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Madras · PC 50 · 1952 by-election
Aruppukottai
Winner — 1952 by-election
M.D. RAMASWAMY
FBL(MG) 55.2%INC 40.1%2 others 4.7%
Votes
69,128
55.2% share
Winning margin
18,837
15.0% of votes
Total votes cast
1,25,288
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.D. RAMASWAMY | 69,12855.2% | |
| 2 | R. KUNJITHAPATHAM | 50,29140.1% | |
| 3 | NELLAIAPPILLAI | IND | 3,1902.5% |
| 4 | P. IYER | IND | 2,6792.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
A comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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15.0%
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
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Essentially two
FBL(MG) and INC took 95% of the votes.
Effective number of parties: 2.14 — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How often does it back the winner?
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…How did the vote split?
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55.2%won by FBL(MG)
FBL(MG) 55.2%INC 40.1%Others 4.7%
Historical constituency — last contested in 1951. Redrawn or abolished in a later delimitation, so it has no present-day district or state context; its full territorial history is above and in the Seat-history drawer.