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Madras · Assembly Constituency 173 · 1962

Sivaganga

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

R. V. SWAMINATHAN
INC· INC
INC 52.1%SWA 41.0%2 others 6.8%
Votes
43,410
53.9% share
Winning margin
9,251
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.1%
of 1,20,470

A clear win with a 11.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. V. SWAMINATHAN
INC
43,41052.1%
2
KALAILINGAM
SWA
34,15941.0%
3
PALANICHAMY
IND
1,9582.4%
4
MUTHURAMALINGAM
IND
9651.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (45th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.6% · max 19.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
45th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
174th 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
INC 52.1%SWA 41.0%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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