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Madras · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1962

Tirukoshtiyur

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

S. MADHAVAN
DMK
DMK 36.5%INC 31.3%2 others 32.3%
Votes
24,833
38.0% share
Winning margin
3,549
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.7%
of 93,641

A clear win with a 5.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. MADHAVAN
DMK
24,83336.5%
2
N. V. CHOKKALINGAM AMBALAM
INC
21,28431.3%
3
S. SHANMUGAM
CPI
15,61322.9%
4
P. V. MUTHIAH AMBALAM rptDetailedResults - Page of
IND
3,7075.4%

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 (51st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.9% · min 5.4% · max 12.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
51st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 36.5%INC 31.3%CPI 22.9%IND 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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