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Madras · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1957

Polar

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

S.M. ANNAMALAI
IND
IND 43.0%IND 26.5%3 others 30.6%
Votes
17,222
43.0% share
Winning margin
6,606
16.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
48.9%
of 82,019

Polar is a safe seat — S.M. ANNAMALAI won by 16.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.M. ANNAMALAI
IND
17,22243.0%
2
T.B. KESAVA REDDIAR
IND
10,61626.5%
3
V. KRISHNAKANTHAN
INC
7,61319.0%
4
VEDIAPPA MUDALIAR
IND
4,05910.1%
5
PURUSHOTHAMA MUDALI
IND
5781.4%

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 (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 2.6% · max 17.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
30th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 43.0%IND 26.5%INC 19.0%IND 10.1%OTH 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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