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Madras · Assembly Constituency 64 · 1957

Vridhachalam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

M.SELVARAJ
IND
IND 29.1%INC 26.9%5 others 44.0%
Votes
11,189
29.1% share
Winning margin
839
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
49.6%
of 77,496

A closely fought contest. M.SELVARAJ won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.SELVARAJ
IND
11,18929.1%
2
G.RAJAVELU PADYACHRI
INC
10,35026.9%
3
AYYASAMY KOUNDAN
CPI
5,34313.9%
4
PARAMASIVAM
IND
4,33111.3%
5
P.N.SARGURU
IND
3,3338.7%
6
VEERASAMY PADAYACHI
IND
2,3846.2%
7
P.KALIAPERUMAL
IND
1,5103.9%

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

Low turnout (203rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 2.2% · max 21.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
203rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 29.1%INC 26.9%CPI 13.9%IND 11.3%IND 8.7%IND 6.2%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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