Elections Archive

GEN · Mysore

TUMKUR

M. V. Krishnappa (INC) won by 64,388 votes (33.2%).

Electors
3,82,008
Votes polled
1,94,201
Valid votes
1,94,201
Turnout
50.8%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 33.2% (median 11.1%). Back to Mysore · 1957 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Safe (20%+)Flipped vs 1967
Margin · 1971
50.1%(+50.0%)
Turnout
68.1%(+4.8%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
98.9%

Winning margin over time · TUMKUR

1952195719621967197150%

Candidates

Candidates · TUMKUR 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1M. V. KrishnappaWinnerINC1,16,86360.2%
2B. P. GangadharaiahPSP52,47527.0%
3K. V. Subranmanya SwamyBJS24,86312.8%

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