Back to Madras 1957 results
Winner — 1957
NATARAIA ODAYAR
IND
Also elected — same seat
M.ANANDAN
IND· 24,099 votes
IND 21.8%INC 21.8%5 others 56.4%
Votes
25,020
21.8% share
Winning margin
81
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
34.6%
of 1,65,468
Kallakurichi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 81 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATARAIA ODAYAR | IND | 25,020 | 21.8% |
| 2 | PARTHASARATHI | 24,939 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | M.ANANDAN | IND | 24,099 | 21.0% |
| 4 | L.ANANDAN | 22,665 | 19.8% | |
| 5 | NARAYANASAMI | IND | 8,331 | 7.3% |
| 6 | ALAMELU | IND | 5,238 | 4.6% |
| 7 | THANDAVARAYAN | IND | 4,290 | 3.7% |
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.
Low turnout (206th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.1% · max 17.9%
How contested is turnout?
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70%
lowerhigher
206th of 234How crowded is the field?
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2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
159th 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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2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 21.8%INC 21.8%IND 21.0%INC 19.8%IND 7.3%OTH 8.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED