Mysore, Lok Sabha election 1971
27 constituencies in Mysore, 55.44% turnout.
Seats
27
Candidates
104
1 women, 1 elected
Turnout
55.44%
76.5 lakh of 1.38 cr
Leading party
INC
27 of 27 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Mysore
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 27 | +9 | 27 | 54,18,541 | 70.87% | +21.86 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12,50,614 | 16.36% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -1 | 43 | 3,21,093 | 4.20% | -17.80 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | -5 | 5 | 2,79,610 | 3.66% | -10.63 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,45,531 | 1.90% | -0.35 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 0 | -2 | 5 | 97,301 | 1.27% | -3.85 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 0 | -1 | 1 | 79,111 | 1.03% | -1.58 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45,188 | 0.59% | -1.02 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6,914 | 0.09% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,408 | 0.02% | — |
- INC27 (100%)
- INC27
- INC27
Constituency performance
From the 27 results in Mysore
Closest contest
BIJAPUR
won by 47,693 (22.15%)
Biggest victory
KOLAR
won by 1,94,519 (72.88%)
Highest turnout
MANDYA
69.50%
Lowest turnout
RAICHUR
41.20%
Seat change
Against Mysore's previous Lok Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained16 (59%)
- Changed hands9 (33%)
- New seat2 (7%)
16 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 9 changed hands. 2 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Mysore, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 27 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–27 of 27
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGALKOT | INCSANGANAGOUDA BASANAGOUDA PATIL | NCOSHIVAPUTRAPPA SHIVABASAPPA MELLIGERI | 1,05,76836.55% | 59.3% |
| BANGALORE | INCK. HANUMANTHAIYA | BJSM. GOPALA KRISHNA ADIGA | 1,04,03037.27% | 44.6% |
| BELGAUM | INCKOTRASETTI APPAYA KARAVIRAPPA | NCONAGHANOOR MUGUTASAB NABISAB | 77,17628.78% | 52.9% |
| BELLARY | INCV. K. R. V. RAO | SWAY. MAHABALESWARAPPA | 1,52,86048.12% | 59.9% |
| BIDAR | INCSHANKER DEV BALAJI RAO | NCORAMCHANDRA VEERAPPA | 1,52,67456.20% | 52.3% |
| BIJAPUR | INCBHIMAPPA ELLAPPA CHOUDHARI | NCOBASAGONDAPPA KADAPPA GUDADINNI | 47,69322.15% | 47.8% |
| CHAMARAJANAGAR | INCS. M. SIDDAIYA | NCON. C. BILIGIRIRANGAIAH | 72,62226.63% | 56.2% |
| CHIKKODI | INCB. SHANKARANAND | NCOKARALE LAXMAN BEEMA | 97,74336.16% | 57.1% |
| CHIKMAGALUR | INCD. B. CHANDRE GOWDA | BJSB. V. CHANDRA SEKHAR | 1,20,40946.08% | 57.2% |
| CHITRADURGA | INCKONDAJJI BASAPPA | SWAJ. MOHAMED IMAM | 1,69,70250.42% | 58.9% |
| DHARWAR NORTH | INCSAROJINI BINDURAO MAHISHI | NCOWALI RACHAPA GANGAPPA | 98,06934.60% | 61.3% |
| DHARWAR SOUTH | INCMOMSIN FHAKRUDDIN MUSENSAB | NCOMAMLE-DESAI REVANSIDDHAPPA BULLAPPA | 1,13,94239.73% | 59.8% |
| GULBARGA | INCDHARAMAO SHARANAPPA AFZALPURKAR | NCOSHARANBASAPPA APPA DODDAPPA | 95,57437.98% | 48.0% |
| HASSAN | INCNUGGEHALLI SHIVAPPA | PSPS. SHIVAPPA | 75,34529.16% | 50.8% |
| HOSKOTE | INCM. V. KRISHNAPPA | NCOM. CHANDRASEKHER | 1,86,63459.94% | 54.1% |
| KANAKAPURA | INCC. K. JAFFER SHARIEF | NCOM. V. RAJASEKHARAN | 1,86,51961.14% | 63.0% |
| KANARA | INCNAIK BALAKRISHNA VENKANNA | INDDINKAR DESAI | 96,77940.70% | 48.1% |
| KOLAR | INCG. V. KRISHNAN | CPMG. NARAYANASWAMY | 1,94,51972.88% | 54.4% |
| KOPPAL | INCSIDRAMESHWAR SWAMY BASSAYYA | INDSHIVAMURTHY SWAMY HIREMATH ALWANDI | 1,36,60050.23% | 48.9% |
| MADHUGIRI | INCK. MALLANNA | NCOB. N. RAMEGOWDA | 2,10,99371.43% | 54.8% |
| MANDYA | INCS. M. KRISHNA | NCOM. D. CHOWDAIAH | 1,62,16242.43% | 69.5% |
| MANGALORE | INCK. K. SHETTY | NCOCHEPPUDIRA MUTHNNA POONACHA | 1,21,23038.10% | 63.2% |
| MYSORE | INCM. D. TULSIDAS | NCOM. L. THIMME GOWDA | 1,45,50550.66% | 57.0% |
| RAICHUR | INCPAMPANGODDA SAKREPPA GOWDA ATHNOOR | SWARAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK | 1,03,85349.02% | 41.2% |
| SHIMOGA | INCT. V. CHANDRASHEKARAPPA VEERABASAPPA | SSPJ. H. PATEL | 1,32,44244.97% | 55.0% |
| TUMKUR | INCK. LAKKAPPA | NCOM. R. RAMANNA | 1,61,77950.05% | 66.5% |
| UDIPI | INCP. RANGANATH SHENOY | SWAJ. M. LOBO PRABHU | 1,27,76546.09% | 58.5% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Mysore alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.

