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Madras · Assembly Constituency 31 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Tiruvannamalai

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

P.U. SHANMUGAM
IND
Also elected — same seat
C. SANTHANAM
IND· 39,622 votes
IND 29.4%IND 24.1%6 others 46.5%
Votes
48,447
29.4% share
Winning margin
16,174
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.8%
of 1,83,923

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.U. SHANMUGAM
IND
48,44729.4%
2
C. SANTHANAM
IND
39,62224.1%
3
V.K. ANNAMALAI KOUNDER
INC
32,27319.6%
4
A. ARUMUGAM
INC
29,32817.8%
5
K. ARUNACHALAM
IND
8,5555.2%
6
S. CHINNASAMY
IND
2,5371.5%
7
N. SUBBARAYAN
IND
2,0021.2%
8
M. PERUMAL NAINAR
IND
1,8881.1%

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

Average turnout (111th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 1.4% · max 23.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
111th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 29.4%IND 24.1%INC 19.6%INC 17.8%IND 5.2%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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