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Madras · Assembly Constituency 140 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Nilakkottai

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

W. P. A. R. CHANDRASEKARAN
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
A. S. PONNAMMAL
INC· 29,623 votes
INC 28.0%INC 19.2%6 others 52.8%
Votes
43,120
28.0% share
Winning margin
13,527
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.6%
of 1,52,137

A clear win with a 8.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
W. P. A. R. CHANDRASEKARAN
INC
43,12028.0%
2
A. S. PONNAMMAL
INC
29,62319.2%
3
T. G. KRISHNAMOORTHY
IND
29,59319.2%
4
M. VADIVEL
IND
14,9659.7%
5
S. KANNIYPPAN
IND
10,8057.0%
6
P. PICHAI
PSP
10,7047.0%
7
T. AVADAIYAPPAN
IND
9,4736.2%
8
S. VELLAILANNU
PSP
5,6733.7%

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 (76th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 4.3% · max 12.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
76th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.0%INC 19.2%IND 19.2%IND 9.7%IND 7.0%PSP 7.0%OTH 9.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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