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Madras · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1957

Arcot

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

S. KHADER SHERIFF
INC· INC
INC 49.5%IND 28.3%3 others 22.2%
Votes
20,643
49.5% share
Winning margin
8,836
21.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
55.8%
of 74,691

Arcot is a safe seat — S. KHADER SHERIFF won by 21.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. KHADER SHERIFF
INC
20,64349.5%
2
LACHAUMANAN
IND
11,80728.3%
3
SAMBASIVAM
IND
4,92611.8%
4
G.M. SAMY
IND
3,6238.7%
5
A.R. PACHAILAPPAN
IND
6911.7%

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

Average turnout (120th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.5% · min 12.7% · max 39.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
120th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.87
fewer partiesmore parties
233rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.5%IND 28.3%IND 11.8%IND 8.7%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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