Varthur Assembly constituency

Varthur
Varthur
Former constituency for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Urban
Established	1967
Abolished	2008
Reservation	None

Varthur Assembly constituency was one of the constituencies in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It was abolished in the 2008 delimitation exercise, which redrew the boundaries of constituencies.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1967	K. Prabhakar	Indian National Congress
1972	K. Prabhakar	Indian National Congress
1978	B. V. Ramachandra Reddy	Janata Party
1983	S. Suryanarayana Rao	Communist Party of India
1985	A. Krishnappa	Indian National Congress
1989	A. Krishnappa	Indian National Congress
1994	Ashwatha Narayana Reddy	Janata Dal
1999	A. Krishnappa	Indian National Congress
2004	A. Krishnappa	Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Varthur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. Krishnappa	127,490	49.52%	1.61
	BJP	Ashwatha Narayana Reddy	114,352	44.42%	New
	JD(S)	Ravi Prakash	8,349	3.24%	0.09
	BSP	Bhaskar Reddy. P	2,649	1.03%	New
Margin of victory			13,138	5.10%	7.13
Turnout			257,458	50.44%	2.04
Total valid votes			257,458
Registered electors			510,436		25.57
	INC hold		Swing	1.61

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Varthur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. Krishnappa	109,076	51.13%	16.50
	JD(U)	Ashwatha Narayana Reddy	82,975	38.89%	New
	JD(S)	M. Shankar	7,103	3.33%	New
	CPI(M)	Gopala Gowda. H. N	6,876	3.22%	New
	Independent	Ramanuj Singh	2,087	0.98%	New
	Independent	K. Sathya Narayana	1,881	0.88%	New
	Independent	I. P. Muniyappa	1,684	0.79%	New
	Independent	A. Krishnappa	1,654	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			26,101	12.23%	4.30
Turnout			213,336	52.48%	8.88
Total valid votes			213,336
Registered electors			406,494		43.24
	INC gain from JD		Swing	0.03

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Varthur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Ashwatha Narayana Reddy	87,295	51.16%	7.90
	INC	A. Krishnappa	59,085	34.63%	13.63
	BJP	N. Thimma Reddy	19,233	11.27%	8.97
	INC	V. Premakumaraiah	1,453	0.85%	New
Margin of victory			28,210	16.53%	11.53
Turnout			174,136	61.36%	2.63
Total valid votes			170,619
Rejected ballots			3,303	1.90%	2.41
Registered electors			283,793		10.62
	JD gain from INC		Swing	2.90

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Varthur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. Krishnappa	69,586	48.26%	14.42
	JD	Ashwatha Narayana Reddy	62,375	43.26%	New
	JP	R. Ananda Reddy	4,526	3.14%	New
	BJP	M. Venkataswamy	3,316	2.30%	6.54
	Independent	K. Krishnan	913	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			7,211	5.00%	4.89
Turnout			150,677	58.73%	2.80
Total valid votes			144,182
Rejected ballots			6,495	4.31%	2.53
Registered electors			256,538		57.73
	INC hold		Swing	14.42

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Varthur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. Krishnappa	30,242	33.84%	1.03
	Independent	Ashwatha Narayana Reddy	30,144	33.73%	New
	CPI(M)	S. Suryanarayana Rao	17,871	20.00%	39.08
	BJP	N. Thimma Reddy	7,896	8.84%	6.59
	Independent	N. Krishnachari	710	0.79%	New
	Independent	A. Somashekar Reddy	616	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			98	0.11%	24.10
Turnout			90,972	55.93%	9.56
Total valid votes			89,357
Rejected ballots			1,615	1.78%	0.54
Registered electors			162,648		27.14
	INC gain from CPI(M)		Swing	25.24

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Varthur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	S. Suryanarayana Rao	48,344	59.08%	49.01
	INC	B. V. Ramachandra Reddy	28,533	34.87%	30.78
	BJP	M. Ramachandra	1,845	2.25%	New
	LKD	P. H. Krishnappa	746	0.91%	New
Margin of victory			19,811	24.21%	10.84
Turnout			83,777	65.49%	5.62
Total valid votes			81,834
Rejected ballots			1,943	2.32%	0.39
Registered electors			127,925		27.12
	CPI(M) gain from JP		Swing	17.99

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Varthur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	B. V. Ramachandra Reddy	28,613	41.09%	*New*
	INC(I)	H. T. Somashekara Reddy	19,301	27.72%	New
	Independent	G. T. Mariswamy Reddy	7,651	10.99%	New
	CPI(M)	S. Suryanarayana Rao	7,009	10.07%	New
	Independent	A. T. Ranganatha	4,000	5.74%	New
	INC	Ramaswamy	2,849	4.09%	56.27
Margin of victory			9,312	13.37%	11.89
Turnout			71,565	71.11%	30.62
Total valid votes			69,627
Rejected ballots			1,938	2.71%	2.71
Registered electors			100,633		20.28
	JP gain from INC		Swing	19.27

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Varthur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Prabhakar	19,774	60.36%	23.35
	INC(O)	D. Munichinnappa	11,500	35.11%	New
	Independent	Munishamy	1,484	4.53%	New
Margin of victory			8,274	25.26%	15.04
Turnout			33,879	40.49%	9.25
Total valid votes			32,758
Registered electors			83,667		37.73
	INC hold		Swing	23.35

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Varthur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Prabhakar	10,061	37.01%	*New*
	Independent	D. Munichinnappa	7,282	26.79%	New
	Independent	K. Chickanna	5,939	21.85%	New
	RPI	T. K. Murthy	1,943	7.15%	New
	SWA	H. V. Nanjiah	1,140	4.19%	New
	Independent	B. Ramappa	817	3.01%	New
Margin of victory			2,779	10.22%
Turnout			30,212	49.74%
Total valid votes			27,182
Registered electors			60,745
	INC win (new seat)

References

↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

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[1] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[2] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[3] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[4] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.

[5] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.

[7] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.

[8] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

[9] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.