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

OverviewElection History
1972INC1967INC1962LSS
Winner, 1967
P. ESHWARAPPA
INC
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1967
1,335
3.97% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner
INCP. ESHWARAPPA
Votes
17,485
Vote share
51.98%
Margin
1,335
Runner-up
INDV. RAJAPPAYYA
Votes
16,150
Vote share
48.02%
Behind by
1,335
Electors
63,359
Total votes polled
33,635
Valid votes
33,635
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
53.1%

Full result, 1967

2 candidates · 33,635 valid votes

1967 election →
P. ESHWARAPPAINCwon
17,485
52.0%
V. RAJAPPAYYAIND
16,150
48.0%

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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