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Madras · PC 31 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Namakkal

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

E. V. K. SAMPATH
Independent
Also elected — same seat
S. R. ARUMUGAM
Indian National Congress· 1,64,221 votes
IND 23.8%INC 21.5%4 others 54.7%
Votes
1,82,066
23.8% share
Winning margin
26,535
3.5% of votes
Total votes cast
7,65,012
Candidates
6
Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
E. V. K. SAMPATHElected
IND
1,82,06623.8%
2
S. R. ARUMUGAMElected
INC
1,64,22121.5%
3
T. A. M. SUBRAMANIA CHETTIAR
INC
1,55,53120.3%
4
SUNDARARAJAN
IND
1,50,67319.7%
5
KESAVLAL KALIDASS SAIT
IND
70,6739.2%
6
PARAMASIVA GOUNDER
IND
41,8485.5%

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

A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
3.5%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 3.5% · min 2.9% · max 4.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 23.8%INC 21.5%INC 20.3%IND 19.7%IND 9.2%IND 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

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— NOT YET COMPUTED

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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