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Madras · PC 18 · 1957

Karur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

K. PERIASAMI GOUNDER
Indian National Congress
INC 50.9%IND 35.3%2 others 13.8%
Votes
1,05,399
50.9% share
Winning margin
32,264
15.6% of votes
Total votes cast
2,07,071
Candidates
4
Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. PERIASAMI GOUNDER
INC
1,05,39950.9%
2
V. R. SESHIYAN
IND
73,13535.3%
3
RAJACHIDAMBARAM
IND
14,3696.9%
4
V. PERUMAL
IND
14,1686.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

An essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.6%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 12.4% · min 6.7% · max 15.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.95
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

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How often does it back the winner?

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neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.9%IND 35.3%IND 6.9%IND 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

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Historical 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.

ID: MAS-18·View all 1957 seats →