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Madras · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1962

Sholinghur

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

A. M. PONNURANGA MUDALIAR
INC· INC
INC 53.6%DMK 33.4%2 others 12.9%
Votes
33,291
56.0% share
Winning margin
12,529
21.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
79.4%
of 78,223

Sholinghur is a safe seat — A. M. PONNURANGA MUDALIAR won by 21.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. M. PONNURANGA MUDALIAR
INC
33,29153.6%
2
V. MUNUSWAMY
DMK
20,76233.4%
3
RERIASAMY RREDDY
IND
4,3086.9%
4
GANAPATHY KANNAPPA MUDALI
IND
1,0691.7%

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 (175th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.1% · min 11.9% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
175th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
198th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.6%DMK 33.4%IND 6.9%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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