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GURMITKAL

Assembly seat no. 16 in Mysore · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1972INC1962SWA
Winner, 1962
VIDYADHAR GURUJI SAYANNA
SWA
Elections held
2
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1962
9,909
34.35% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
SWAVIDYADHAR GURUJI SAYANNA
Votes
19,378
Vote share
67.18%
Margin
9,909
Runner-up
INCMALLAPPA LINGAPPA KOLLUR
Votes
9,469
Vote share
32.82%
Behind by
9,909
Electors
60,019
Total votes polled
28,847
Valid votes
28,847
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
48.1%

Full result, 1962

2 candidates · 28,847 valid votes

1962 election →
VIDYADHAR GURUJI SAYANNASWAwon
19,378
67.2%
MALLAPPA LINGAPPA KOLLURINC
9,469
32.8%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972MALLIKARJUNINC16,79662.68%MURTHEPPA9,440
1962VIDYADHAR GURUJI SAYANNASWA19,37867.18%MALLAPPA LINGAPPA KOLLUR9,909

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%13%27%40%54%19621972Turnout

Winning margin

0%10%20%30%39%19621972Margin

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