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Madras · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1957

Dharmapuri

Winner — 1957

M.KANDASAMI KANDAR
INC· INC
INC 35.2%IND 34.6%2 others 30.2%
Votes
11,661
35.2% share
Winning margin
202
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
36.2%
of 91,530

Dharmapuri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 202 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.KANDASAMI KANDAR
11,66135.2%
2
R.S.VEERAPPA CHETTY
IND
11,45934.6%
3
P.M.KUPPUSAMI
IND
5,82417.6%
4
P.R.RAJAGOPAL GOUNDAR
IND
4,19212.7%

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.

Average turnout (80th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.6% · max 24.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
80th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.2%IND 34.6%IND 17.6%IND 12.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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