GEN · Mysore
SHIMOGA
S. V. Krishnamoorthy Rao (INC) won by 13,747 votes (5.4%).
- Electors
- 4,74,616
- Votes polled
- 2,70,552
- Valid votes
- 2,56,818
- Turnout
- 57.0%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 5.4% (median 12.2%). Back to Mysore · 1962 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Safe (20%+)Flipped vs 1967
- Margin · 1971
- 45.0%(+36.2%)
- Turnout
- 57.0%(-9.4%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 98.7%
Winning margin over time · SHIMOGA
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. V. Krishnamoorthy RaoWinner | INC | 1,19,250 | 46.4% |
| 2 | V. K. Lakshmana Gowda | PSP | 1,05,503 | 41.1% |
| 3 | H. V. Srikanta Bhatta | JS | 17,596 | 6.9% |
| 4 | H. H. Manjappa Gowda | IND | 14,469 | 5.6% |
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