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 351–400 of 432

Assembly seat	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
SANTHEMARAHALLI	JNPB. RACHAIAH	INCM. SHIVANNA	5,3708.80%	70.5%
SANTPUR	INCPRABHOO RAO DHONDIBA	REPG. VITHAL RAO KAMBLE	1,2056.33%	33.0%
SATHANUR	JNPH. D. DEVEGOWDA	INCD. K. SHIVAKUMAR	15,80320.56%	80.0%
SEDAM	INDCHANDERSHEKHAR REDDY MADNA	INCSHERKHAN	6,99813.90%	54.5%
SERUM	INCJAMADANDA SARWESH	SWADEVENDRA KUMAR	3,03117.84%	37.8%
SHAHABAD	CPIK. B. SHANAPPA	INDGURUNATH CHANDRAM	750.13%	52.7%
SHAHAPUR	INCSHIVASHEKHARA GOUDA SIRWAL	JNPBAPUGOUDA DARSHANAPUR	5,7558.85%	62.0%
SHAHPUR	SWAMAHANTSWAMI VERUPAKSHAYA	INCVIRUPAKSHAPPA	3,82119.10%	35.4%
SHANTHINAGAR	INCC. KANNAN	JNPD. G. HEMAVATHY	3,4927.10%	49.0%
SHIGGAON	INDNEELAKANTHAGOUDA VEERANAGOUDA PATIL	INCNADAF MAHAMMADKHASIMSAH MARDANSAB	14,33921.01%	71.5%
SHIGGAON	INCFAKKIRAPPA SHIDDAPPA TAWARE	PSPFAKKIRAGOUDA TIRAKANAGOUDA PATIL	14,23251.86%	50.9%
SHIKARIPUR	INCVEERAPPA	PSPG. BASAVANNAPPA	4,92815.63%	47.4%
SHIKARIPUR	BJPB. S. YEDIYURAPPA	INCMAHADEVANA GOWDARU M. PATIL	11,55515.83%	75.1%
SHIMOGA	INCK. H. SRINIVASSA	JNPG. MADAPPA	9,82212.47%	62.3%
SHIMOGA	INCRATNAMMA MADHAVA RAO	PSPG. M. CHANNAPPA	5,07616.01%	50.4%
SHIRAHATTI	SWAKASHIMATH SHIDDAIAH VEERAIAH	INCMAGADI LEELAVATI VENKATESH	5151.51%	67.2%
SHIRHATTI	JNPBALIKAI TIPPANNA BASAVANNEPPA	INCPATIL SHANKRAGOUDA NINGANAGOPUDA	2,7944.79%	71.5%
SHIRUGUPPA	SWAC. M. REVANA SIDDHAIAH	INCH. LINGA REDDY	9,57726.37%	62.0%
SHIVAJINAGAR	JNPR. ROSHAN BEIG	INCA. K. ANANTHAKRISHNA	1,8215.43%	43.1%
SHORAPUR	INCMADAN GOPAL NAIK	JNPSHIVANNA MANGIHAL	1,1732.09%	52.2%
SHORAPUR	SWARAJA PIDNAIK RAJA KRISHTAPPA NAIK	INCDHARMRAO SHARNAPPA	11,01141.28%	47.5%
SIDLAGHATTA	JNPS. MUNISHAINAPPA	INCV. MUNIYAPPA	10,20112.85%	80.1%
SIDLAGHATTA	INCS. AVALA REDDY	INDJ. VENKATAPPA	5,70715.14%	67.6%
SINDGI	INCCHANNAPPA MADIWALAPPA DESAI	SWASHIDAPPA NIJALINGAPPA RADDEWADGI	6,58026.97%	48.9%
SINDGI	JNPBIRADAR MALLANAGOUDA DOULATARAYA	INCAGASAR TIPPANNA MALLAPPA	13,91927.22%	52.6%
SINDHANOOR	INCBASWANTARAO	LSSAMAREGOUDA	8612.94%	46.7%
SINDHNOOR	INCR. NARAYANAPPA	JNPM. MALLAPPA	3,1963.98%	64.0%
SIRA	INCC. P. MUDLAGIRIYAPPA	INDS. K. SIDDANNA	820.13%	61.4%
SIRA	INDC. J. MUCKKANNAPPA	INCMALI MARIAPPA	3,7449.17%	60.1%
SIRSI	INCKANNADE GOPAL MUKUND	JNPJAIWANT PREMANAND SUBRAYA	1,4592.08%	69.5%
SIRSI	INCRAMAKRISHNA MAHABALESHWAR DOMANE	PSPH. GANAPATIYAPPA	10,39627.98%	66.6%
SIRUGUPPA	JNPC. M. REVANA SIDDAIAH	INCSANKARA REDDY	2,6123.28%	64.8%
SOLUR	INCALUR HANUMANTHAPPA	PSPK. V. NANJAPPA	4,51215.46%	63.4%
SOMWARPET	JNPB. A. JIVIJAYA	INCA. M. BELLIAPPA	6,0397.91%	72.0%
SORAB	INCS. BANGARAPPA	JNPPRAPULLA MADHUKAR	20,61135.07%	73.8%
SRAVANABELAGOLA	JNPN. GANGADHAR	INCN. B. NANJAPPA	5,3676.20%	73.6%
SRAVANABELAGOLA	PSPS. SHIVAPPA	INCK. LAKKAPPA	8,65325.74%	66.7%
SRINGERI	JNPH. G. GOVINDEGOWDA	INCU. K. SHAMANNA	830.13%	72.9%
SRINGERI	INCKADIDAL MANJAPPA	INDN. P. GOVINDA GOWDA	15,23743.27%	59.4%
SRINIVASAPUR	JNPRAMESH KUMAR	INCG. K. VENKATA SHIVA REDDY	6,1338.68%	80.6%
SRINIVASAPUR	INCG. NARAYANA GOWDA	INDB. L. NARAYANASWAMY	5,22914.77%	58.9%
SRIRANGAPATNA	JNPA. S. BANDISIDDEGOWDA	INCA. C. SRIKANTAIAH	5,7477.63%	77.0%
SRIRANGAPATNA	INCA. G. BANDIGOWDA	INDA. G. CHUNCHEGOWDA	14,42042.88%	54.8%
SULLIA	INCKUSHALA	JNPBAKILAHUKRAPPA	7931.26%	68.8%
SULLIA	INCSUBBAYA NAIKA	SWAVENKAPPA NAIKA	2,79610.80%	50.5%
SURATHKAL	INCN. M. ADYANTHAYA	JNPLOKAYYA SHETTY	6,10110.46%	65.8%
SURATHKAL	PSPSANJEEVANATH AIKALA	INCK. DOOMAPPA	3,16711.78%	50.4%
T NARASIPUR	INCM. RAJASEKHARAMURTHY	PSPJ. B. MALLARADHYA	3,1699.74%	63.7%
T. NARASIPUR	JNPH. C. MAHADEVAPPA	INCPOTTABASAVAIAH	9,22615.02%	67.8%
TALIKOT	INCGADIGEPPAGOUDA NINGANGOUDA PATIL	IND—	0—	0.0%

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.