KANARA
Constituency no. 21 in Mysore · Lok Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.
Winner, 1971
NAIK BALAKRISHNA VENKANNA
INC
Elections held
3
1962–1971
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1971
96,779
40.70% of valid votes
Result, 1971
Runner-up
INDDINKAR DESAI
- Votes
- 64,517
- Vote share
- 27.13%
- Behind by
- 96,779
Electors
4,93,908
Total votes polled
2,37,771
Valid votes
2,37,771
NOTA votes
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Turnout
48.1%
Full result, 1971
4 candidates · 2,37,771 valid votes
NAIK BALAKRISHNA VENKANNAINCwon
1,61,296
67.8%
DINKAR DESAIIND
64,517
27.1%
DHAKAPPA SHRIRAM SHESHGIRIIND
9,518
4.0%
PAWAR KAMALAKAR SUBBARAOIND
2,440
1.0%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NAIK BALAKRISHNA VENKANNA | INC | 1,61,296 | 67.84% | DINKAR DESAI | 96,779 |
| 1967 | D. D. DATTATRAYA | IND | 1,43,287 | 51.17% | N. G. VAMAN | 27,797 |
| 1962 | JOACHIM PIEDAD ALVA | INC | 1,32,958 | 46.72% | MANOHAR DATTATRAY MALGAONKAR | 19,869 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above