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Madras · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1962

Tiruvannamalai

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

P. PALANI PILLAI
INC· INC
INC 48.0%DMK 45.6%1 others 6.5%
Votes
35,148
50.1% share
Winning margin
1,749
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
73.6%
of 99,596

A closely fought contest. P. PALANI PILLAI won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. PALANI PILLAI
INC
35,14848.0%
2
P. U. SHANMUGAM
DMK
33,39945.6%
3
P. KANNA KANDAR
SWA
1,6632.3%

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 (67th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.5% · max 24.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
67th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
5th 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
INC 48.0%DMK 45.6%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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