Varuna Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Karnataka, India
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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.Chief minister of state represents this 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 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Siddaramaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Yathindra Siddaramaiah | ||
| 2023 | Siddaramaiah | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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) | |||||