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Madras · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1962

Karaikudi

Winner — 1962

SAW GANESAN
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 47.7%INC 39.9%1 others 12.4%
Votes
27,890
49.3% share
Winning margin
4,608
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
68.7%
of 84,983

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAW GANESAN
27,89047.8%
2
A. I. SUBBIAH AMBALAM
23,28239.9%
3
HALYASANATHAN
5,3939.2%

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.

High turnout (36th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 8.2% · max 18.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
36th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 47.8%INC 39.9%CPI 9.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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