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Madras · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1962

Nagapattinam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

A. M. P. S. BALAGANGADHARAN
INC· INC
INC 41.6%CPI 30.9%1 others 27.5%
Votes
27,447
42.9% share
Winning margin
7,092
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
80.6%
of 81,745

A clear win with a 11.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. M. P. S. BALAGANGADHARAN
INC
27,44741.6%
2
G. BHAKTAVACHALAM
CPI
20,35530.9%
3
AHAMED
ML
16,18624.6%

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 (134th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 6.9% · max 22.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
134th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.6%CPI 30.9%ML 24.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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