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Madras · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1962

Polur

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

KESAVA REDDIAR
DMK
DMK 58.8%INC 35.8%0 others 5.3%
Votes
29,283
62.2% share
Winning margin
11,455
24.3% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
60.0%
of 82,973

Polur is a safe seat — KESAVA REDDIAR won by 24.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KESAVA REDDIAR
DMK
29,28358.8%
2
PERIASAMI rptDetailedResults - Page of
INC
17,82835.8%

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 (80th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.6% · max 24.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
80th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 58.8%INC 35.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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