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Winner — 1957
MARIAPPAN
INC· INC
INC 45.2%IND 44.8%1 others 10.0%
Votes
24,920
45.2% share
Winning margin
207
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
59.0%
of 93,489
Salem I was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 207 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARIAPPAN | 24,920 | 45.2% | |
| 2 | V.R.NEDUNCHELIYAN | IND | 24,713 | 44.8% |
| 3 | SAMUEL | 5,487 | 9.9% |
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.
High turnout (21st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.8% · min 0.4% · max 51.0%
How contested is turnout?
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83%
lowerhigher
21st of 234How crowded is the field?
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2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
27th 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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2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.2%IND 44.8%CPI 9.9%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED