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Assembly constituency 209 · Karnataka

Virajpet is assembly constituency number 209 in Karnataka, in Kodagu district, and one of the segments of the Mysore Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election A.s.ponnanna of the Indian National Congress won with 49.9% of the vote, 4,291 votes ahead of K.g.bopaiah (BJP).

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Virajpet · 2023AC 209
  1. 01
    A.s.ponnanna
    INC
    83,791
    49.94%
  2. 02
    K.g.bopaiah
    BJP
    79,500
    47.38%
  3. 03
    Manzoor Ali M.a
    JD(S)
    1,121
    0.67%
  4. 04
    Manu Somaiah
    SKP
    682
    0.41%
  5. 05
    Abdul Nasir Makki
    Independent
    346
    0.21%
  6. 4 other candidates · 702 votesNOTA · 1,636 (0.98%)

Margin 4,291 votes · 2.56% of valid votes

2,24,936
Registered electors
2023 election
74.6%
Turnout
+2.0 pts vs 2018
4,291
Victory margin
2.6% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,67,778 valid votes, NOTA included.

Virajpet 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1A.s.ponnannaMale · 48 yrsINC83,791
49.94%
2K.g.bopaiahMale · 71 yrsBJP79,500
47.38%
—NOTANOTA1,636
0.98%
3Manzoor Ali M.aMale · 50 yrsJD(S)1,121
0.67%
4Manu SomaiahMale · 51 yrsSKP682
0.41%
5Abdul Nasir MakkiMale · 48 yrsIndependent346
0.21%
6Chimmanamada RavindraMale · 68 yrsAAP254
0.15%
7Ponneti K.darshanMale · 40 yrsIndependent204
0.12%
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8Saju. V.A. (bave)Male · 38 yrsKRS123
0.07%
9S.Y.M. Masood FoujdarMale · 57 yrsNCP121
0.07%
Past results

The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2018, INC in 2023.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2008201320182023INC 49.9%BJP 47.4%JD(S) 0.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023A.s.ponnannaINC · 49.9% · margin 4,291Turnout74.6%
2018K G BopaiahBJP · 49.4% · margin 13,353Turnout72.6%
2013K.g.bopaiahBJP · 47.2% · margin 3,414Turnout70.8%
2008Bopaiah. K.G.BJP · 41.8% · margin 15,073Turnout60.8%

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

Virajpet result 2018

Virajpet 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K G BopaiahBJP77,944
49.40%
2Arun Machaiah C SINC64,591
40.94%
3Sanketh Poovaiah MJD(S)11,224
7.11%
—NOTANOTA1,733
1.10%
4Basavaraju H DAIMEP1,015
0.64%
5Nanjappa M KIndependent666
0.42%
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6H D DoddaiahIndependent599
0.38%

Virajpet result 2013

Virajpet 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.g.bopaiahBJP67,250
47.23%
2Biddatanda.t.pradeepINC63,836
44.84%
3Dambekodi MadappaJD(S)5,880
4.13%
4Vijayasingh.r.davidIndependent2,140
1.50%
5Aiyappa.m.n.BSRCP972
0.68%
6Maranna DilipkumarIndependent685
0.48%
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7S.d.udayaIndependent662
0.46%
8Usman.k.aSDPI527
0.37%
9ChangappaCPI(M)425
0.30%

Virajpet result 2008

Virajpet 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bopaiah. K.G.BJP48,605
41.78%
2Veena AchaiahINC33,532
28.82%
3Arun Machaiah. C.S.JD(S)29,920
25.72%
4Achapanda Giri UthappaSP2,464
2.12%
5Kunhi Abdulla. K.M.BSP1,825
1.57%
Map

Virajpet 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 Kodagu district

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja WadiyarBJP99,804 58.4%
  • M. LakshmanaINC67,353 39.4%
  • Rangaswamy. MIndependent875 0.5%
  • A. S. SathishIndependent693 0.4%
  • Kadamba Naa AmbarishKJP422 0.2%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 32,451 EVM votes.

Open Mysore Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Virajpet assembly seat in 2023?

A.s.ponnanna of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Virajpet in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 83,791 votes, which was 49.94% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Virajpet?

The margin was 4,291 votes (2.56% of valid votes). The runner-up was K.g.bopaiah of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 79,500 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Virajpet in 2023?

Turnout was 74.61%: 1,67,817 of 2,24,936 registered electors voted, across 273 polling stations. That is 2.0 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Virajpet part of?

Virajpet is an assembly segment of the Mysore Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Virajpet a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Virajpet?

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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