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Madras · PC 6 · 1957

Thiruvannamalai

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

DHARMALINGAM
Independent
IND 41.7%INC 36.7%3 others 21.6%
Votes
84,309
41.8% share
Winning margin
10,239
5.1% of votes
Total votes cast
2,01,960
Candidates
5
Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARMALINGAM
IND
84,30941.8%
2
G. NEELAKANTAN
INC
74,07036.7%
3
T. P. THAYUMAN
IND
25,14512.4%
4
MUNISAMI N
IND
18,4369.1%
5
DORAISWAMY REDDIAR
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?

SEAT
lean
5.1%
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mean 11.2% · min 5.1% · max 19.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
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How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
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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
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 41.8%INC 36.7%IND 12.4%IND 9.1%

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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