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Madras · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1962

Gandarvakottai

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

R. KRISHNASWAMY GOPALAR
INC· INC
INC 40.0%DMK 35.5%1 others 24.5%
Votes
24,878
42.0% share
Winning margin
2,817
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.8%
of 89,012

A closely fought contest. R. KRISHNASWAMY GOPALAR won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. KRISHNASWAMY GOPALAR
INC
24,87840.0%
2
GOVINDARASU KALINGARAR
DMK
22,06135.5%
3
RAMACHANDRA DORAI
IND
12,30819.8%

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

High turnout (25th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 4.8% · max 28.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
25th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.0%DMK 35.5%IND 19.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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