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Madras · Assembly Constituency 242 · 19512 seats · 1 SC

Periyakulam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1951

V MUTHU
INC
Also elected — same seat
MOOKAYYA THEVAR
FBL(MG)· 36,515 votes
INC 25.0%FBL(MG) 23.9%8 others 51.1%
Votes
38,143
25.0% share
Winning margin
6,955
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
50.3%
of 1,51,823

A closely fought contest. V MUTHU won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V MUTHU
INC
38,14325.0%
2
MOOKAYYA THEVAR
FBL(MG)
36,51523.9%
3
N R THYGARAJAN
INC
31,18820.4%
4
PONNUCHAMI
SP
9,9736.5%
5
GURUSWAMI NAICKER
IND
9,3156.1%
6
PARAMASIVA THEVAR
KMPP
8,3535.5%
7
RAMALINGAM CHETTY
SP
7,0194.6%
8
SANKARAMURTHI
KMPP
5,9253.9%
9
JOHN DEVADASAM
IND
3,2222.1%
10
MAYANDI THEVAR
IND
3,0352.0%

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The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.6%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 4.5% · min 4.5% · max 4.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
50%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
5.66
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

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Where does the house stand?

SEAT
375 seats · 188 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
5.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.0%FBL(MG) 23.9%INC 20.4%SP 6.5%IND 6.1%KMPP 5.5%OTH 12.6%

Who ran, on record?

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