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Madras · Assembly Constituency 57 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Tindivanam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

P.VEERAPPA GOUNDAR
IND
Also elected — same seat
M.JAGANNATHAN
IND· 34,753 votes
IND 27.0%IND 25.1%5 others 47.9%
Votes
37,448
27.0% share
Winning margin
8,790
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
44.6%
of 1,55,419

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.VEERAPPA GOUNDAR
IND
37,44827.0%
2
M.JAGANNATHAN
IND
34,75325.1%
3
VENUGOPAL KOUNDAR
INC
28,65820.7%
4
PICHAIKUPPAN
INC
22,94116.5%
5
KANNAN
IND
5,5634.0%
6
THIRUNEELAKANTAR
IND
4,7303.4%
7
S.ARUMUGHA MUDALIAR
IND
4,5863.3%

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 (146th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.2% · max 32.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
146th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 27.0%IND 25.1%INC 20.7%INC 16.5%OTH 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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