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Madras · Assembly Constituency 128 · 1956 by-elections

Thousand Lights

19511956 by-elections195719621967

Winner — 1956 by-elections

RATHINASWAMY
INC
INC 73.9%IND 10.5%2 others 15.7%
Votes
14,958
73.9% share
Winning margin
12,842
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4

Thousand Lights was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 12,842 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RATHINASWAMY
INC
14,9580.0%
2
B.A. MOORTHY
IND
2,1160.0%
3
PATCHIYAPPAN
IND
1,9930.0%
4
K.R. DOSS
IND
1,1760.0%

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 (137th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.4% · min 1.1% · max 60.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
137th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
122nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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