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Madras · Assembly Constituency 216 · 19512 seats · 1 SC

Nagapattinam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1951

SIVARAJ
CPI
Also elected — same seat
VADIVELU
CPI· 36,846 votes
CPI 24.1%CPI 22.8%6 others 53.1%
Votes
39,027
24.1% share
Winning margin
4,031
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.7%
of 1,40,027

A closely fought contest. SIVARAJ won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SIVARAJ
CPI
39,02724.1%
2
VADIVELU
CPI
36,84622.8%
3
DORAISWAMI
INC
34,99621.6%
4
SHANMUGASUNDARAM PILLAI
INC
32,22619.9%
5
APPU AYYAR
SP
5,7043.5%
6
LASA MARICAYAR
IND
5,2103.2%
7
ARUMUGHAM
SCF
4,6552.9%
8
GANAPATHI THEVAR
IND
2,9811.8%

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 (115th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.2% · min 2.5% · max 3.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
115th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
375 seats · 188 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 24.1%CPI 22.8%INC 21.6%INC 19.9%OTH 11.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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