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Madras · Assembly Constituency 141 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

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1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

P. KAKKAN
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
M. PERIYAKARUPPAN AMBALAM
INC· 31,461 votes
INC 22.2%INC 21.1%5 others 56.8%
Votes
33,123
22.2% share
Winning margin
7,540
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
43.9%
of 1,70,331

A clear win with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. KAKKAN
INC
33,12322.2%
2
M. PERIYAKARUPPAN AMBALAM
INC
31,46121.1%
3
K. PARAMASAMY AMBALAM
IND
25,58317.1%
4
P. VADIVEL
IND
20,80413.9%
5
I. SAMADHARMAN
IND
14,5759.8%
6
K. P. S. P. KARUPPIHA CHETTIAR
IND
13,6729.2%
7
A. VELUSAMY
IND
10,1506.8%

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

High turnout (17th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 5.0% · max 26.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
17th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 22.2%INC 21.1%IND 17.1%IND 13.9%IND 9.8%IND 9.2%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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