Karnataka · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1962 GEN
Mahadevappa Yeshwantappa of Indian National Congress won the Kalaburagi Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka in the 1962 general election, with a winning margin of 8,073 votes (4.40%).
2 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 413,239 registered electors and 184,634 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 44.70%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1962 Lok Sabha election, Mahadevappa Yeshwantappa of Indian National Congress secured victory in the Kalaburagi constituency (Karnataka) with a margin of 8,073 votes.
Out of 413,239 registered electors, 184,634 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 44.70%. A total of 2 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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