Election history
All the elections where a candidate by the name K. B. Purushotham contested in whether lost or won, by how many votes. His/ her vote share etc details all can be found here.
LOST against M. S. Krishnan
with 0% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| M. S. Krishnan | CPI | 54,467 |
| H. D. Gangaraj | INC | 18,964 |
| B. R. Shivappa | BJP | 18,924 |
| R. Panduranga | IND | 2,739 |
| Umadevi Shankar Kalliguddi | LKD | 1,740 |
| A. S. Mahjaiah | IND | 591 |
| M. Seretharama | IND | 427 |
| Shivanna | IND | 311 |
| B. R. Chidambaraiah | ICJ | 191 |
| Raghunatha Rao | IND | 174 |
| V. C. Thimmarayappa | ICS | 155 |
| K. B. Purushotham | IND | 122 |
| S. M. Ramachandra | IND | 122 |
| B. Shivashankar | IND | 108 |
| K. N. Muthuraja | IND | 105 |
| D. Javaregowda | IND | 60 |
LOST against N. Hiremath
with 2% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| N. Hiremath | INC | 11,638 |
| S. V. Pathi | IND | 9,238 |
| S. V. K. Rajan | IND | 3,838 |
| K. Vajravelu | CPM | 3,161 |
| K. Nanjiah | IND | 1,631 |
| U. M. A. Gowda | IND | 1,555 |
| B. S. Gurumurthiah | IND | 829 |
| K. B. Purushotham | IND | 647 |
| S. Veeranna | IND | 338 |
| C. Balasundaram | RPI | 336 |
| N. L. Somasekhariah | IND | 160 |
| B. Sivashankaran | IND | 153 |