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Madras · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1962

Vedaranyam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

N. S. RAMALINGAM
INC· INC
INC 38.7%DMK 25.3%4 others 36.1%
Votes
27,200
40.1% share
Winning margin
9,436
13.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
80.8%
of 87,047

A clear win with a 13.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N. S. RAMALINGAM
INC
27,20038.7%
2
N. DHARMALINGAM
DMK
17,76425.3%
3
R. SELLATHURATHEVAR
CPI
10,89315.5%
4
K. V. VEERAPPAPILLAI
IND
6,7509.6%
5
M. VAITHIANATHAN
IND
2,7703.9%
6
N. SAMITHURAITHEVAR
SWA
2,4753.5%

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

Average turnout (62nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.1% · min 1.4% · max 13.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
62nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.7%DMK 25.3%CPI 15.5%IND 9.6%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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