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Madras · Assembly Constituency 71 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Thiruthuraipundi

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

V.VEDAYYAN
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
A.VEDARATNAM
INC· 51,168 votes
INC 24.5%INC 23.2%4 others 52.4%
Votes
54,049
24.5% share
Winning margin
9,456
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,76,410

A closely fought contest. V.VEDAYYAN won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.VEDAYYAN
INC
54,04924.5%
2
A.VEDARATNAM
INC
51,16823.2%
3
C.KANDASAMY
CPI
44,59320.2%
4
S.VADIVELU
CPI
40,41818.3%
5
N.DHARMALINGA THEVAR
IND
16,5277.5%
6
M.AMBIKAPATHI
IND
14,1616.4%

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

Low turnout (233rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 4.3% · max 16.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
233rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.5%INC 23.2%CPI 20.2%CPI 18.3%IND 7.5%IND 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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