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Karnataka assembly election, Feb 1962

432 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 62.50% turnout.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
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

PartyWon+/−ContestedVotesShareShare +/−
INCIndian National Congress203+20343191,74,27243.64%—
JNPJanata Party139+13920564,18,79530.53%—
INDIndependent40+40137924,84,63711.82%—
PSPPraja Socialist Party20+20848,87,3634.22%—
SWASwatantra Party9+9594,50,7132.14%—
CPICommunist Party of India6+6382,76,8431.32%—
MESMES6+661,36,8780.65%—
LSSLSS4+4171,59,5450.76%—
BJPBharatiya Janata Party2+21165,71,2802.72%—
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)2+271,27,3330.61%—
SOCSOC1+1962,8090.30%—
JSBharatiya Jana Sangh00631,44,4130.69%—
LKDLok Dal003253,8940.26%—
REPREP001951,5580.25%—
ICSIndian Congress (Socialist)00513,2370.06%—
DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam0048,7870.04%—
432432 SEATS
  • INC203 (47%)
  • JNP139 (32%)
  • IND40 (9%)
  • PSP20 (5%)
  • SWA9 (2%)
  • CPI6 (1%)
  • Others15 (3%)
  • INC203
  • JNP139
  • IND40
  • PSP20
  • SWA9
  • CPI6
  • Others15
INC 203JNP 139IND 40
  • 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
0%13%25%38%51%19621967197219781983199920042008201320182023INCJNPINDPSP
  • INC
  • JNP
  • IND
  • PSP
TURNOUT
0%21%41%62%83%19621967197219781983199920042008201320182023Turnout

Assembly seat results

All 432 seats, alphabetical · showing 401–432 of 432

Assembly seatWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
TARIKEREINCT. R. PARAMESHWARAIAHPSPHANJI SHIVANNA3670.94%61.4%
TARIKEREJNPB. R. NEELAKANTAPPAINCS. M. NAGRAJAPPA6,7709.12%73.7%
THIRTHAHALLISOCS. GOPALA GOWDAINCK. T. DANAMMA12,56437.90%56.1%
TIKOTAINCPATIL BASANAGOUDA MALLANGOUDAJNPPATIL BASANGOUDA RUDRAGOUDA9151.66%65.5%
TIKOTAINCBASANGOUDA MALLANGOUDA PATILSWABHIMANGOUDA GURUPADAPPA BIRADAR15,93366.44%48.7%
TIPTURJNPB. S. CHANDRASHEKARAIHINCT. M. MANJUNATH2,7373.83%75.9%
TIPTURPSPK. P. REVANNASIDDAPPAINCM. S. NEELAKANTASWAMY4,27013.67%55.8%
TIRTHAHALLIINCPATAMAKKI RATHNAKARAJNPD. B. CHANDREGOWDA740.11%74.8%
TUMKURINCG. C. BHAGEERATHAMMAINDT. S. MALLIKARJUNAIAH4,25913.65%54.8%
TUMKURJNPLAKSHMINARASIMHAIAHINCALIYA BEGUM13,53018.20%61.3%
TURUVEKEREJNPK. H. RAMAKRISHNAIAHINCB.BYRAPPAJI4,4846.52%75.5%
TURUVEKEREPSPB. HUTCHEGOWDAINCT. SUBRAMANYA3,0808.98%69.2%
UCHAGAONINDPATIL BASAWANT IROJIINCKUTRE YELLAPPA KUMMANNA15,24724.30%58.8%
UDIPIINCM. MADHVARAJAPSPUPENDRA NAYAK9,50829.09%69.8%
UDUPIINCM. MANORAMA MADHWARAJBJPV. S. ACHARYA15,94126.29%68.4%
ULLALINCB. M. IDDINABHACPMP. RAMACHANDRA RAO9,02715.79%65.4%
ULSOORINCGRACE TUCKERINDD. BASHKARAN5762.31%57.9%
UTTARAHALLIINDJ. SRINIVASA REDDYINCA. V. NARASIMHA REDDY2,2587.05%57.5%
UTTARAHALLIJNPM. SRINIVASINCS. RAMESH15,13310.77%54.7%
VARTHURINCA. KRISHNAPPAINDASWATHANARAYANA REDDY980.11%54.9%
VEMGALJNPC. BYRE GOWDAINCK. R. IRAGAPPA17,97723.68%80.3%
VIRAJPETINCSUMA VASANTHAJNPH. D. RAJAN8,22016.89%55.6%
VIRAJPETINCA. P. APPANNAINDCHECKERA B. MUTHANNA8,31927.50%56.2%
VIRUPAKSHIPURAINCK. L. SHIVALINGE GOWDAINDB. SIDDE GOWDA3,80610.71%72.9%
VITTALINCB. A. UMMARABBABJPA. RUKMAYYA POOJARY7,53911.05%71.9%
YADGIRLSSBHOJ RAJINCKONAPPA RUDRAPPA NADAGOUDA2,0847.03%50.9%
YADGIRJNPVISHWANATH REDDYINCA. B. MALAKA REDDY4,3827.88%60.9%
YELAHANKAINCB. BASAVALINGAPPAJNPV. SIVARAJ6,3426.96%54.8%
YELAHANKAINCY. RAMAKRISHNAREPC. BALASUNDARAM11,81443.09%57.1%
YELBURGALSSVEERABHADRAPPA IRAPPAINCSHANKARGOUDA BASANGOUDA1,7945.90%47.7%
YELBURGAJNPBASAWARAJ RAYRADDIINCSUBHASCHANDRA BASWALINGANGOUDA PATIL5,2359.78%57.8%
YESHWANTAPURAINCK. V. BYRE GOWDAINDB. NARAYANASWAMAPPA6452.02%55.1%

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.

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