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Madras · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1957

Madurai East

Winner — 1957

P.K.R.LAKSHMI KANTHAM
INC· INC
INC 50.1%CPI 39.7%2 others 10.3%
Votes
21,859
50.1% share
Winning margin
4,548
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
44.7%
of 97,680

A clear win with a 10.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.K.R.LAKSHMI KANTHAM
21,85950.1%
2
N.SANAKARAYYA
17,31139.6%
3
B.K.RAJAGOPALAM
IND
3,4217.8%
4
SHESA BAGAVATHER
IND
1,0682.5%

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.

Average turnout (102nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 7.0% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
102nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.1%CPI 39.6%IND 7.8%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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