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Madras · Assembly Constituency 165 · 1957

Mettupalayam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

D. RAGHUBADHI DEVI
INC· INC
INC 49.4%IND 46.7%1 others 3.9%
Votes
20,690
49.4% share
Winning margin
1,103
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
60.0%
of 69,821

A closely fought contest. D. RAGHUBADHI DEVI won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D. RAGHUBADHI DEVI
INC
20,69049.4%
2
MADHANNAN
IND
19,58746.7%
3
C. SWAMINATHA CHETTIAR
IND
1,6323.9%

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

Low turnout (199th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.5% · min 2.6% · max 10.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
199th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.4%IND 46.7%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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