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Madras · Assembly Constituency 4 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Perambur

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

PAKKIRISWAMI PILLAI
IND
Also elected — same seat
SATHAIAVANIMUTHU
IND· 27,638 votes
IND 24.6%INC 22.6%5 others 52.8%
Votes
34,579
24.6% share
Winning margin
2,773
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
36.6%
of 1,91,799

Perambur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 2,773 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PAKKIRISWAMI PILLAI
IND
34,57924.6%
2
T.S. GOVINDASWAMY
INC
31,80622.6%
3
SATHAIAVANIMUTHU
IND
27,63819.7%
4
T. RAJAGOPAL
INC
23,68216.9%
5
K.P. SAMUNDISWARAN
IND
14,91510.6%
6
GAILAPATHI
CPI
4,2333.0%
7
KARUPPANNAN
CPI
3,6982.6%

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 (142nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 2.0% · max 35.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
142nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd 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 24.6%INC 22.6%IND 19.7%INC 16.9%IND 10.6%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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