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Madras · PC 16 · 1957
Tanjore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1957
R. VENKATARAMAN
INC 57.9%PSP 42.1%
Votes
1,35,310
57.9% share
Winning margin
37,088
15.9% of votes
Total votes cast
2,33,532
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. VENKATARAMAN | 1,35,310 | 57.9% | |
| 2 | K. M. VALLATHARASU | 98,222 | 42.1% | |
| 3 | D. ARUMUGA PALANGOUNDAR | IND | 0 | 0.0% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean15.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 8.3% · min 0.9% · max 15.9%
How contested is turnout?
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75%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.01
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDHow often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
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2.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.9%PSP 42.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDHistorical constituency — last contested in 1967. 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.