| Virajpet | |
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| Constituency No. 209 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Kodagu |
| LS constituency | Mysore |
| Established | 1956 |
| Total electors | 224,936 (2023)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent A. S. Ponnanna | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | K. G. Bopaiah |
Virajpet Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka. It is represented in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly by A. S. Ponnanna of the Indian National Congress.[2]
Virajpet Assembly constituency is a part of Mysore Lok Sabha constituency. From 1956 to 2008, it was a part of the erstwhile Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency and was merged with the Mysore Lok Sabha constituency in 2008 by the Delimitation Commission.[3] Virajpet was part of the erstwhile Coorg State until 1956, when under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it became a part of Mysore State (now Karnataka).
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Virajpet Election 2023: Congress' AS Ponnanna defeats BJP's K G Bopaiah". cnbctv18.com. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Kodagu goes to LS polls with Mysore for first time". The Hindu. 12 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2014.