Constituency
240. Dharwad South
Community mirrorMysore · India Lok Sabha Election, 1957
IN-DHARWAD-SOUTH
INC 68.7%won by 37.4%IND 31.3%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 20.5% to 37.4%.
- New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 31.3% — it did not contest here in 1951.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 4.9% to 59.5%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
3,50,400
Turnout
59.5%
Valid votes
2,08,431
Margin
77,937
37.39%
Candidates
2 contested · winner INC- 1NESWI THIMMAPPA RUDRAPPAIndian National Congress · INC1,43,18468.7%
- 2PATIL KALLANGOWDA SIDDANGOUDAIndependent · IND65,24731.3%
Since 1951
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–IND swing
- −22.9%
- INC share
- 60.3% → 68.7%
- IND share
- 0.0% → 31.3%
- Turnout
- 64.4% → 59.5%