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Assembly seat no. 55 in Mysore · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1972INC1967INC1962IND
Winner, 1972
ANDANAIAH
INC
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1972
12,299
35.44% of valid votes

Result, 1972

Winner
INCANDANAIAH
Votes
23,499
Vote share
67.72%
Margin
12,299
Runner-up
NCOMOHAMMAD GAIBAN KHAN
Votes
11,200
Vote share
32.28%
Behind by
12,299
Electors
56,669
Total votes polled
34,699
Valid votes
34,699
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
61.2%

Full result, 1972

2 candidates · 34,699 valid votes

1972 election →
ANDANAIAHINCwon
23,499
67.7%
MOHAMMAD GAIBAN KHANNCO
11,200
32.3%

Past results

Most recent 3 of 3 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972ANDANAIAHINC23,49967.72%MOHAMMAD GAIBAN KHAN12,299
1967G. THAMMANNAINC16,93054.25%ANDANAIAH5,692
1962ANDANAIAHIND17,41051.90%T. N. MUDALAGIRI GOWDA8,245

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%18%36%54%72%196219671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%10%20%30%40%196219671972Margin

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