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Madras · Assembly Constituency 22 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

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1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

M. RAMACHANDRA REDDY
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
D. DASARATHAN
INC· 22,187 votes
INC 28.1%IND 20.9%8 others 50.9%
Votes
44,610
28.1% share
Winning margin
11,425
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
49.5%
of 1,60,030

A clear win with a 7.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. RAMACHANDRA REDDY
INC
44,61028.1%
2
A. DHARMA GOUNDER
IND
33,18520.9%
3
D. DASARATHAN
INC
22,18714.0%
4
S. MUTHUILINGAM
IND
15,7479.9%
5
ETTIPPA GOUNDER
IND
12,9658.2%
6
RAMASAMY
IND
7,9415.0%
7
KERUNAIPRAKASAM
IND
6,1873.9%
8
GOVINDARAJU
IND
6,0813.8%
9
DAMODARAM
IND
5,1703.3%
10
PERUMAL
IND
4,4942.8%

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 (15th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 7.2% · max 14.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
15th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.1%IND 20.9%INC 14.0%IND 9.9%IND 8.2%IND 5.0%OTH 13.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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