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Madras · Assembly Constituency 218 · 19512 seats · 1 SC

Thirumayam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1951

PALANIYAPPAN
INC
Also elected — same seat
CHINNAYYA
TTP· 31,562 votes
INC 24.6%KMPP 23.3%4 others 52.1%
Votes
37,692
24.6% share
Winning margin
1,923
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
48.2%
of 1,59,125

Thirumayam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,923 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PALANIYAPPAN
INC
37,69224.6%
2
AUDIAPPAN AMBALAGARAR
KMPP
35,76923.3%
3
CHINNAYYA
TTP
31,56220.6%
4
SAMBASIVA MOOPAN
INC
28,57918.6%
5
RAJAGAPOLA PANDARATHAR
IND
13,1788.6%
6
SIVASWAM RANGIYAR
IND
6,5464.3%

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 (58th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.4% · min 1.3% · max 9.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
58th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
375 seats · 188 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.6%KMPP 23.3%TTP 20.6%INC 18.6%IND 8.6%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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