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Madras · Assembly Constituency 32 · 1957

Chengam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

T. KARIA GOUNDAR
INC· INC
INC 56.4%IND 36.0%1 others 7.6%
Votes
20,079
56.4% share
Winning margin
7,273
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
46.3%
of 76,865

Chengam is a safe seat — T. KARIA GOUNDAR won by 20.4%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T. KARIA GOUNDAR
INC
20,07956.4%
2
R. VENKATACHALA MUDALIAR
IND
12,80636.0%
3
E. VENKATACHALA MUDALIAR
IND
2,6917.6%

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 (78th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 9.5% · max 30.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
78th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.4%IND 36.0%IND 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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