SHIKARIPUR
Assembly seat no. 159 in Mysore · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
K. YENKATAPPA
INC
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1972
18,064
47.86% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
NCOE. P. CHANDYA NAIK
- Votes
- 8,092
- Vote share
- 21.44%
- Behind by
- 18,064
Electors
65,608
Total votes polled
37,744
Valid votes
37,744
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.5%
Full result, 1972
4 candidates · 37,744 valid votes
K. YENKATAPPAINCwon
26,156
69.3%
E. P. CHANDYA NAIKNCO
8,092
21.4%
S. SUNDARA NAIKBJS
2,004
5.3%
B. C. VENKATESHSOP
1,492
4.0%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | K. YENKATAPPA | INC | 26,156 | 69.30% | E. P. CHANDYA NAIK | 18,064 |
| 1967 | G. BASAVANNAPPA | SSP | 21,241 | 69.72% | VEERAPPA | 12,014 |
| 1962 | VEERAPPA | INC | 17,313 | 54.90% | G. BASAVANNAPPA | 4,928 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
