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Madras · Assembly Constituency 158 · 1962

Porayar

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

K. R. SAMBANDAM
INC· INC
INC 37.9%DMK 33.0%3 others 29.1%
Votes
24,112
39.5% share
Winning margin
3,094
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.0%
of 85,974

A clear win with a 5.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. R. SAMBANDAM
INC
24,11237.9%
2
S. GANESAN
DMK
21,01833.0%
3
BHASATHIMOHAN
CPI
12,71820.0%
4
K. CHINNASAMI RAVUTHAMINDA NAINAR
SWA
2,8264.4%
5
PAUL SATHIANATHAN
IND
4400.7%

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 (107th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.2% · min 1.6% · max 8.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
107th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.9%DMK 33.0%CPI 20.0%OTH 5.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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