Varuna Assembly constituency
| Varuna | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 219 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
 Map of Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mysore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chamarajanagar |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 234,533 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | I.N.D.I.A. |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Dr. Yatindra S. INC |
Varuna Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in Karnataka State Assembly in India. It is part of Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency came into existence after the 2008 delimitation exercise.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Siddaramaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Yathindra Siddaramaiah | ||
| 2023 | Siddaramaiah | ||
Election results
[edit]Assembly Election 2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Siddaramaiah | 119,816 | 60.09 |  5.00 | |
| BJP | V. Somanna | 73,653 | 36.94 | 15.34 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 634 | 0.32 |  0.54 | |
| Margin of victory | 46,163 | 23.15 | 10.34 | ||
| Turnout | 199,801 | 85.19 | 5.99 | ||
| Total valid votes | 199,379 | ||||
| Registered electors | 234,533 | 6.10 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.00 |
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Assembly Election 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Yathindra Siddaramaiah | 96,435 | 55.09 | 6.12 | |
| BJP | T. Basavaraju | 37,819 | 21.60 | New | |
| JD(S) | Abhishek S. Manegar | 28,123 | 16.07 | 14.12 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,497 | 0.86 | New | |
| Indian New Congress Party | Gurulingaiah | 1,245 | 0.71 | New | |
| KJP | Umesha. C | 1,201 | 0.69 | 39.02 | |
| Independent | Rajesh. N | 1,118 | 0.64 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 58,616 | 33.49 | 11.99 | ||
| Turnout | 175,068 | 79.20 | 3.23 | ||
| Total valid votes | 175,048 | ||||
| Registered electors | 221,053 | 13.41 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 6.12 |
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Assembly Election 2013
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Siddaramaiah | 84,385 | 61.21 | 10.98 | |
| KJP | Kapu Siddalingaswamy | 54,744 | 39.71 | New | |
| JD(S) | Cheluvaraj | 2,686 | 1.95 | 0.94 | |
| BSP | Shivamahadeva | 2,419 | 1.75 | 2.04 | |
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Karnataka) | G. M. Gadkar | 1,454 | 1.05 | New | |
| Independent | Master. M. Suresh | 1,427 | 1.04 | New | |
| Independent | Siddalingaswamy | 1,383 | 1.00 | New | |
| RPI(A) | D. Eshwara Thoremavu | 1,233 | 0.89 | New | |
| Bharatiya Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Janta Party | Nirmalakumari | 1,195 | 0.87 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 29,641 | 21.50 | 8.34 | ||
| Turnout | 160,680 | 82.43 | 6.70 | ||
| Total valid votes | 137,852 | ||||
| Registered electors | 194,918 | 3.11 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 10.98 |
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Assembly Election 2008
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Siddaramaiah | 71,908 | 50.23 | New | |
| BJP | L. Revannasiddaiah | 53,071 | 37.07 | New | |
| BSP | P. Gurupadaswamy | 5,426 | 3.79 | New | |
| JD(S) | H. V. Krishnaswamy | 4,133 | 2.89 | New | |
| Independent | A. N. Rangunayak | 2,485 | 1.74 | New | |
| SP | K. Cheluvappa | 1,583 | 1.11 | New | |
| Independent | H. R. Nagaraju | 1,162 | 0.81 | New | |
| Independent | K. P. Mahalingaiah | 910 | 0.64 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 18,837 | 13.16 | |||
| Turnout | 143,159 | 75.73 | |||
| Total valid votes | 143,150 | ||||
| Registered electors | 189,041 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Varuna". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 13 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 : To the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.