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Assembly constituency 219 · Karnataka

Varuna is assembly constituency number 219 in Karnataka, in Mysore district, and one of the segments of the Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Siddaramaiah of the Indian National Congress won with 60.1% of the vote, 46,163 votes ahead of V. Somanna (BJP).

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Varuna · 2023AC 219
  1. 01
    Siddaramaiah
    INC
    1,19,816
    60.09%
  2. 02
    V. Somanna
    BJP
    73,653
    36.94%
  3. 03
    Krishnamurthy. M
    BSP
    1,078
    0.54%
  4. 04
    Dr|| Bharathi Shankar N. L.
    JD(S)
    1,037
    0.52%
  5. 05
    Rajesh
    AAP
    564
    0.28%
  6. 10 other candidates · 2,597 votesNOTA · 634 (0.32%)

Margin 46,163 votes · 23.15% of valid votes

2,34,533
Registered electors
2023 election
85.2%
Turnout
+6.0 pts vs 2018
46,163
Victory margin
23.2% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,99,379 valid votes, NOTA included.

Varuna 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1SiddaramaiahMale · 75 yrsINC1,19,816
60.09%
2V. SomannaMale · 72 yrsBJP73,653
36.94%
3Krishnamurthy. MMale · 48 yrs · SCBSP1,078
0.54%
4Dr|| Bharathi Shankar N. L.Male · 64 yrs · SCJD(S)1,037
0.52%
—NOTANOTA634
0.32%
5RajeshMale · 46 yrsAAP564
0.28%
6Arun Linga Kannada ChakravarthiMale · 30 yrsKDP416
0.21%
7Mahadevaswamy .rMale · 31 yrsUPJP414
0.21%
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8PyarijanFemale · 30 yrsIndependent388
0.19%
9Chethan. EMale · 33 yrsIndependent286
0.14%
10N. Ambarish Kadamba Naa AmbarishMale · 36 yrs · SCKJP242
0.12%
11Ravikumar. MMale · 38 yrsKRS220
0.11%
12M. MaheshMale · 45 yrsIndependent199
0.10%
13Shiva .eMale · 34 yrsKPPR160
0.08%
14Dr. U. P. ShivanandaMale · 72 yrsIndependent153
0.08%
15K. Nagesha NaikaMale · 53 yrs · STSAJP119
0.06%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 60.1%BJP 36.9%BSP 0.5%JD(S) 0.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023SiddaramaiahINC · 60.1% · margin 46,163Turnout85.2%
2018Yathindra SINC · 55.1% · margin 58,616Turnout79.2%
2013SiddaramaiahINC · 52.5% · margin 29,641Turnout82.4%
2008SiddaramaiahINC · 50.2% · margin 18,837Turnout75.7%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Varuna result 2018

Varuna 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Yathindra SINC96,435
55.09%
2T BasavarajuBJP37,819
21.60%
3Abhishek S ManegarJD(S)28,123
16.07%
—NOTANOTA1,497
0.86%
4GurulingaiahINCP1,245
0.71%
5Umesha CKJP1,201
0.69%
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6Rajesh NIndependent1,118
0.64%
7Dr. M MahadevamurthyIndependent1,045
0.60%
8L MadappaIndependent835
0.48%
9RavindraIndependent831
0.47%
10Madhukumara MIndependent797
0.46%
11N R RaghuSJPL431
0.25%
12Nirmala KumariSP373
0.21%
13P MariswamyIndependent371
0.21%
14H S ShivannaIndependent349
0.20%
15K S ShivakumaraIndependent342
0.20%
16H S ThontadharyaswamyIndependent336
0.19%
17Veerabhadraswamy NBRPP329
0.19%
18Chethan EIndependent303
0.17%
19N P SiddarajuRPI(A)291
0.17%
20V SiddarajuIndependent263
0.15%
21B SiddaiahIndependent260
0.15%
22A R SwamyBDBRAJP238
0.14%
23Yogendra P BRPSN216
0.12%

Varuna result 2013

Varuna 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1SiddaramaiahINC84,385
52.53%
2Kapu SiddalingaswamyKJP54,744
34.08%
3CheluvarajJD(S)2,686
1.67%
4ShivamahadevaBSP2,419
1.51%
5G.M. GadkarSAJP1,454
0.91%
6Master M.sureshIndependent1,427
0.89%
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7SiddalingaswamyIndependent1,383
0.86%
8D. Eshwara ThoremavuRPI(A)1,233
0.77%
9NirmalakumariBDBRAJP1,195
0.74%
10Mahendra.s.dBJP1,070
0.67%
11Topi Basavaraju.g.sIndependent1,022
0.64%
12Rachappaji BiligerehundiIndependent980
0.61%
13M. NagendranayakaIndependent902
0.56%
14Siddaraju .n.pIndependent593
0.37%
15SiddaramaiahIndependent533
0.33%
16T.b.sadguruSJPA484
0.30%
17B.mahadevaswamyIndependent448
0.28%
18Nanjundaraju .h.nIndependent435
0.27%
19Y.k.pradeepkumarIndependent432
0.27%
20Girish HalepuraBSRCP409
0.25%
21ChannamayigowdaIndependent392
0.24%
22A.r.swamyAMJP366
0.23%
23SrikantaIndependent364
0.23%
24M.puttaswamyIndependent364
0.23%
25P.eshwaraswamyIndependent360
0.22%
26RajuABHM345
0.21%
27ChannabasavannaIndependent216
0.13%

Varuna result 2008

Varuna 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1SiddaramaiahINC71,908
50.23%
2L. RevannasiddaiahBJP53,071
37.07%
3P. GurupadaswamyBSP5,426
3.79%
4H.V. KrishnaswamyJD(S)4,133
2.89%
5A.N. RangunayakIndependent2,485
1.74%
6K. CheluvappaSP1,583
1.11%
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7H.r NagarajuIndependent1,162
0.81%
8K.p MahalingaiahIndependent910
0.64%
9RajaIndependent780
0.54%
10K. Mohamed KaleeullaIndependent632
0.44%
11Puttaraje UrsIndependent541
0.38%
12N. UmeshIndependent519
0.36%
Map

Varuna outlined in orange among the other Karnataka seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Mysore district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Varuna is one of the assembly segments of Chamarajanagar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Chamarajanagar candidates.

  • Sunil BoseINC1,07,203 57.1%
  • Balaraj.sBJP73,851 39.3%
  • M.krishna MurthyBSP2,282 1.2%
  • C.m.krishnaDrAPP1,138 0.6%
  • G.d.rajagopal (h.d.kote)Independent502 0.3%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 33,352 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Varuna.

Who won the Varuna assembly seat in 2023?

Siddaramaiah of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Varuna in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 1,19,816 votes, which was 60.09% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Varuna?

The margin was 46,163 votes (23.15% of valid votes). The runner-up was V. Somanna of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 73,653 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Varuna in 2023?

Turnout was 85.19%: 1,99,801 of 2,34,533 registered electors voted, across 261 polling stations. That is 6.0 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Varuna part of?

Varuna is an assembly segment of the Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sunil Bose got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Varuna a reserved constituency?

No. Varuna is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Varuna?

The Karnataka assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Karnataka assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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