KANAKAPURA
Constituency no. 12 in Mysore · Lok Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1967.
Mysore also has an assembly constituency called KANAKAPURA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 3 results.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | INCC. K. JAFFER SHARIEF | NCOM. V. RAJASEKHARAN | 1,86,519 | 61.14% | 3 | 63.0% |
| 1967 | INCM. V. RAJASEKHARAN | INDM. B. DAS | 48,196 | 18.09% | 6 | 60.0% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KANAKAPURA constituency in 1971?
C. K. JAFFER SHARIEF (INC) won KANAKAPURA in 1971, by a margin of 1,86,519 votes.
Which party has won KANAKAPURA the most times?
INC, with 2 of the 2 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KANAKAPURA gone to the polls?
2 times, from 1967 to 1971.
Who has won KANAKAPURA the most times?
C. K. JAFFER SHARIEF, with 1 win between 1971 and 1971.







