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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.KANDASAMI KANDAR | 11,661 | 35.2% | |
| 2 | R.S.VEERAPPA CHETTY | IND | 11,459 | 34.6% |
| 3 | P.M.KUPPUSAMI | IND | 5,824 | 17.6% |
| 4 | P.R.RAJAGOPAL GOUNDAR | IND | 4,192 | 12.7% |
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?
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safe0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.6% · max 24.3%
How contested is turnout?
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79%
lowerhigher
80th of 234How crowded is the field?
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2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 234How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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205 seats · 103 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.2%IND 34.6%IND 17.6%IND 12.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED