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Assembly seat no. 167 in Mysore · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1972INC1967INC1962INC
Winner, 1967
D. K. MAHABOOBSAB
INC
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 3
Margin, 1967
3,539
12.47% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner
INCD. K. MAHABOOBSAB
Votes
15,325
Vote share
53.98%
Margin
3,539
Runner-up
BJSS. B. Y. LAXMAN
Votes
11,786
Vote share
41.52%
Behind by
3,539
Electors
48,117
Total votes polled
28,388
Valid votes
28,388
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
59.0%

Full result, 1967

3 candidates · 28,388 valid votes

1967 election →
D. K. MAHABOOBSABINCwon
15,325
54.0%
S. B. Y. LAXMANBJS
11,786
41.5%
V. K. JAVALIIND
1,277
4.5%

Past results

Most recent 3 of 3 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972NAIKAR DYAMAPPA KALLAPPAINC18,65351.62%P .Y. SHANKARAGOUDA8,536
1967D. K. MAHABOOBSABINC15,32553.98%S. B. Y. LAXMAN3,539
1962HASANSAB MAKTUMSAB DASANKOPINC17,09268.65%YELLAPPAGOUDA SHANKERGOUDA PATIL11,907

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%18%36%54%71%196219671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%13%27%40%54%196219671972Margin

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