Vemagal Assembly constituency

Vemagal
Vemagal
Former constituency for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Kolar
Lok Sabha constituency	Kolar
Established	1967
Abolished	2008
Reservation	None

Vemagal Assembly constituency was one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, a southern state of India. It was also part of Kolar Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1967	G. N. Gowda	Indian National Congress
1972	C. Byre Gowda	Independent politician
1978	S. Govinda Gowda	Indian National Congress
1983	C. Byre Gowda	Independent politician
1985		Janata Party
1989		Janata Party
1994		Janata Dal
1999		Janata Dal
2003 By-election ^[a]	Krishna Byre Gowda	AIPJD
2004	Krishna Byre Gowda	Indian National Congress

↑ Died on 29/07/2003

Election results

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Vemagal ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Krishna Byre Gowda	95,563	75.73%	31.14
	BJP	Srirama. S. N	20,204	16.01%	New
	JD(S)	Shenkaregowda. K. C	6,981	5.53%	New
	JP	Sreerama	2,201	1.74%	New
	Kannada Nadu Party	Satish. S	1,238	0.98%	New
Margin of victory			75,359	59.72%	50.92
Turnout			126,192	78.58%	4.46
Total valid votes			126,187
Registered electors			160,584		3.98
	INC gain from AIPJD		Swing	22.35

Assembly By-election 2003

2003 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-election : Vemagal ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIPJD	Krishna Byre Gowda	68,458	53.38%	*New*
	INC	V. Venkatamuniyappa	57,175	44.59%	0.38
	RPI	B. Narayanaswamy	1,461	1.14%	New
	Independent	G. H. P. Rangaswamy	1,140	0.89%	New
Margin of victory			11,283	8.80%	1.97
Turnout			128,238	83.04%	3.15
Total valid votes			128,236
Registered electors			154,436		7.58
	AIPJD gain from JD(U)		Swing	2.33

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Vemagal ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD(U)	C. Byre Gowda	56,449	51.05%	*New*
	INC	V. Venkatamuniyappa	48,892	44.21%	12.48
	Independent	M. Govindappa	3,563	3.22%	New
	JD(S)	M. Reddeppa	1,679	1.52%	New
Margin of victory			7,557	6.83%	24.95
Turnout			114,683	79.89%	1.98
Total valid votes			110,583
Rejected ballots			4,100	3.58%	2.14
Registered electors			143,559		11.34
	JD(U) gain from JD		Swing	12.46

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Vemagal ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	C. Byre Gowda	66,049	63.51%	*New*
	INC	V. Venkatamuniyappa	33,001	31.73%	10.36
	BJP	Sathyanarayana Mahesh	3,205	3.08%	New
Margin of victory			33,048	31.78%	9.64
Turnout			105,564	81.87%	1.81
Total valid votes			103,997
Rejected ballots			1,520	1.44%	3.48
Registered electors			128,938		12.36
	JD gain from JP		Swing	14.65

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Vemagal ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	C. Byre Gowda	42,687	48.86%	*New*
	Independent	K. R. Erappa	23,347	26.72%	New
	INC	S. Govinda Gowda	18,667	21.37%	16.79
	Independent	C. M. Muniyappa	2,007	2.30%	New
Margin of victory			19,340	22.14%	1.54
Turnout			91,879	80.06%	1.51
Total valid votes			87,361
Rejected ballots			4,518	4.92%	3.31
Registered electors			114,758		21.33
	JP gain from JP		Swing	12.98

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Vemagal ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	C. Byre Gowda	46,945	61.84%	58.12
	INC	K. R. Iragappa	28,968	38.16%	16.99
Margin of victory			17,977	23.68%	27.03
Turnout			77,154	81.57%	2.80
Total valid votes			75,913
Rejected ballots			1,241	1.61%	0.01
Registered electors			94,582		9.62
	JP gain from Independent		Swing	10.04

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Vemagal ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Byre Gowda	48,061	71.88%	*New*
	INC	Muniyappa. K	14,154	21.17%	20.33
	JP	Puttaswamachari. S	2,486	3.72%	36.92
	Independent	Krishna Rao	583	0.87%	New
Margin of victory			33,907	50.71%	35.59
Turnout			67,963	78.77%	4.03
Total valid votes			66,863
Rejected ballots			1,100	1.62%	0.46
Registered electors			86,278		8.35
	Independent gain from INC(I)		Swing	16.12

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Vemagal ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	S. Govinda Gowda	36,000	55.76%	*New*
	JP	C. Byre Gowda	26,239	40.64%	New
	Independent	T. Narayanappa	890	1.38%	New
	INC	G. H. Sriramma Reddy	544	0.84%	47.67
	Independent	H. C. Anjappa	427	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			9,761	15.12%	12.15
Turnout			65,933	82.80%	12.94
Total valid votes			64,564
Rejected ballots			1,369	2.08%	2.08
Registered electors			79,627		31.40
	INC(I) gain from Independent		Swing	4.27

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Vemagal ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Byre Gowda	21,258	51.49%	*New*
	INC	S. Govinda Gowda	20,031	48.51%	5.25
Margin of victory			1,227	2.97%	11.58
Turnout			42,336	69.86%	5.63
Total valid votes			41,289
Registered electors			60,598		16.26
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	2.27

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Vemagal ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	G. N. Gowda	17,014	53.76%	*New*
	Independent	C. Byre Gowda	12,410	39.21%	New
	Independent	S. R. R. Gowda	2,227	7.04%	New
Margin of victory			4,604	14.55%
Turnout			33,476	64.23%
Total valid votes			31,651
Registered electors			52,121
	INC win (new seat)

References

↑ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
↑ "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.
↑ "Bye Elections - Sep. 2003 - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
↑ "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.

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[2] Died on 29/07/2003

[1] "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[3] "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.

[4] "Bye Elections - Sep. 2003 - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.

[5] "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.

[6] "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.

[7] "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.

[8] "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.

[9] "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.

[10] "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.

[11] "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.

[12] "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.

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