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Madras · PC 27 · 1962
Karur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
R. RAMANATHAN CHETTIAR
INC· INC
INC 47.0%SWA 33.8%1 others 19.1%
Votes
1,39,385
48.6% share
Winning margin
39,156
13.7% of votes
Total votes cast
2,96,273
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. RAMANATHAN CHETTIAR | 1,39,385 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | P. PONNAMBALA GOUNDER | 1,00,229 | 34.9% | |
| 3 | R. KARUPPIAH | 47,232 | 16.5% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean13.7%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 13.5% · min 7.9% · max 22.3%
How contested is turnout?
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82%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDHow often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
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1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.6%SWA 34.9%CPI 16.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDHistorical 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.