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Madras · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1962

Purasawalkam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

BASHYAM REDDY
INC· INC
INC 40.4%SL 27.5%2 others 32.1%
Votes
27,474
42.0% share
Winning margin
8,761
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.0%
of 94,436

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASHYAM REDDY
INC
27,47440.4%
2
PAKKIRISAMI PILLAI
SL
18,71327.5%
3
S. GOVINDASAMI
IND
17,56625.8%
4
P. C. KALAYANASUNDARAM
BJS
1,5952.4%

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 (162nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.0% · min 1.3% · max 13.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
162nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.4%SL 27.5%IND 25.8%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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