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Madras · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1962

Cheyyar

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

K. GOVINDAN
DMK
DMK 40.0%INC 39.4%1 others 20.6%
Votes
23,250
42.0% share
Winning margin
358
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
73.1%
of 79,544

Cheyyar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 358 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. GOVINDAN
DMK
23,25040.0%
2
V. DHARAMALINGA NAICKAR
INC
22,89239.4%
3
PERUMALSWAMI NAICKER rptDetailedResults - Page of
SWA
9,22515.9%

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

Low turnout (188th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 4.2% · min 0.4% · max 13.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
188th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 40.0%INC 39.4%SWA 15.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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