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Madras · Assembly Constituency 100 · 1957

Karaikudi

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

M.A.MUTHIAH CHETTIAR
INC· INC
INC 48.3%IND 44.6%2 others 7.0%
Votes
24,223
48.3% share
Winning margin
1,858
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.6%
of 86,971

A closely fought contest. M.A.MUTHIAH CHETTIAR won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.A.MUTHIAH CHETTIAR
INC
24,22348.3%
2
GANESAN SAW
IND
22,36544.6%
3
R.M.SUBBIAH CHETTIAR
IND
2,3484.7%
4
U.P.L.VENKATACHALAM CHETTIAR
IND
1,1712.3%

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 (170th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 2.9% · max 28.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
170th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.3%IND 44.6%OTH 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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