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Madras · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1957

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1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

A.V.P. ASAITHAMBI
IND
IND 54.1%INC 45.9%
Votes
17,632
54.1% share
Winning margin
2,662
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
37.6%
of 86,621

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A.V.P. ASAITHAMBI
IND
17,63254.1%
2
K. VENKATASAMY NAIDU
INC
14,97045.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (162nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.0% · min 1.3% · max 13.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
162nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 54.1%INC 45.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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