# 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 | Indian National Congress |
| 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 | G. K. Subbaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Suma Vasanth | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Suma Vasanth | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | H. D. Basavaraju | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Suma Vasanth | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | H. D. Basavaraju | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2008 | K. G. Bopaiah | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2013 | K. G. Bopaiah | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2018 | K. G. Bopaiah | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2023 | A. S. Ponnanna | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,291 | 2.56 | −5.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,67,778 | 74.59 | +2.04 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,353 | 8.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,57,772 | 72.55 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,414 | 2.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,42,377 | 70.74 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,073 | 12.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,16,346 | 60.6 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,066 | 11.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,057 | 58.68 |
| | Swing to BJP from INC | Swing to BJP from INC | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,269 | 7.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,122 | 61.03 |
| | Swing to INC from BJP | Swing to INC from BJP | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,781 | 2.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,057 | 60.07 |
| | Swing to BJP from INC | Swing to BJP from INC | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,252 | 25.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,398 | 58.87 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,220 | 16.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,290 | 56.28 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,572 | 20.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,428 | 53.65 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,269 | 4.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,438 | 70.06 |
| | INC(I) hold | INC(I) hold | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,157 | 29.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,253 | 50.24 |
| | Swing to INC from ABJS | Swing to INC from ABJS | Swing | |

### 1967

1967 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | ABJS | N. Lokayya Nayak | 14,444 | 52.39 |
| | INC | A. N. Belli | 13,138 | 47.61 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,316 | 4.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,328 | 60.64 |
| | Swing to ABJS from INC | Swing to ABJS from INC | Swing | |

### 1962

1962 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,319 | 27.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,100 | 59.60 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1957

1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election: Virajpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | C. M. Poonacha | 18,223 | 54.85 |
| | PSP | Kolera Karumbaiah | 15,002 | 45.15 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,221 | 9.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,225 | 71.30 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |