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Madras · Assembly Constituency 156 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Bhavani

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

G.G. GURUMURTHI
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
P.G. MANICKAM
INC· 40,224 votes
INC 33.8%INC 27.3%3 others 38.9%
Votes
49,926
33.8% share
Winning margin
22,982
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
42.0%
of 1,75,870

Bhavani is a safe seat — G.G. GURUMURTHI won by 15.6%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G.G. GURUMURTHI
INC
49,92633.8%
2
P.G. MANICKAM
INC
40,22427.3%
3
K.KOMARASWAMI GOUNDER
IND
26,94418.3%
4
A. SUBRAMANIAN
IND
17,58011.9%
5
K.M. CHENROYAM
IND
12,8998.7%

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

High turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.0% · max 19.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
26th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.8%INC 27.3%IND 18.3%IND 11.9%IND 8.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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