KAMALAPUR
Assembly seat no. 8 in Mysore · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
SUBHASH SHANKERSHETTY
INC
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 3
Margin, 1972
12,821
40.61% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
SOPHANMANTH RAO SHARNAPPA
- Votes
- 9,375
- Vote share
- 29.69%
- Behind by
- 12,821
Electors
66,481
Total votes polled
31,571
Valid votes
31,571
NOTA votes
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Turnout
47.5%
Full result, 1972
2 candidates · 31,571 valid votes
SUBHASH SHANKERSHETTYINCwon
22,196
70.3%
HANMANTH RAO SHARNAPPASOP
9,375
29.7%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SUBHASH SHANKERSHETTY | INC | 22,196 | 70.31% | HANMANTH RAO SHARNAPPA | 12,821 |
| 1967 | L. CHANDRASHEKHAR | INC | 12,682 | 46.35% | S. SHANKERSHETTY | 3,881 |
| 1962 | LALITHABAI CHANDRASHEKHAR | INC | 14,484 | 69.60% | HANMANTHA RAO SHARNAPPA | 10,535 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- INC3 wins