| Fort | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 77 for the State Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Mysore State |
| Division | Bangalore |
| District | Bangalore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 1978 |
| Reservation | None |
Fort Assembly constituency was one of the constituencies in Mysore state assembly in India until 1978 when it was made defunct. It was part of Bangalore Lok Sabha constituency.
Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]
The places under the constituency: Chamarajpet (East), Fort, Visveswarapuram, Shankarapuram, Kempegowdanagar, Hanumantanagar and Basaveshwara Temple divisions of Bangalore Mahanagara Palike.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | T. R. Shamanna | Independent politician | |
| 1972 | |||
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. R. Shamanna | 13,625 | 33.13% | New | |
| INC | D. S. Narasinga Rao | 11,209 | 27.26% |  5.81
| |
| Independent | T. K. Thimmarayi Gowda | 9,262 | 22.52% | New | |
| ABJS | K. G. Subbarama Setty | 6,746 | 16.41% | 7.07
| |
| Margin of victory | 2,416 | 5.88% |  25.70
| ||
| Turnout | 42,201 | 53.01% | 0.05
| ||
| Registered electors | 79,602 | 18.69
| |||
| Independent hold | Swing | 19.90
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Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]
Template:Election box total valid| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. R. Shamanna | 18,116 | 53.03% | New | |
| INC | P. N. S. Murthy | 7,327 | 21.45% | New | |
| Independent | M. K. T. Prabhu | 5,529 | 16.18% | New | |
| ABJS | G. Setty | 3,192 | 9.34% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,789 | 31.58% | |||
| Turnout | 35,522 | 52.96% | |||
| Registered electors | 67,069 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Delimitation, 1967". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.