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Madras · Assembly Constituency 155 · 19512 seats · 1 SC

Namakkal

1951195719621967

Winner — 1951

K V RAMASWAMY
CPI
Also elected — same seat
M P PERIASWAMI
INC· 27,602 votes
CPI 21.3%INC 19.8%8 others 58.8%
Votes
29,654
21.3% share
Winning margin
2,183
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
46.5%
of 1,49,737

Namakkal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,183 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K V RAMASWAMY
CPI
29,65421.3%
2
M P PERIASWAMI
INC
27,60219.8%
3
T SIVAGHANAM PILLAI
INC
27,47119.8%
4
S CHINNAYAN
IND
19,06813.7%
5
SHANMUGHAMOOPAN
IND
7,8535.6%
6
V NAINGN
IND
7,8395.6%
7
C MARUDAVEERAN
IND
6,1384.4%
8
K PERUMAL
IND
5,7484.1%
9
V M PALANIVEL
SCF
4,2853.1%
10
K MARIMUTHU
IND
3,4582.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (52nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.4% · min 1.6% · max 21.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
52nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
375 seats · 188 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 21.3%INC 19.8%INC 19.8%IND 13.7%IND 5.6%IND 5.6%OTH 14.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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