India · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1971 GEN
C. K. Jaffer Sharief of Indian National Congress won the Kanakapura Lok Sabha constituency in India in the 1971 general election, with a winning margin of 186,519 votes (59.50%).
The constituency had 484,298 registered electors and 313,659 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 64.80%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1971 Lok Sabha election, C. K. Jaffer Sharief of Indian National Congress secured victory in the Kanakapura constituency () with a margin of 186,519 votes.
Out of 484,298 registered electors, 313,659 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 64.80%. A total of 0 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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