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Madras · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1957

Pennagaram

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

HEMALATHA DEVI
INC· INC
INC 31.6%IND 19.9%6 others 48.5%
Votes
8,791
31.6% share
Winning margin
3,255
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
31.1%
of 89,416

A clear win with a 11.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HEMALATHA DEVI
INC
8,79131.6%
2
D.K.GORUNATHA CHETTIAR
IND
5,53619.9%
3
THANDAVAN
IND
3,44312.4%
4
M.B.MUNUSSAMY GOUNDER
IND
3,16511.4%
5
S.KANDASAMI GOUNDER
IND
3,01710.8%
6
GOVINDAN
IND
2,2978.3%
7
LATCHUMI
IND
8643.1%
8
MANTHIRI THAYAPPA GOUNDER
IND
7172.6%

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 (104th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 1.1% · max 15.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
104th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.6%IND 19.9%IND 12.4%IND 11.4%IND 10.8%IND 8.3%OTH 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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