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