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Madras · Assembly Constituency 119 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Tirunelveli

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

RAJATHI KUNCHITHAPATHAM
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
SOMASUNDRAM
INC· 29,648 votes
INC 27.3%INC 20.8%11 others 51.9%
Votes
38,839
27.3% share
Winning margin
21,953
15.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
41.0%
of 1,73,695

Tirunelveli is a safe seat — RAJATHI KUNCHITHAPATHAM won by 15.4%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1951 vs 1957

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJATHI KUNCHITHAPATHAM
INC
38,83927.3%
2
SOMASUNDRAM
INC
29,64820.8%
3
KANDISH
IND
16,88611.8%
4
MOHAMMAED ISMAIL ROWTHER
PSP
15,69511.0%
5
PONNUSAMI
PSP
12,3888.7%
6
ESAKIMUTHU
IND
7,8345.5%
7
JACOB
IND
4,8343.4%
8
CHELLIAH
IND
4,8223.4%
9
SANKARASUBRAMANIA IYER
IND
2,7912.0%
10
SUNDARAM
IND
2,7811.9%
11
KANNAPPA PILLAI
IND
2,7601.9%
12
PARADESI
IND
1,7691.2%
13
RAMUDU
IND
1,4691.0%

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 (82nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 7.9% · max 28.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
82nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.3%INC 20.8%IND 11.8%PSP 11.0%PSP 8.7%IND 5.5%OTH 14.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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