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Madras · PC 25 · 1957

Tirunelveli

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

P. T. THANU PILLAI
Indian National Congress
INC 50.7%IND 26.1%4 others 23.2%
Votes
1,05,793
50.8% share
Winning margin
51,474
24.7% of votes
Total votes cast
2,08,476
Candidates
6
Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. T. THANU PILLAI
INC
1,05,79350.8%
2
SANKARANARAYANA MOOPANAR
IND
54,31926.1%
3
RAMANUJAM
PSP
30,60314.7%
4
SIVASANKARAN CHETTIAR
IND
17,7618.5%
5
KANNAPPA PILLAI
IND
00.0%
6
MEGANATHAN
IND
00.0%

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The RecordThe PlaceThe State

An essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

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lean
24.7%
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mean 10.8% · min 4.3% · max 24.7%

How contested is turnout?

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74%
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How crowded is the field?

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1.99
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How much NOTA?

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How often does it back the winner?

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matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

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1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.8%IND 26.1%PSP 14.7%IND 8.5%

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.

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