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Madras · PC 36 · 1964 by-election
Aruppukkottai
Winner — 1964 by-election
R.K.DORAI
INC 48.9%IND 46.4%2 others 4.7%
Votes
1,38,358
48.9% share
Winning margin
7,077
2.5% of votes
Total votes cast
2,82,939
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.K.DORAI | 1,38,358 | 48.9% | |
| 2 | K.V.NAIR | IND | 1,31,281 | 46.4% |
| 3 | LAKSHMANASUBBARAJALU | IND | 9,348 | 3.3% |
| 4 | S.SKARUPPASAMY | IND | 3,952 | 1.4% |
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.
A two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean2.5%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 9.8% · min 5.8% · max 12.9%
How contested is turnout?
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74%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.55
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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2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.9%IND 46.4%OTH 4.7%
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.