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Madras · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1957

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1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

LOURDAMMAL
INC· INC
INC 40.7%IND 36.1%3 others 23.2%
Votes
14,055
40.7% share
Winning margin
1,612
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
43.8%
of 78,859

A closely fought contest. LOURDAMMAL won with a 4.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LOURDAMMAL
INC
14,05540.7%
2
S.DORAISWAMY
IND
12,44336.1%
3
R.K.RAM.
IND
3,3099.6%
4
P.JOHNSON
IND
2,8758.3%
5
S.M.SHAHUL HAMID
IND
1,8265.3%

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 (126th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.7% · min 4.3% · max 9.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
126th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.7%IND 36.1%IND 9.6%IND 8.3%IND 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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