Karnataka · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1962 GEN
Jagannath Rao Venkata Rao Chandriki of Indian National Congress won the Raichur Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka in the 1962 general election, with a winning margin of 15,325 votes (8.20%).
2 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 436,535 registered electors and 187,076 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 42.90%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1962 Lok Sabha election, Jagannath Rao Venkata Rao Chandriki of Indian National Congress secured victory in the Raichur constituency (Karnataka) with a margin of 15,325 votes.
Out of 436,535 registered electors, 187,076 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 42.90%. 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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