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Madras · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1962

Ottanchattram

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

A. SENAPATHI GOUNDER
INC· INC
INC 51.7%DMK 41.4%1 others 6.8%
Votes
30,380
54.3% share
Winning margin
6,053
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.1%
of 85,019

A clear win with a 10.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. SENAPATHI GOUNDER
INC
30,38051.7%
2
NACHIMUTHU GOUNDER
DMK
24,32741.4%
3
MARIAPPA GOUNDER
IND
1,2972.2%

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 (122nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.4% · min 9.9% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
122nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.91
fewer partiesmore parties
230th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.7%DMK 41.4%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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