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Madras · Assembly Constituency 83 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Alangudi

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

ARUNACHALA THEVAR
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
CHINNIAH
INC· 22,405 votes
INC 20.3%INC 15.9%10 others 63.9%
Votes
28,599
20.3% share
Winning margin
9,907
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
45.5%
of 1,54,984

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUNACHALA THEVAR
INC
28,59920.3%
2
CHINNIAH
INC
22,40515.9%
3
SUBBIAH
IND
18,69213.3%
4
BALAKRISHAN
IND
18,33713.0%
5
KARUPPIAH
PSP
14,53810.3%
6
A.ARUMUGAM
IND
10,9837.8%
7
SENGOL UDAYAR
IND
9,4826.7%
8
M.THANGAVELU
CPI
9,2096.5%
9
SHEIK DAWWOD
IND
3,0372.1%
10
PERIATHAMBI
IND
2,2991.6%
11
MIRAS THEETHAPPAN KANDIYAR
IND
1,7741.3%
12
S.R.MUTHUVELU
IND
1,7651.3%

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

High turnout (31st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 2.8% · max 17.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
31st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 20.3%INC 15.9%IND 13.3%IND 13.0%PSP 10.3%IND 7.8%OTH 19.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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