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
1962 results
Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1962: Virajpet[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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[7]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
INC(I)
|
G. K. Subbaiah |
25,309 |
48.48 |
|
|
Janata Party |
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[8]
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[9]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
INC |
Suma Vasanth |
26,716 |
54.90 |
|
|
Janata Party |
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 |
|
|
References
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- ↑ "Number of Electors in Virajpet Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Virajpet Assembly Factbook - Key Electoral Data of Virajpet Assembly Constituency from 1957 to 2017" (PDF). Datanet India. p. 32. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 341. Retrieved 18 May 2014.