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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Election results

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

12°59′30″N 77°36′47″E / 12.991731°N 77.613025°E / 12.991731; 77.613025


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