ECI results
Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1962
Gulbarga
Parliamentary constituency 2 (GEN) · Karnataka
[01]Result · 1962
#2 · GENWinnerMahadevappa YeshwantappaIndian National Congress92,39952.3% of votes
MARGIN8,073
votes · 4.6 pp92,399 − 84,326
Runner-upSharanagowda Sidramayya
Swatantra Party84,32647.7% of votes
INC 52.3% of top-two votesSWA 47.7%
All candidates 2
Turnout 42.8%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
- State median turnoutmedian of 26 seats, 196258.1%
- ReconciliationΣ 2 candidates = 1,76,725Verified
Seat history 2024–1962
- 2024
12.9 ppJagadish ShettarBharatiya Janata Party
- 2021
0.5 ppAngadi Mangal SureshBharatiya Janata Party
- 2019
32.5 ppAngadi Suresh ChannabasappaBharatiya Janata Party
- 2014
7.0 ppAngadi Suresh ChannabasappaBharatiya Janata Party
- 2009
15.7 ppAngadi Suresh ChannabasappaBharatiya Janata Party
- 2004
6.9 ppIqbal Ahmed SaradgiIndian National Congress
- 1999
9.0 ppIqbal Ahemed SaradgiIndian National Congress
- 1998
17.5 ppBaswaraj Patil SedamBharatiya Janata Party
- 1996
2.7 ppQamarul IslamJanata Dal
- 1991
14.6 ppB.G. JawaliIndian National Congress
- 1989
17.1 ppB.G.JawaliIndian National Congress
- 1984
23.0 ppVeerenira PatilIndian National Congress
- 1980
36.5 ppDharamsinghIndian National Congress
- 1977
26.4 ppSidram ReddiIndian National Congress
- 1971
38.0 ppDharamao Sharanappa AfzalpurkarIndian National Congress
- 1967
25.2 ppM. YeshvantappaIndian National Congress
- 1962
4.6 ppMahadevappa YeshwantappaIndian National Congress
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 38.0 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Turnout of 42.8% was 15.3 pp below the state's median seat (58.1%).
42.8 − 58.1 = −15.3
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 2 candidate lines1,76,725
- NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
- Published totalVotes polled1,76,725
- Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds
Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1962 · Karnataka · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates2 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 26 seats on the Karnataka Lok Sabha 1962 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database