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Winner — 1951
VARADAN
INC 39.7%CPI 38.8%3 others 21.4%
Votes
21,175
39.7% share
Winning margin
485
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.6%
of 79,991
Kumbakonam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 485 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VARADAN | 21,175 | 39.7% | |
| 2 | SOMU RAO | 20,690 | 38.8% | |
| 3 | RATHNA SABAPATHI CHETTIYAR | IND | 8,485 | 15.9% |
| 4 | SABBU PILLAI | 1,558 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | THAKKU RANGASWAMI | 1,386 | 2.6% |
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.
Average turnout (91st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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marginal0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.2% · min 0.9% · max 5.6%
How contested is turnout?
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78%
lowerhigher
91st of 234How crowded is the field?
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3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 234How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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375 seats · 188 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.7%CPI 38.8%IND 15.9%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED