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Winner — 1962
R. JEEVARATHNA MUDALIAR
INC· INC
INC 39.2%DMK 38.9%3 others 21.9%
Votes
26,739
40.6% share
Winning margin
190
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.8%
of 90,029
Vellore was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 190 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. JEEVARATHNA MUDALIAR | 26,739 | 39.2% | |
| 2 | M. P. SARATHY | 26,549 | 38.9% | |
| 3 | SUNDARAM | 11,760 | 17.2% | |
| 4 | RAJAMMAL W. | IND | 412 | 0.6% |
| 5 | SUBRAMANI | IND | 378 | 0.6% |
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.
Low turnout (216th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.3% · max 41.3%
How contested is turnout?
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69%
lowerhigher
216th of 234How crowded is the field?
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2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 234How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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206 seats · 104 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.2%DMK 38.9%CPI 17.2%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED