Broadway Assembly constituency
Former constituency in Karnataka, India
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Broadway Assembly constituency was one of the vidhana sabha constituencies in the state assembly of Mysore State, in India. It was part of Bangalore City Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
| Broadway | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the State Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Mysore State |
| District | Bangalore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore City |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 1967 |
| Reservation | None |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Mohammad Shariff | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | H. R. Abdul Gaffar | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | H. R. Abdul Gaffar | 6,243 | 27.86% |  23.44 | |
| Independent | H. Syed Ahamed | 4,718 | 21.06% | New | |
| SWA | N. Neelaveni | 3,489 | 15.57% | New | |
| Independent | D. Ponnurangam | 2,862 | 12.77% | New | |
| PSP | S. Hameed Shah | 2,529 | 11.29% | New | |
| DMK | S. V. Pathy | 2,265 | 10.11% | New | |
| Independent | N. R. Murthy | 300 | 1.34% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,525 | 6.81% | 5.18 | ||
| Turnout | 23,326 | 56.74% |  13.81 | ||
| Total valid votes | 22,406 | ||||
| Registered electors | 41,111 | 1.15 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 23.44 |
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Assembly Election 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mohammad Shariff | 9,159 | 51.30% | New | |
| Independent | S. Hameed Shah | 7,019 | 39.32% | New | |
| Independent | M. Nagaraj | 1,675 | 9.38% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,140 | 11.99% | |||
| Turnout | 17,853 | 42.93% | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,853 | ||||
| Registered electors | 41,589 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
