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Madras · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1957

Tiruchendur

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

M.S.SELVARAJ
INC· INC
INC 63.6%IND 32.8%2 others 3.6%
Votes
30,106
63.6% share
Winning margin
14,577
30.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
47.6%
of 99,432

Tiruchendur is a safe seat — M.S.SELVARAJ won by 30.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.S.SELVARAJ
INC
30,10663.6%
2
M.R.MEGANATHAN
IND
15,52932.8%
3
O.PONSWAMI
IND
9552.0%
4
SIGAMANI
IND
7501.6%

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 (140th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
30.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 2.3% · max 30.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
140th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.6%IND 32.8%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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