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Madras · Assembly Constituency 62 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Nellikuppam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

SIVACHIDAMBARA RAMASAMY PADAYACHI
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
S.THANGAVELU
INC· 34,299 votes
INC 27.4%IND 25.8%3 others 46.8%
Votes
42,890
27.4% share
Winning margin
2,473
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
48.2%
of 1,62,499

Nellikuppam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,473 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SIVACHIDAMBARA RAMASAMY PADAYACHI
INC
42,89027.4%
2
KRISHNAMOORTHY GOUNDAR
IND
40,41725.8%
3
S.THANGAVELU
INC
34,29921.9%
4
RAJAANGAM
IND
29,49218.8%
5
PERUMAL
IND
9,5546.1%

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 (49th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 1.6% · max 16.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
49th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.4%IND 25.8%INC 21.9%IND 18.8%IND 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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