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Madras · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1962

Ariyalur

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

R. NARAYANAN
DMK
DMK 61.9%INC 26.2%2 others 11.9%
Votes
41,721
64.3% share
Winning margin
24,040
37.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.6%
of 96,922

Ariyalur is a safe seat — R. NARAYANAN won by 37.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. NARAYANAN
DMK
41,72161.9%
2
R. VISWANATHAN
INC
17,68126.2%
3
M. VADIVEL
TNP
3,0954.6%
4
A. BALAKRISHNAN
IND
2,3463.5%

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 (194th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
37.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.8% · min 5.2% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
194th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.91
fewer partiesmore parties
231st 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
DMK 61.9%INC 26.2%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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