Back to Madras 1957 results
Winner — 1957
MARUDACHALAM
CPI· Left
Also elected — same seat
PALANISWAMI
INC· 37,662 votes
CPI 23.0%INC 22.2%4 others 54.8%
Votes
38,929
23.0% share
Winning margin
2,380
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.1%
of 1,83,799
Coimbatore II was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,380 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARUDACHALAM | 38,929 | 23.0% | |
| 2 | PALANISWAMI | 37,662 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | KUPPUSWAMY | 36,549 | 21.6% | |
| 4 | P. VELUSWAMI | 33,188 | 19.6% | |
| 5 | RAJAMANICKKAM | IND | 12,636 | 7.5% |
| 6 | SADAYAPPAN | IND | 10,435 | 6.2% |
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 (62nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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marginal1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.1% · min 1.4% · max 13.9%
How contested is turnout?
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80%
lowerhigher
62nd of 234How crowded is the field?
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2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 234How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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205 seats · 103 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 23.0%INC 22.2%INC 21.6%PSP 19.6%IND 7.5%IND 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED