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Assembly seat no. 19 in Mysore · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1972IND1967INC1962SWA
Winner, 1972
RAJA PID NAIK
IND
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
IND
won 1 of 3
Margin, 1972
7,893
25.85% of valid votes

Result, 1972

Winner
INDRAJA PID NAIK
Votes
16,541
Vote share
54.18%
Margin
7,893
Runner-up
INCABBAS ALI
Votes
8,648
Vote share
28.33%
Behind by
7,893
Electors
69,847
Total votes polled
30,530
Valid votes
30,530
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
43.7%

Full result, 1972

3 candidates · 30,530 valid votes

1972 election →
RAJA PID NAIKINDwon
16,541
54.2%
ABBAS ALIINC
8,648
28.3%
MAHANT SWAMYSWA
5,341
17.5%

Past results

Most recent 3 of 3 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972RAJA PID NAIKIND16,54154.18%ABBAS ALI7,893
1967R. P. N. R. K. NAIKINC20,11781.70%A. WAHED15,612
1962RAJA PIDNAIK RAJA KRISHTAPPA NAIKSWA18,84170.64%DHARMRAO SHARNAPPA11,011

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%13%27%40%53%196219671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%18%36%53%71%196219671972Margin

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