah
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 48,605
|percentage = 41.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Veena Achaiah
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 33,532
|percentage = 28.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = C. S. Arun Machaiah
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|votes = 29,920
|percentage = 25.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Achapanda Giri Uthappa
|party = Samajwadi Party
|votes = 2464
|percentage = 2.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Kunhi Abdulla K. M.
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 1825
|percentage = 1.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 15,073
|percentage = 12.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,16,346
|percentage = 60.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2004 =
{{Election box begin | title= 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet{{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_KT_2004.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |page= 274 |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date= 18 May 2014}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = H. D. Basavaraju
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 35,550
|percentage = 51.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Suma Vasanth
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 27,484
|percentage = 39.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Mutha P. S.
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|votes = 6,023
|percentage = 8.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 8,066
|percentage = 11.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 69,057
|percentage = 58.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box swing with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1999 =
{{Election box begin | title= 1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet{{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-KT99.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |page= 263 |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date= 18 May 2014}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Suma Vasanth
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 29,136
|percentage = 48.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = H. D. Basavaraju
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 24,867
|percentage = 41.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = K. B. Shanthappa
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|votes = 4,271
|percentage = 7.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 4,269
|percentage = 7.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 62,122
|percentage = 61.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box swing with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1994 =
{{Election box begin | title= 1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet{{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-KT94.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |page= 279 |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date= 18 May 2014}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = H. D. Basavaraju
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 21,790
|percentage = 35.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Suma Vasanth
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 20,009
|percentage = 32.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = K. B. Shanthappa
|party = Janata Dal
|votes = 16,693
|percentage = 27.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 1,781
|percentage = 2.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 62,057
|percentage = 60.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box swing with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1989 =
{{Election box begin | title= 1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet{{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/Statistical%20Report%20karnataka%201989.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |page= 273 |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date= 18 May 2014}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Suma Vasanth
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 32,124
|percentage = 53.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = G. S. Pushkara
|party = Janata Dal
|votes = 16,872
|percentage = 28.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = P. P. Choma
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 6,416
|percentage = 10.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 15,252
|percentage = 25.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 63,398
|percentage = 58.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1985 =
{{Election box begin | title= 1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet{{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1985/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201985.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |page= 266 |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date= 18 May 2014}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Suma Vasanth
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 26,716
|percentage = 54.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = H. D. Rajan
|party = Janata Party
|votes = 18,496
|percentage = 38.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = M. E. Appanna Rao
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 3,449
|percentage = 7.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 8,220
|percentage = 16.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 49,290
|percentage = 56.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1983 =
{{Election box begin | title= 1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet{{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1983/Statistical%20Report%201983%20karnatkaa.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |pages= 261, 262 |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date= 18 May 2014}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = G. K. Subbaiah
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 22,581
|percentage = 54.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Paniyaravara P. Choma
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 14,009
|percentage = 33.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = H. T. Devaraj
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 4,938
|percentage = 11.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 8,572
|percentage = 20.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 42,428
|percentage = 53.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1978 =
{{Election box begin | title= 1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet{{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%20Karnataka%201978.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |page= 259 |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date= 18 May 2014}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = G. K. Subbaiah
|party = Indian National Congress (I)
|votes = 25,309
|percentage = 48.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Paniyaravara P. Choma
|party = Janata Party
|votes = 23,040
|percentage = 44.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = N. Lokayya Naik
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 2,258
|percentage = 4.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 2,269
|percentage = 4.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 53,438
|percentage = 70.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress (I)
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1972 =
{{Election box begin | title= 1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet{{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisRep_Mysore_72.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |page= 243 |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date= 18 May 2014}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = G. K. Subbaiah
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 20,023
|percentage = 63.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = N. Lokayya Naik
|party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
|votes = 10,866
|percentage = 34.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = M. K. Narayana
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 537
|percentage = 1.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 9,157
|percentage = 29.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 32,253
|percentage = 50.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box swing with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1967 =
{{Election box begin | title= 1967 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet{{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Mysore%201967.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |page= 244 |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date= 18 May 2014}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = N. Lokayya Nayak
|party = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
|votes = 14,444
|percentage = 52.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = A. N. Belli
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 13,138
|percentage = 47.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 1,316
|percentage = 4.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 29,328
|percentage = 60.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box swing with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1962 =
{{Election box begin | title= 1962 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet{{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Mysore_1962.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |page= 247 |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date= 18 May 2014}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = A. P. Appanna
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 15,292
|percentage = 50.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = C. B. Muthanna
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 6,973
|percentage = 23.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = I. R. Asranna
|party = Communist Party of India
|votes = 3,658
|percentage = 12.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 8,319
|percentage = 27.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 32,100
|percentage = 59.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1957 =
{{Election box begin | title= 1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet{{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Mysore_1957.pdf |title= Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |page= 214 |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date= 18 May 2014}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = C. M. Poonacha
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 18,223
|percentage = 54.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Kolera Karumbaiah
|party = Praja Socialist Party
|votes = 15,002
|percentage = 45.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 3,221
|percentage = 9.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 33,225
|percentage = 71.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
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