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Mysore · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1957 by-elections

Kalghatgi

19511957 by-elections1957196219671972

Winner — 1957 by-elections

B.A. DESAI
IND
IND 61.1%INC 38.9%
Votes
17,865
61.1% share
Winning margin
6,511
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
2

Kalghatgi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 6,511 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B.A. DESAI
IND
17,8650.0%
2
A.V. KOWDI
INC
11,3540.0%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (28th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.6% · min 5.4% · max 75.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
28th of 216

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.98
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 216

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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