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Madras · Assembly Constituency 69 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Nannilam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

M.D.THAIAGARAJA PILLAI
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
M.C.MUTHUKUMARASWAMY
INC· 35,258 votes
INC 25.9%INC 19.9%6 others 54.2%
Votes
45,923
25.9% share
Winning margin
17,717
10.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
53.6%
of 1,65,455

A clear win with a 10.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.D.THAIAGARAJA PILLAI
INC
45,92325.9%
2
M.C.MUTHUKUMARASWAMY
INC
35,25819.9%
3
S.ARUNACHALAM PILLAI
CPI
28,20615.9%
4
P.APPASWAMY
CPI
25,51514.4%
5
K.PERIASWAMY ODAYAR
IND
21,57112.2%
6
M.NATESAN
IND
8,6174.9%
7
T.SOMASUNDARAM
IND
6,2883.5%
8
T.RAJAPPA
IND
5,9713.4%

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 (163rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 10.0% · max 19.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
163rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.9%INC 19.9%CPI 15.9%CPI 14.4%IND 12.2%OTH 11.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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