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Madras · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1962

Chingleput

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

C. G. VISWANATHAN
DMK
DMK 47.8%INC 44.1%1 others 8.1%
Votes
27,933
50.3% share
Winning margin
2,124
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
76.2%
of 76,741

A closely fought contest. C. G. VISWANATHAN won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. G. VISWANATHAN
DMK
27,93347.8%
2
G. RAJARATHANA NAYAGAR
INC
25,80944.1%
3
T. M. RAMASWAMY
IND
1,7673.0%

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 (125th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.5% · min 3.8% · max 40.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
125th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.89
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.8%INC 44.1%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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