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Madras · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1951

Dharmapuri

1951195719621967

Winner — 1951

P R RAJAGOPALA GOUNDER
IND
IND 26.7%IND 25.6%4 others 47.7%
Votes
7,262
26.6% share
Winning margin
278
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
44.4%
of 61,331

Dharmapuri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 278 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P R RAJAGOPALA GOUNDER
IND
7,26226.6%
2
R S VEERAPPA CHETTIAR
IND
6,98425.6%
3
P APPAVU PILLAI
INC
6,27023.0%
4
V AYYAM PERUMAL
IND
3,17911.7%
5
G VADIVELU
SP
2,0407.5%
6
T DHARMALINGA MUDALIAR
KMPP
1,5125.5%

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

High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 1.0% · max 27.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
29th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
173rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
375 seats · 188 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 26.6%IND 25.6%INC 23.0%IND 11.7%SP 7.5%KMPP 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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