Virajpet Assembly constituency

Virajpet Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Karnataka [Legislative Assembly] constituencies of Karnataka and is one among the two assembly constituencies in Kodagu district.
It is represented in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly by A. S. Ponnanna of the Indian National Congress.
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. Virajpet was part of the erstwhile Coorg State until 1956, when under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it became a part of Mysore State.

Electorate

The constituency has 2.1 lakh voters and has more male voters than female voters drawing a stark contrast from Madikeri Assembly constituency. It also has more Kodava voters than Gowdas.The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes comprises 26.8% of the vote base with ST's outnumbering SC's. The electorate is predominantly Hindus with Muslims and Christians forming less than 16% of the vote base. The constituency is more rural than Madikeri with less than 10% urban voters.

Members of Legislative Assembly

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