St. John's Hill Assembly constituency

St. John's Hill was one of the Vidhana Sabha seats in the state assembly of Mysore, in India. It was part of Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency.[1]

St. John's Hill
Former constituency for the State Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateMysore State
DistrictBangalore
LS constituencyBangalore North
Established1952
Abolished1957

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
1952V. M. MascarenhasIndian National Congress
1957 onwards: Seat does not exist. See Broadway

Election results

Assembly Election 1951

1952 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : St. John's Hill[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC V. M. Mascarenhas 7,870 42.62% New
Independent Syed Abdur Rahman 4,745 25.70% New
Independent M. A. Amalorpavam 2,383 12.91% New
KMPP C. R. Nagappa 1,547 8.38% New
Socialist M. A. H. Siddiqui 1,018 5.51% New
CPI I. Maridas 902 4.88% New
Margin of victory 3,125 16.92%
Turnout 18,465 45.46%
Registered electors 40,616
INC win (new seat)

References

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