MALLESWARAM
Assembly seat no. 73 in Mysore · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
M. S. KRISHNAN
CPI
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
CPI
won 1 of 3
Margin, 1972
18,419
30.90% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
INDP. RAMDEV
- Votes
- 13,506
- Vote share
- 22.66%
- Behind by
- 18,419
Electors
1,20,653
Total votes polled
59,609
Valid votes
59,609
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.4%
Full result, 1972
7 candidates · 59,609 valid votes
M. S. KRISHNANCPIwon
31,925
53.6%
P. RAMDEVIND
13,506
22.7%
B. M. RAMA KRISHNAPPABJS
7,256
12.2%
K. B. VENKATESHIND
5,682
9.5%
KESARI GOPINATHIND
461
0.8%
H. S. SHESHIBHUSHANIND
410
0.7%
RAMDASIND
369
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | M. S. KRISHNAN | CPI | 31,925 | 53.56% | P. RAMDEV | 18,419 |
| 1967 | M. S. KRISHNAN | CPM | 12,977 | 30.26% | T. K. T. GOWDA | 1,336 |
| 1962 | K. DEVAYA | IND | 8,097 | 22.41% | K. SRIRAMULU | 265 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
