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Winner — 1962
THANGAVELU A.
DMK 43.5%INC 43.1%2 others 13.5%
Votes
27,687
45.3% share
Winning margin
265
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.8%
of 88,723
Tindivanam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 265 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THANGAVELU A. | 27,687 | 43.5% | |
| 2 | VEERAPPA KOUNDER P. | 27,422 | 43.0% | |
| 3 | MURUGESAN R. | 4,927 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | KRISHNAN M. | IND | 1,044 | 1.6% |
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.
Average turnout (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 0.4% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
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74%
lowerhigher
173rd of 234How crowded is the field?
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2.24
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115th 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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2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 43.5%INC 43.0%CPI 7.7%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED