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Madras · PC 11 · 1962

Chidambaram

Winner — Lok Sabha 1962

R. KANGAGOSABAI
INC· INC
INC 43.0%DMK 41.8%3 others 15.2%
Votes
1,40,731
44.6% share
Winning margin
4,060
1.3% of votes
Total votes cast
3,27,065
Candidates
5
Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. KANGAGOSABAI
INC
1,40,73144.6%
2
R. THILLAIVAILLALAN
DMK
1,36,67143.3%
3
D. GOVINDASAMI KACHIRAYAR
SWA
18,0215.7%
4
A. SUBRAMANIAM
IND
10,2493.3%
5
A. RATHINAM
IND
9,6663.1%

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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
1.3%
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mean 10.4% · min 1.3% · max 28.3%

How contested is turnout?

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77%
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How crowded is the field?

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How much NOTA?

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How often does it back the winner?

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How did the vote split?

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2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.6%DMK 43.3%SWA 5.7%OTH 6.3%

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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