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TUMKUR

Assembly seat no. 58 in Mysore · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.

Mysore also has a Lok Sabha constituency called TUMKUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 3 results.

Winner, 1967
B. P. GANGADHAR
PSP
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1967
2,573
11.04% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner
Votes
10,509
Vote share
45.09%
Margin
2,573
Runner-up
INCG. C. BHAGEERATHAMMA
Votes
7,936
Vote share
34.05%
Behind by
2,573
Electors
53,702
Total votes polled
23,306
Valid votes
23,306
NOTA votes
Turnout
43.4%

Full result, 1967

3 candidates · 23,306 valid votes

1967 election →
B. P. GANGADHARPSPwon
10,509
45.1%
G. C. BHAGEERATHAMMAINC
7,936
34.0%
K. MALLANNAIND
4,861
20.9%

Past results

Most recent 3 of 3 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972K. ABDUL SUBHANINC11,54734.55%S. MALLIKARJUNAIAH2,083
1967B. P. GANGADHARPSP10,50945.09%G. C. BHAGEERATHAMMA2,573
1962G. C. BHAGEERATHAMMAINC15,17848.63%T. S. MALLIKARJUNAIAH4,259

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%15%31%46%61%196219671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%4%8%11%15%196219671972Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the TUMKUR assembly constituency in 1972?

K. ABDUL SUBHAN (INC) won TUMKUR in 1972, by a margin of 2,083 votes.

Which party has won TUMKUR the most times?

INC, with 2 of the 3 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has TUMKUR gone to the polls?

3 times, from 1962 to 1972.

Who has won TUMKUR the most times?

K. ABDUL SUBHAN, with 1 win between 1972 and 1972.

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