Constituency
178. Virupakshipura
Community mirrorKarnataka Assembly Election, 1962
KA-VIRUPAKSHIPURA
INC 55.4%won by 10.7%IND 44.6%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 16.8% to 10.7%.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 44.6% — it did not contest here in 1957.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
35,526
Margin
3,806
10.71%
Candidates
2 contested · winner INC- 1K. L. SHIVALINGE GOWDAIndian National Congress · INC19,66655.4%
- 2B. SIDDE GOWDAIndependent · IND15,86044.6%
Since 1957
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–IND swing
- −47.7%
- INC share
- 58.4% → 55.4%
- IND share
- 0.0% → 44.6%
- Turnout
- — → —