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Madras · Assembly Constituency 91 · 1957

Ariyalur

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

RAMALINGA PADAYACHI
INC· INC
INC 27.4%IND 24.3%6 others 48.2%
Votes
11,741
27.4% share
Winning margin
1,337
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
47.1%
of 90,932

A closely fought contest. RAMALINGA PADAYACHI won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMALINGA PADAYACHI
INC
11,74127.4%
2
NARAYANAN
IND
10,40424.3%
3
HAJI ABDUL KADIR JAMALI
IND
6,99216.3%
4
DHANARAJ
IND
4,79711.2%
5
MANICKAM
IND
3,0697.2%
6
ARASAN
IND
2,6406.2%
7
THANGAVELU
IND
2,1545.0%
8
VADIVELU
IND
9922.3%

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

Average turnout (88th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.7% · min 3.0% · max 18.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
88th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.4%IND 24.3%IND 16.3%IND 11.2%IND 7.2%IND 6.2%OTH 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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