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Madras · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1957

Tirukoshtiyur

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

N.V.CHOCKALINGAM
INC· INC
INC 44.2%CPI 24.7%3 others 31.0%
Votes
20,611
44.2% share
Winning margin
9,078
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
53.5%
of 87,159

Tirukoshtiyur is a safe seat — N.V.CHOCKALINGAM won by 19.5%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1951 vs 1957

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N.V.CHOCKALINGAM
INC
20,61144.2%
2
S.SHANMUGAM
CPI
11,53324.8%
3
KANNADASAN
IND
9,38920.1%
4
N.K.MUTHULINGAM
IND
3,1846.8%
5
P.A.K.MUHAMUD YUSUFF LEBBAI
IND
1,8904.1%

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 (174th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 4.9% · max 25.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
174th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.2%CPI 24.8%IND 20.1%IND 6.8%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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