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Madras · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1962

Pattukkottai

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

V. ARUNACHALA THEVAR
DMK
DMK 42.7%INC 35.0%1 others 22.3%
Votes
35,151
44.4% share
Winning margin
6,345
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
76.9%
of 1,07,011

A clear win with a 8.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. ARUNACHALA THEVAR
DMK
35,15142.7%
2
R. SRINIVASA IYER
INC
28,80635.0%
3
M. MASILAMANI
CPI
15,23418.5%

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

High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 1.0% · max 27.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
29th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
173rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 42.7%INC 35.0%CPI 18.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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