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Madras · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1957

Washermanpet

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

M. MAYANDI NADAR
INC· INC
INC 29.5%IND 28.3%3 others 42.3%
Votes
11,770
29.5% share
Winning margin
491
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
41.4%
of 96,480

Washermanpet was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 491 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. MAYANDI NADAR
INC
11,77029.5%
2
N. JEEVARATHANAM
IND
11,27928.3%
3
P.M. LINGESAN
IND
9,15222.9%
4
A.S.K. LYENGAR
CPI
7,00517.6%
5
S. DAIVASIGAMONEY
IND
7071.8%

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 (124th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.2% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
124th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.5%IND 28.3%IND 22.9%CPI 17.6%OTH 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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