KUSHTAGI
Assembly seat no. 26 in Mysore · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
KANTHA RAO BHIM RAO DESAI
INC
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1972
6,943
16.76% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
NCOB. SHARANABASVARAJ
- Votes
- 16,201
- Vote share
- 39.12%
- Behind by
- 6,943
Electors
73,962
Total votes polled
41,416
Valid votes
41,416
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.0%
Full result, 1972
3 candidates · 41,416 valid votes
KANTHA RAO BHIM RAO DESAIINCwon
23,144
55.9%
B. SHARANABASVARAJNCO
16,201
39.1%
P. CHANDALINGAPPASWA
2,071
5.0%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | KANTHA RAO BHIM RAO DESAI | INC | 23,144 | 55.88% | B. SHARANABASVARAJ | 6,943 |
| 1967 | P. ESHWARAPPA | INC | 17,485 | 51.98% | V. RAJAPPAYYA | 1,335 |
| 1962 | KATA RAO | LSS | 15,233 | 51.77% | PUNDALIKAPPA | 1,039 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above