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SANTHEMARAHALLI

Assembly seat no. 113 in Mysore · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1972INC1967INC1962INC
Winner, 1962
B. RACHAIAH
INC
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 3
Margin, 1962
2,556
8.11% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
INCB. RACHAIAH
Votes
16,796
Vote share
53.32%
Margin
2,556
Runner-up
PSPB. BASAVIAH
Votes
14,240
Vote share
45.21%
Behind by
2,556
Electors
49,164
Total votes polled
31,500
Valid votes
31,500
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
64.1%

Full result, 1962

3 candidates · 31,500 valid votes

1962 election →
B. RACHAIAHINCwon
16,796
53.3%
B. BASAVIAHPSP
14,240
45.2%
T. N. RACHAIAHIND
464
1.5%

Past results

Most recent 3 of 3 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972K. SIDDIAHINC14,76957.00%B. BA AVANNA6,657
1967B. RACHAIAHINC24,08273.31%L. H. SIDDAIAH19,221
1962B. RACHAIAHINC16,79653.32%B. BASAVIAH2,556

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%18%36%54%72%196219671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%16%33%49%66%196219671972Margin

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