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Mysore · Assembly Constituency 161 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Chamarajanagar

19511957196219671972

Winner — 1957

U. M. MADAPPA
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
Also elected — same seat
B RACHIAH
INC· 18,874 votes
PSP 26.4%INC 23.0%4 others 50.6%
Votes
21,648
26.4% share
Winning margin
2,816
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.7%
of 87,811

A closely fought contest. U. M. MADAPPA won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
U. M. MADAPPA
PSP
21,64826.4%
2
B RACHIAH
INC
18,87423.0%
3
B. BASAVAIAH
PSP
18,83222.9%
4
VENKATARANGANAIKA
INC
16,41320.0%
5
M. PUTTAMADAIAH
IND
3,7214.5%
6
M. PUTTADEVIAH
IND
2,5543.1%

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

Average turnout (118th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 3.4% · max 25.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
118th of 216

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 216

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
208 seats · 105 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 26.4%INC 23.0%PSP 22.9%INC 20.0%OTH 7.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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