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Madras · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1962Reserved (SC)

Tiruvarur

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

C. M. AMBIKAPATHY
INC· INC
INC 43.4%CPI 35.4%2 others 21.2%
Votes
29,384
44.9% share
Winning margin
5,391
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
75.1%
of 90,165

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. M. AMBIKAPATHY
INC
29,38443.4%
2
S. VADIVELU
CPI
23,99335.4%
3
VEERAN ILANCHINGAM
SWA
10,65815.7%
4
N. SANTHANAM
IND
1,4192.1%

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 (196th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 8.2% · max 20.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
196th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.4%CPI 35.4%SWA 15.7%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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