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Madras · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1962Reserved (SC)

Tiruvallur

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

V. S. ARUNACHALAM
INC· INC
INC 47.8%DMK 38.0%1 others 14.1%
Votes
21,609
50.2% share
Winning margin
4,434
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
60.8%
of 74,349

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. S. ARUNACHALAM
INC
21,60947.8%
2
S. M. DURAIRAJ
DMK
17,17538.0%
3
M. DHARMALINGAM
SWA
4,2699.4%

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

High turnout (15th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 7.2% · max 14.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
15th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.8%DMK 38.0%SWA 9.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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