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Madras · Assembly Constituency 35 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Harur

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

P.M. MUNUSAMI GOUNDER
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
M.K. MARIPPAN
INC· 25,676 votes
INC 23.1%INC 22.7%7 others 54.2%
Votes
26,172
23.1% share
Winning margin
12,039
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
30.6%
of 1,84,747

A clear win with a 10.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.M. MUNUSAMI GOUNDER
INC
26,17223.1%
2
M.K. MARIPPAN
INC
25,67622.7%
3
T. PONNUSAMI
IND
14,13312.5%
4
C. THEERTHAGIRI
IND
13,68912.1%
5
POOSAMI
CPI
10,6829.4%
6
DESAI VENUGOPAL NAIDU
IND
9,1808.1%
7
K. SIVAPRAKASAM MUDALI
IND
5,6615.0%
8
P. SUBRAMANIA CHETTY
IND
4,8184.3%
9
PODUJANOPAGARI T.V. ANGANNA CHETTIAR
IND
3,1612.8%

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

Average turnout (180th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 4.4% · max 26.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
180th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 23.1%INC 22.7%IND 12.5%IND 12.1%CPI 9.4%IND 8.1%OTH 12.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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