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Varuna Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 12°18′N 76°42′E / 12.3°N 76.7°E / 12.3; 76.7
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Varuna
Constituency No. 219 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Map of Vidhan Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictMysore
LS constituencyChamarajanagar
Established2008
Total electors234,533 (2023)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party   INC
AllianceI.N.D.I.A.
Elected year2023
Preceded byDr. Y. Siddaramaiah
  INC
Varuna Vidhana Sabha Constituency
Assembly Constituencies of Mysore district

Varuna Vidhan Sabha seat is one of the seats 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 Legislative Assembly

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Election Name Party
Before 2008: Constituency did not exist
2008 Siddaramaiah Indian National Congress
2013
2018 Yathindra Siddaramaiah
2023 Siddaramaiah

Election results

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2023

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2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Varuna
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Siddaramaiah 119,816 60.09 Increase5.00
BJP V. Somanna 73,653 36.94 Increase15.34
NOTA None of the Above 634 0.32 Decrease0.54
Majority 46,163 23.15 Decrease10.34
Turnout 1,99,379 85.01 Increase5.82
INC hold Swing Increase5.00

2018

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2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Varuna
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Yathindra Siddaramaiah 96,435 55.09 Increase2.56
BJP T. Basavaraju 37,819 21.60 Increase21.60
JD(S) Abhishek S. Manegar 28,123 16.07 Increase14.40
NOTA None of the Above 1,497 0.86 N/A
Majority 58,616 33.49 Increase15.04
Turnout 1,75,048 79.19 Decrease3.23
INC hold Swing Increase2.56

2013

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2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Varuna
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Siddaramaiah 84,385 52.53 Increase2.30
KJP Kapu Siddalingaswamy 54,744 34.08 New
JD(S) Cheluvaraj 2,686 1.67 Decrease1.22
BSP Shivamahadeva 2,419 1.51 Decrease2.28
Majority 29,641 18.45 Increase5.30
Turnout 1,60,641 82.42 Increase6.58
INC hold Swing Increase2.30

2008

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2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Varuna
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Siddaramaiah 71,908 50.23
BJP L. Revanasiddaiah 53,071 37.07
JD(S) H. V. Krishnaswamy 4,133 2.89
BSP P. Gurupadaswamy 5,426 3.79
Majority 18,837 13.15
Turnout 1,43,150 75.84
INC win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

12°18′N 76°42′E / 12.3°N 76.7°E / 12.3; 76.7