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Assembly seat no. 26 in Mysore · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1972INC1967INC1962LSS
Winner, 1962
KATA RAO
LSS
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1962
1,039
3.53% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
LSSKATA RAO
Votes
15,233
Vote share
51.77%
Margin
1,039
Runner-up
INCPUNDALIKAPPA
Votes
14,194
Vote share
48.23%
Behind by
1,039
Electors
57,425
Total votes polled
29,427
Valid votes
29,427
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
51.2%

Full result, 1962

2 candidates · 29,427 valid votes

1962 election →
KATA RAOLSSwon
15,233
51.8%
PUNDALIKAPPAINC
14,194
48.2%

Past results

Most recent 3 of 3 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972KANTHA RAO BHIM RAO DESAIINC23,14455.88%B. SHARANABASVARAJ6,943
1967P. ESHWARAPPAINC17,48551.98%V. RAJAPPAYYA1,335
1962KATA RAOLSS15,23351.77%PUNDALIKAPPA1,039

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%16%31%47%63%196219671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%5%9%14%19%196219671972Margin

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