Assembly Segments and number of Voters
|
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Madikeri |
93,776 |
92,487 |
186,263 |
| Virajpet |
98,213 |
95,414 |
193,627 |
| Piriyapatna |
77,054 |
73,875 |
150,929 |
| Hunsur |
96,172 |
92,214 |
188,386 |
| Chamundeshwari |
117,785 |
113,664 |
231,449 |
| Krishnaraja |
101,376 |
101,499 |
203,875 |
| Chamaraja |
106,039 |
104,948 |
210,987 |
| Narasimharaja |
105,258 |
106,844 |
212,102 |
| Total |
795,673 |
781,945 |
1,577,618 |
For the first time the Wadiyar royal family has chosen not to contest elections.
Performances of Candidates in the last Five LS Polls
|
| Year |
Winner |
Nearest Rival |
Winner's vote share |
| 1991 |
Chandraprabha Urs (Cong) |
Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar (BJP-36.52%) |
39.47% |
| 1996 |
Srikantadatta N'raja Wadiyar (Cong) |
G T Deve Gowda (JD-33.25%) |
34.82% |
| 1998 |
C H Vijayshankar (BJP) |
S Chikkamadu (Cong-29.91%) |
42.10% |
| 1999 |
Srikantadatta N'raja Wadiyar (Cong) |
C H Vijayshankar (BJP-36.09%) |
37.58% |
| 2004 |
C H Vijayshankar (BJP) |
A S Guruswamy (JDS-32%) |
33.06% |
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Community - Wise Vote Bank Of Mysore
|
| Lingayats:2.75 Lakh |
Vokkaligas:3 Lakh |
Kurubas:1.3 Lakh |
| Muslims:1.5 Lakh |
Nayakas: 1 Lakh |
OBC:2 Lakh |
| Brahmins:1.30 Lakh |
Dalits:2.2 Lakh |
Others:70000 |
PROBLEMS
- Falling coffee prices and increasing problems of the cofee planters
- Rehabilitation of tribals living in forest areas including Nagarhole National Park
- Delay in announcing the tobacco policy by the government
- Infrastructure development to boost tourism
