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Madras · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1957

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1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

J. MATHA GOWDER
INC· INC
INC 44.6%IND 33.9%3 others 21.5%
Votes
22,113
44.6% share
Winning margin
5,268
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.1%
of 69,821

A clear win with a 10.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J. MATHA GOWDER
INC
22,11344.6%
2
H. B. ARI GOWDER
IND
16,84533.9%
3
V. K. SUBRAMANIAN
IND
5,17410.4%
4
D. SINGARAM
IND
4,4408.9%
5
J. HIRIA GOWDER
IND
1,0552.1%

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 (25th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 4.8% · max 28.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
25th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.6%IND 33.9%IND 10.4%IND 8.9%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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