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Madras · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1951

Salem Town

1951195719621967

Winner — 1951

VARADARAJULU NAIDU
INC
INC 35.5%CPI 31.7%5 others 32.9%
Votes
19,674
35.5% share
Winning margin
2,120
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.3%
of 82,469

A closely fought contest. VARADARAJULU NAIDU won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VARADARAJULU NAIDU
INC
19,67435.5%
2
MOHAN KUMARAMANGALAM
CPI
17,55431.6%
3
POORNIAH
IND
9,09016.4%
4
BALI CHETTIAR
IND
5,54010.0%
5
JAGANNATHAN
KMPP
1,9783.6%
6
RANGASWAMY
SP
1,1602.1%
7
KRISHNAN
IND
4640.8%

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 (62nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.1% · min 1.4% · max 13.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
62nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
375 seats · 188 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.5%CPI 31.6%IND 16.4%IND 10.0%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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