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Constituency

80. Sindhanur

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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1962

KA-SINDHANUR

INC 51.5%won by 2.9%LSS 48.5%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 14.8% to 2.9%.

  • New challengerLSS (LSS) finished second with 48.5% — it did not contest here in 1957.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 81.4% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
29,285
Margin
861
2.94%

Candidates

2 contested · winner INC
  1. 1BASWANTARAOIndian National Congress · INC15,07351.5%
  2. 2AMAREGOUDALSS · LSS14,21248.5%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCLSS swing
−45.2%
INC share
48.1% 51.5%
LSS share
0.0% 48.5%
Turnout