The then political greenhorn and journalist Pratap Simha, who contested as a BJP candidate in 2014 LS Polls, was elected to Parliament and he secured 5,03,908 votes — highest in the constituency so far. He defeated his nearest Congress rival A.H. Vishwanath who bagged 4,72,300 votes. JD(S) candidate Chandrashekaraiah, a former High Court Judge, had secured 1,38,587 votes.
When one looks at the voting pattern of the past Lok Sabha elections held in Mysuru-Kodagu constituency, former Members of Parliament Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar (now late) and H.D. Thulasidas Dasappa (now late) have scripted history with record vote margin.
