Constituency
272. Bellary
Community mirrorMysore · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971
IN-BELLARY
INC 72.7%won by 48.1%SWA 24.6%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 7.6% to 48.1%.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 4.6% to 59.9%.
- Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,30,510
Turnout
59.9%
Valid votes
3,17,637
Margin
1,52,860
48.12%
Candidates
4 contested · winner INC- 1V. K. R. V. RAOIndian National Congress · INC2,30,90172.7%
- 2Y. MAHABALESWARAPPASwatantra Party · SWA78,04124.6%
- 3S. GURUNATHIndependent · IND5,7991.8%
- 4A. M. GANGAPPASWAMYIndependent · IND2,8960.9%
Since 1967
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–SWA swing
- +40.6%
- INC share
- 53.8% → 72.7%
- SWA share
- 46.2% → 24.6%
- Turnout
- 64.5% → 59.9%