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

OverviewElection History
1972INC1967INC1962IND
Winner, 1962
ANDANAIAH
IND
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1962
8,245
24.58% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
INDANDANAIAH
Votes
17,410
Vote share
51.90%
Margin
8,245
Runner-up
INCT. N. MUDALAGIRI GOWDA
Votes
9,165
Vote share
27.32%
Behind by
8,245
Electors
52,161
Total votes polled
33,548
Valid votes
33,548
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
64.3%

Full result, 1962

3 candidates · 33,548 valid votes

1962 election →
ANDANAIAHINDwon
17,410
51.9%
T. N. MUDALAGIRI GOWDAINC
9,165
27.3%
B. THIMMEGOWDAPSP
6,973
20.8%

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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