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Madras · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1962

Chengam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

C.K. CHINNARAJI GOUNDER
DMK
DMK 53.1%INC 38.7%3 others 8.2%
Votes
34,374
55.2% share
Winning margin
9,366
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.3%
of 87,108

Chengam is a safe seat — C.K. CHINNARAJI GOUNDER won by 15.0%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C.K. CHINNARAJI GOUNDER
DMK
34,37453.1%
2
Y. SHANMUGAM
INC
25,00838.7%
3
THAMMAYA DASS
IND
1,3502.1%
4
MANICKAM
IND
1,0821.7%
5
K. S. RATHNAVEL
IND
4400.7%

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 (104th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 1.1% · max 15.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
104th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 53.1%INC 38.7%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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