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Madras · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1957

Kulittalai

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

M.KARUNANIDHI
IND
IND 47.3%INC 30.1%5 others 22.6%
Votes
22,785
47.3% share
Winning margin
8,296
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.8%
of 89,574

Kulittalai is a safe seat — M.KARUNANIDHI won by 17.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.KARUNANIDHI
IND
22,78547.3%
2
K.A.DHARMALINGAM
INC
14,48930.1%
3
R.VENKATARAMA NAIDU
IND
3,7847.9%
4
S.SHANMUGHAM
IND
3,7267.7%
5
R.GOVINDAN
IND
1,8663.9%
6
R.RAJAGOPALA IYENGAR
IND
7591.6%
7
K.P.VEERAPPAN
IND
7401.5%

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 (208th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 5.7% · max 17.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
208th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 47.3%INC 30.1%IND 7.9%IND 7.7%OTH 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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