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Madras · Assembly Constituency 134 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

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1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

N.R.THIAGARAJAN
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
N.M.VELAPPAN
INC· 26,673 votes
INC 26.6%IND 21.9%5 others 51.5%
Votes
38,185
26.6% share
Winning margin
6,781
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
45.4%
of 1,58,034

A closely fought contest. N.R.THIAGARAJAN won with a 4.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N.R.THIAGARAJAN
INC
38,18526.6%
2
S.S.RAJENDRAN
IND
31,40421.9%
3
N.M.VELAPPAN
INC
26,67318.6%
4
S.ARUNACHALAM
IND
15,30810.7%
5
A.AYYANAR
IND
13,1639.2%
6
R.SURULIAMMAL
PSP
10,7317.5%
7
P.SELVARAJ
IND
7,9605.5%

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 (123rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 4.7% · max 46.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
123rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.01
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 26.6%IND 21.9%INC 18.6%IND 10.7%IND 9.2%PSP 7.5%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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