Karnataka · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1967 GEN
J. H. Patel of Samyukta Socialist Party won the Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka in the 1967 general election, with a winning margin of 26,054 votes (8.40%).
2 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 466,047 registered electors and 309,326 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 66.40%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
Samyukta Socialist Party
Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency
In the 1967 Lok Sabha election, J. H. Patel of Samyukta Socialist Party secured victory in the Shimoga constituency (Karnataka) with a margin of 26,054 votes.
Out of 466,047 registered electors, 309,326 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 66.40%. A total of 2 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
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