Virajpet Assembly constituency explained

Virajpet
Type:SLA
Reservation:None
Constituency No:209
State:Karnataka
District:Kodagu
Loksabha Cons:Mysore
Mla:A. S. Ponnanna
Party:Indian National Congress
Latest Election Year:2023
Preceded By:K. G. Bopaiah
Electors: (2023)[1]

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.[2]

Virajpet Assembly constituency is a part of Mysore Lok Sabha constituency. From 1957 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.[3] Virajpet was part of the erstwhile Coorg State until 1956, when under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it became a part of the Mysore State (now Karnataka).

Members of Legislative Assembly

Source[4]

YearMemberParty
Before 1956: Constituency did not exist
1957C. M. Poonacha
1962A. P. Appanna
1967N. Lokayya Nayak
1972G. K. Subbaiah

Karnataka State

YearMemberParty
1978G. K. Subbaiah
1983
1985Suma Vasanth
1989
1994H. D. Basavaraju
1999Suma Vasanth
2004H. D. Basavaraju
2008K. G. Bopaiah
2013
2018
2023A. S. Ponnanna

Election results

1957

References

12.2°N 75.8°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023 . . eci.gov.in . 24 July 2023.
  2. News: Virajpet Election 2023: Congress' AS Ponnanna defeats BJP's K G Bopaiah . 17 May 2023 . cnbctv18.com . 12 May 2023 . en.
  3. News: Kodagu goes to LS polls with Mysore for first time . https://web.archive.org/web/20090416201313/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/12/stories/2009041251960300.htm . dead . 16 April 2009 . 12 April 2009 . . 18 May 2014.
  4. Web site: Virajpet Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs. 2021-09-01. Elections in India.