# Somwarpet Assembly constituency

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

| Year | Member | Party | Party |
| 1967 | Gundugutti Manjanathaya | | Swatantra Party |
| 1972 | R. Gundu Rao | | Indian National Congress |

### Karnataka

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1978 | R. Gundu Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1983 | B. A. Jivijaya | Janata Party |
| 1985 | B. A. Jivijaya | Janata Party |
| 1989 | A M Belyappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Appachu Ranjan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Appachu Ranjan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | B. A. Jivijaya | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 onwards: Seat does not exist. See Madikeri ||||

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | B. A. Jivijaya | 46,560 | 44.27% | 21.62 |
| | BJP | Appachu Ranjan | 43,763 | 41.61% | 2.53 |
| | JD(S) | Shashidar Vp | 9,244 | 8.79% | 6.96 |
| | JP | Rajesh Gundu Rao | 3,988 | 3.79% | New |
| | Independent | Bhaverappa Ip | 817 | 0.78% | New |
| | Kannada Nadu Party | Amruthesh Np | 797 | 0.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,797 | 2.66% | 1.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,05,169 | 72.74% | 2.23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,44,904 | | 11.37 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 5.19 | |

### Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Appachu Ranjan | 35,768 | 39.08% | 3.27 |
| | Independent | B. A. Jivijaya | 32,195 | 35.17% | New |
| | INC | K. P. Chandrakala | 20,730 | 22.65% | 6.61 |
| | JD(S) | R. K. Chinnappa | 1,675 | 1.83% | New |
| | BSP | Kaliveera J Sridhara | 607 | 0.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,573 | 3.90% | 1.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,529 | 74.61% | 2.55 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,30,113 | | 2.31 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 3.27 | |

### Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Appachu Ranjan | 33,195 | 35.81% | 13.66 |
| | JD | B. A. Jivijaya | 31,267 | 33.73% | 24.54 |
| | INC | A. M. Belliappa | 27,123 | 29.26% | 15.08 |
| | INC | H. M. Srikesh | 599 | 0.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,928 | 2.08% | 20.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,704 | 73.85% | 3.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,27,179 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 8.53 | |

### Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. M. Belliappa | 38,250 | 44.34% | 2.17 |
| | BJP | B. B. Shivappa | 19,104 | 22.15% | 18.28 |
| | JP | B. A. Jivijaya | 17,385 | 20.15% | 29.93 |
| | JD | B. K. Chinnappa | 7,924 | 9.19% | New |
| | Independent | T. K. Saikumar | 1,665 | 1.93% | New |
| | Independent | N. T. Rajappa | 491 | 0.57% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,146 | 22.19% | 14.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,264 | 73.30% | 2.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,23,637 | | |
| | INC gain from JP | INC gain from JP | Swing | 5.74 | |

### Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | B. A. Jivijaya | 38,248 | 50.08% | 2.58 |
| | INC | A. M. Belliappa | 32,209 | 42.17% | 1.50 |
| | BJP | Y. M. Karumbaiah | 2,955 | 3.87% | New |
| | Independent | Abdul Rahiman | 1,410 | 1.85% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,039 | 7.91% | 1.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,374 | 72.90% | 2.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,06,051 | | 22.50 |
| | JP hold | JP hold | Swing | 2.58 | |

### Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | B. A. Jivijaya | 31,544 | 52.66% | 7.24 |
| | INC | R. Gundu Rao | 26,162 | 43.67% | 41.71 |
| | AIML | K. Abbobakar | 1,983 | 3.31% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,382 | 8.98% | 3.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,903 | 70.42% | 8.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,573 | | 9.62 |
| | JP gain from INC(I) | JP gain from INC(I) | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(I) | R. Gundu Rao | 31,588 | 51.27% | New |
| | JP | B. A. Jivijaya | 27,982 | 45.42% | New |
| | INC | G. M. Habib | 1,210 | 1.96% | 54.28 |
| | Independent | D. Hanumaraje Urs | 831 | 1.35% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,606 | 5.85% | 18.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,611 | 79.96% | 20.19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,975 | | 9.53 |
| | INC(I) gain from INC | INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 4.97 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | R. Gundu Rao | 23,448 | 56.24% | 10.71 |
| | INC(O) | C. K. Kalappa | 13,489 | 32.35% | New |
| | CPI(M) | B. N. Venkataramana | 3,225 | 7.74% | New |
| | ABJS | D. S. Manjunath | 1,530 | 3.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,959 | 23.89% | 14.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,692 | 59.65% | 11.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,105 | | 39.98 |
| | INC gain from SWA | INC gain from SWA | Swing | 1.78 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Somwarpet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SWA | G. M. Manjanathaya | 19,379 | 54.47% | New |
| | INC | C. K. Kalappa | 16,201 | 45.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,178 | 8.93% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,580 | 72.59% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,512 | | |
| | SWA win (new seat) | SWA win (new seat) | SWA win (new seat) | SWA win (new seat) | SWA win (new seat) |