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Winner — 1962
V. A. MUTHIAH
INC· INC
INC 45.7%DMK 45.2%1 others 9.1%
Votes
29,435
47.3% share
Winning margin
358
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
84.5%
of 76,113
Uppilliapuram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 358 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. A. MUTHIAH | 29,435 | 45.8% | |
| 2 | N. PETHUREDDIAR | 29,077 | 45.2% | |
| 3 | O. P. SIVALINGAM | IND | 3,766 | 5.8% |
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.
Average turnout (171st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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swing0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 2.7% · min 0.5% · max 6.9%
How contested is turnout?
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74%
lowerhigher
171st of 234How crowded is the field?
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2.45
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57th of 234How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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206 seats · 104 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.8%DMK 45.2%IND 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED