MOLAKALMURU

Assembly seat no. 43 in Mysore · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.

Overview Election History

1972INC 1967INC 1962INC

Winner, 1972

PATEL PAPANAIK

INC

Elections held

1962–1972

Most successful party

INC

won 3 of 3

Margin, 1972

8,855

18.75% of valid votes

Result, 1972

Winner

INC PATEL PAPANAIK

Votes: 28,038
Vote share: 59.38%
Margin: 8,855

Runner-up

NCOH. C. BORAIAH

Votes: 19,183
Vote share: 40.62%
Behind by: 8,855

Electors

71,709

Total votes polled

47,221

Valid votes

47,221

NOTA votes

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Turnout

65.8%

Full result, 1972

2 candidates · 47,221 valid votes

1972 election →

PATEL PAPANAIKINCwon

28,038

59.4%

H. C. BORAIAHNCO

19,183

40.6%

Past results

Most recent 3 of 3 elections

Year	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote share	Runner-up	Margin
1972	PATEL PAPANAIK	INC	28,038	59.38%	H. C. BORAIAH	8,855
1967	S. H. BASANNA	INC	20,801	53.54%	K. B. OBAIAH	3,413
1962	S. H. BASANNA	INC	20,845	54.04%	G. VEERANNA	5,804

MOLAKALMURU

Result, 1972

Full result, 1972

Past results

Who has held it

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

Winning margin