KOLAR GOLD FIELDS
Assembly seat no. 68 in Mysore · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
C. M. ARUMUGAM
IND
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
IND
won 1 of 3
Margin, 1972
1,760
4.71% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
INCA. K. SELVARAJ
- Votes
- 14,317
- Vote share
- 38.35%
- Behind by
- 1,760
Electors
54,458
Total votes polled
37,335
Valid votes
37,335
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.6%
Full result, 1972
7 candidates · 37,335 valid votes
C. M. ARUMUGAMINDwon
16,077
43.1%
A. K. SELVARAJINC
14,317
38.4%
A. MUNISWAMYCPM
3,453
9.3%
G. DEVARAJIND
1,831
4.9%
S. R. SHANMUGAMNCO
809
2.2%
D. ASOKANIND
558
1.5%
M. GANESHANIND
290
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | C. M. ARUMUGAM | IND | 16,077 | 43.06% | A. K. SELVARAJ | 1,760 |
| 1967 | S. R. GOPAL | INC | 20,024 | 56.75% | C. M. ARMUGAM | 4,763 |
| 1962 | S. RAJAGOPAL | CPI | 6,886 | 26.71% | C. M. ARMUGAM | 128 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
