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Madras · PC 15 · 1962

Salem

Winner — Lok Sabha 1962

S. V. RAMASWAMY
INC· INC
INC 48.1%DMK 44.3%3 others 7.6%
Votes
1,47,525
49.3% share
Winning margin
11,738
3.9% of votes
Total votes cast
3,06,635
Candidates
5
Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. V. RAMASWAMY
INC
1,47,52549.3%
2
K. RAJAGOPAL
DMK
1,35,78745.4%
3
R. K. PERIASAMY
IND
5,6051.9%
4
T. S. PERIASAMI
IND
5,4931.8%
5
J. SRINIVASAN
BJS
4,5811.5%

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The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

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lean
3.9%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 14.6% · min 3.9% · max 31.0%

How contested is turnout?

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66%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

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2.38
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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?

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2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.3%DMK 45.4%OTH 5.2%

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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