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Madras · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1962

Virinchipuram

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

SAMPANGI NAIDU
DMK
DMK 47.0%INC 22.5%6 others 30.6%
Votes
23,459
50.4% share
Winning margin
12,230
26.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.5%
of 82,644

Virinchipuram is a safe seat — SAMPANGI NAIDU won by 26.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMPANGI NAIDU
DMK
23,45947.0%
2
KRISHNAMURTHI
INC
11,22922.5%
3
R. RADHAKRISHNAN
IND
5,48911.0%
4
A. M. JAYARAMAN
IND
2,0434.1%
5
NEDUNCHERALATHAN
IND
1,8263.7%
6
NARAYANASWAMI MUDALIAR
SWA
1,3392.7%
7
T. R. RANGASAMY REDDIAR
IND
5871.2%
8
V. P. KUPPUSAMY GOUNDER
IND
5701.1%

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 (180th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
26.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 4.4% · max 26.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
180th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.0%INC 22.5%IND 11.0%OTH 12.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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