Karnataka assembly election, Feb 1962

432 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 62.50% turnout.

Seats

432

Candidates

2,474

138 women, 26 elected

Turnout

62.50%

2.1 cr of 3.36 cr

Leading party

INC

203 of 432 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Karnataka

Party	Won	+/−	Contested	Votes	Share	Share +/−
INC Indian National Congress	203	+203	431	91,74,272	43.64%	—
JNP Janata Party	139	+139	205	64,18,795	30.53%	—
IND Independent	40	+40	1379	24,84,637	11.82%	—
PSP Praja Socialist Party	20	+20	84	8,87,363	4.22%	—
SWA Swatantra Party	9	+9	59	4,50,713	2.14%	—
CPI Communist Party of India	6	+6	38	2,76,843	1.32%	—
MES MES	6	+6	6	1,36,878	0.65%	—
LSS LSS	4	+4	17	1,59,545	0.76%	—
BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	2	+2	116	5,71,280	2.72%	—
CPM Communist Party of India (Marxist)	2	+2	7	1,27,333	0.61%	—
SOC SOC	1	+1	9	62,809	0.30%	—
JS Bharatiya Jana Sangh	0	0	63	1,44,413	0.69%	—
LKD Lok Dal	0	0	32	53,894	0.26%	—
REP REP	0	0	19	51,558	0.25%	—
ICS Indian Congress (Socialist)	0	0	5	13,237	0.06%	—
DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	0	0	4	8,787	0.04%	—

INC203 (47%)
JNP139 (32%)
IND40 (9%)
PSP20 (5%)
SWA9 (2%)
CPI6 (1%)
Others15 (3%)

INC203
JNP139
IND40
PSP20
SWA9
CPI6
Others15

INC203
JNP139
IND40
PSP20
SWA9
CPI6
MES6
LSS4
Others5

Constituency performance

From the 432 results in Karnataka

Closest contest

MUDIGERE

won by 33 (0.06%)

Biggest victory

TALIKOT

won by 0 (—)

Highest turnout

HOLENARASIPUR

82.95%

Lowest turnout

TALIKOT

0.00%

Vote share & turnout trend

Karnataka, every Vidhan Sabha election on record

VOTE SHARE

TURNOUT

Assembly seat results

All 432 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 432

Assembly seat	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
BHADRAVATHI	INDSALERA S. SIDDAPPA	INCS. ISAMIYA	2,0902.84%	65.7%
BHADRAVATHI	INCT. D. DEVENDRAPPA	PSPB. KRISHNA BHATT	4,34811.44%	53.8%
BHALKI	JNPKALYANRAO SANGAPPA MOLAKERE	INCBHIMANNA SHIVALINGAPPA KHANDARE	1,5042.63%	64.4%
BHALKI	PSPBHIMANNA SHIVLINGAPPA	INDYESHWANT RAO KESHAV RAO	5,53722.09%	50.5%
BHARAMASAGARA	JNPB. M. THIPPESAMY	INCSHIVAMURTHY, K.	2700.43%	68.8%
BHARATHINAGAR	INCK. J. GEORGE	JNPMICHAEL B. FERANANDES	3,9467.68%	53.8%
BHATKAL	JNPRAMA NARAYAN NAIK	INCGOUDA SHAMBHU NARAYAN	10,73118.77%	61.0%
BIDAR	INCMOHD. LAIQUDDIN BURANUDDIN	BJPNARAYAN RAO MANHALLI	3,1575.67%	47.7%
BIDAR	INCMAQSOOD ALIKHAN	PSPR. V. BIDAP	8,11638.57%	40.4%
BIJAPUR	INCMAHIBOOBPATEL LADLIPATEL	JNPINDIKAR GOUSMOHIDDIN MAHAMMADSAB	7951.29%	53.8%
BIJAPUR	INCREVANSIDDAPA SHARANAPPA NAVADAGI	INDNABISAB MAKTUMSAB BALASING	8,98232.29%	55.3%
BILGI	JNPTUNGAL BABURADDI VENKAPPA	INCPATIL SIDDANAGOUD SOMANAGOUD	5,3458.46%	62.5%
BILGI	INCRACHAPPA MALLAPPA DESAI	SWAGURUPADAYYA GURUACHAYYA ADVIMATH	18,79960.33%	56.2%
BILIGERE	INCD. M. SIDDAIAH	INDC. DEVAIAH	13,36470.44%	40.6%
BINNYPET	JNPG. NARAYANA KUMAR	INCSOUKAT KURESHI	2,5062.78%	52.1%
BIRUR	JNPS. R. LAKSHMAIAH	INCK. S. MALLIKARJUNA	2,7914.55%	72.8%
BRAHMAVAR	INCBASAVARAJ	JNPJAYAPRAKASH HEGDE	7,57811.79%	68.4%
BRAHMAVAR	INCS. D. SAMRAJYA	PSPSHEENAPPA SHETTY	7,68628.15%	53.6%
BROADWAY	INCH. R. ABDUL GAFFAR	INDH. SYED AHAMED	1,5256.81%	54.5%
BYADGI	JNPBEELAGI KALLOKAPPA SABANNA	INCHEGGAPPA DESHAPPA LAMANI	10,50716.54%	71.8%
BYADGI	INCSHIDDAMMA MAHADEVAPPA MAILAR	PSPMAHADEVA GADIGEPPA BANAKAR	7,13420.35%	66.3%
CHALLAKERE	PSPB. L. GOWDA	INCRATNAGIRI VENKATARANGAN	2,9927.56%	60.4%
CHALLAKERE	JNPTHIPPESAMY	INCB. L. GOWDA	13,61222.16%	63.0%
CHAMARAJA	JNPK. KEMPERE GOWDA	INCK. HARSHA KUMAR	15,81230.25%	50.2%
CHAMARAJANAGAR	INCS. PUTTASWAMY	JNPM. C. PARASHIVAPPA	7,7109.42%	74.8%
CHAMARAJANAGAR	INCM. C. BASAPPA	PSPU. M. MADAPPA	3,52810.36%	66.4%
CHAMARAJAPET	JNPMOHAMMAD MOIEUDDIN	INCC. KRISHNAPPA	4,6449.99%	50.5%
CHAMARAJAPET	INCR. DAYANANDA SAGAR	SWAM. RANGAIAH NAIDU	4,01517.97%	45.6%
CHAMUNDESWARI	JNPSIDDABAMAIAH	INCK. RANGANIKA	8,27110.66%	75.5%
CHANDRASEKHARAPURA	INCN. HUCHAMASTHY GOWDA	INDG. THAMMANNA	8742.33%	67.6%
CHANNAGIRI	JNPJ. H. PATEL	INCN. G. HALAPPA	2,9804.21%	76.0%
CHANNAGIRI	INCKUNDUR RUDRAPPA	SOCJ. H. PATEL	7,32720.02%	61.1%
CHANNAPATNA	JNPM. VARADE GOWDA (RAJU)	INCD. T. RAMU	9,79911.41%	76.6%
CHANNAPATNA	INCB. J. LINGE GOWDA	PSPB. K. PUTTARAMAIAH	6,25316.34%	76.4%
CHICKPET	JNPA. LAKSHMISAGAR	INCL. R. ANANTH	6,33815.06%	49.7%
CHIKBALLAPUR	JNPK. M. MUNIYAPPA	INCK. N. NAGAPPA	12,12518.05%	68.3%
CHIKBALLAPUR	INDC. V. VENKATARAYAPPA	INCT. S. VENKATARAMANAIAH	9,98927.19%	60.6%
CHIKKODI	JNPCHAUGULE SHAKUNTALA TUKARAM	INCKARALE LAXMAN BHIMRAO	5,5189.16%	66.1%
CHIKMAGALUR	INDB. SHANKARA	INCC. R. SAGEER AHAMED	3,3505.41%	66.9%
CHIKMAGALUR	INCB. L. SUBBAMMA	PSPC. M. S. SHASTRY	3,33915.35%	41.2%
CHIKNAIKANAHALLI	INCB. LAKKAPPA	INDN. BASAVAIAH	2,5183.87%	78.5%
CHIKNAYAKANAHALLI	INCC. H. LINGADEVARU	PSPC. S. ANANTHAIAH	7,10223.06%	54.9%
CHIKODI	INDMALLAPPA VIRAPPA SHETTI	INCSHANKARRAO DADASAHEB KOTHAVAL ALIAS DADOBA	4,70715.05%	62.5%
CHIKPET	INCY. RAMACHANDRA	INDK. M. NAGANNA	4,34717.94%	56.3%
CHINCHOLI	INCVEERAYYA SWAMI MAHALINGAYYA	JNPCHANDER RAO PATIL	1,5403.50%	47.3%
CHINCHOLI	INCVEERENDRA PATIL	SWASHARANGOWDA SIDRAMAYYA	3,03812.79%	44.8%
CHINTAMANI	JNPK. M. KRISHNA REDDY	INCCHOWDA REDDY	7,3009.05%	79.6%
CHINTAMANI	INDM. C. ANJANEYA REDDY	INCV. SEETHAPA	4,73312.26%	67.0%
CHITAPUR	JNPVISHWANATH PATIL HEBBAL	INCHANUMANTHRAYA ALLUR	3,4337.38%	53.4%
CHITRADURGA	INCH. C. BORAIAH	PSPM. GANGADHARAIAH	4,68213.33%	59.1%

Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Karnataka alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.

Who won the Karnataka assembly election, Feb 1962?

Indian National Congress won 203 of 432 seats in Karnataka, short of a majority on its own.

What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka assembly election, Feb 1962?

Turnout was 62.50% — 2.1 cr of 3.36 cr registered electors voted.

How many assembly seats does Karnataka have?

Karnataka has 432 assembly seats.