GEN · Madras
SOUTH KANARA SOUTH
B. Shiva Rao (INC) won by 8,841 votes (4.3%).
- Electors
- 3,40,360
- Votes polled
- 2,06,101
- Valid votes
- 2,06,101
- Turnout
- 60.6%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1952-03-27
Margin vs 1952 national median: 4.3% (median 14.5%). Back to Madras · 1952 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Marginal (2–5%)
- Margin · 1952
- 4.3%
- Turnout
- 60.6%
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 89.5%
Winning margin over time · SOUTH KANARA SOUTH
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Shiva RaoWinner | INC | 96,619 | 46.9% |
| 2 | K. R. Karanth | KMPP | 87,778 | 42.6% |
| 3 | R. S. Sharma | IND | 21,704 | 10.5% |
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