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Madras · Assembly Constituency 149 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

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1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

N. MAHALINGAM
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
K. PONNIAH
INC· 49,309 votes
INC 25.6%INC 24.3%6 others 50.1%
Votes
52,076
25.6% share
Winning margin
18,542
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.3%
of 1,77,434

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N. MAHALINGAM
INC
52,07625.6%
2
K. PONNIAH
INC
49,30924.3%
3
P. THANGAVEL GOUNDER
PSP
33,53416.5%
4
V. K. RANGASWAMY
CPI
31,64815.6%
5
A. S. BALASUBRAMANIAM
IND
19,3919.5%
6
E. RAMASWAMY
IND
11,2215.5%
7
M. AZHAGAMUTHU
IND
4,0302.0%
8
R. VARADAPPAN
IND
2,0091.0%

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 (44th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 9.1% · max 26.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
44th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.6%INC 24.3%PSP 16.5%CPI 15.6%IND 9.5%IND 5.5%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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