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Madras · Assembly Constituency 11 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Chingleput

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

MUTHUSWAMY NAICKAR
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
APPAVU
INC· 25,854 votes
INC 24.7%INC 24.1%3 others 51.2%
Votes
26,568
24.7% share
Winning margin
3,684
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
37.6%
of 1,42,694

A closely fought contest. MUTHUSWAMY NAICKAR won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUTHUSWAMY NAICKAR
INC
26,56824.7%
2
APPAVU
INC
25,85424.1%
3
RAMACHANDRAN
IND
22,88421.3%
4
RATHINAM
IND
21,68220.2%
5
PARAMASIVAN
IND
10,4539.7%

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

Low turnout (191st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 1.5% · max 15.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
191st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.7%INC 24.1%IND 21.3%IND 20.2%IND 9.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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