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Madras · Assembly Constituency 27 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Ambur

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

V.K. KRISHNAMOORTHY
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
S.R. MUNUSAMI
IND· 17,047 votes
INC 22.5%IND 22.1%4 others 55.5%
Votes
25,562
22.5% share
Winning margin
457
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
35.2%
of 1,61,510

Ambur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 457 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.K. KRISHNAMOORTHY
INC
25,56222.5%
2
SAMPANGI NAIDU
IND
25,10522.1%
3
S.R. MUNUSAMI
IND
17,04715.0%
4
A.M. RATHANASAMI
INC
15,84213.9%
5
ATHIMEOLAM
IND
15,58513.7%
6
M.B. RAJAGOPAL NAIDU
IND
14,59212.8%

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

Low turnout (188th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 4.2% · min 0.4% · max 13.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
188th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 22.5%IND 22.1%IND 15.0%INC 13.9%IND 13.7%IND 12.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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