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Madras · PC 17 · 1962Reserved (SC)

Namakkal

Winner — Lok Sabha 1962

V. K. RAMASWAMY
INC· INC
INC 42.7%DMK 39.5%2 others 17.8%
Votes
1,18,603
43.8% share
Winning margin
8,951
3.3% of votes
Total votes cast
2,77,601
Candidates
4
Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. K. RAMASWAMY
INC
1,18,60343.8%
2
M. P. VADIVELU
DMK
1,09,65240.5%
3
S. PALANIMUTHU
TNP
28,62110.6%
4
SEERANGAN
IND
13,7225.1%

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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
3.3%
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mean 10.0% · min 2.7% · max 28.3%

How contested is turnout?

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72%
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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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How did the vote split?

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2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.8%DMK 40.5%TNP 10.6%IND 5.1%

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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