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Madras · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1962

Bhuvanagiri

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

RAMACHANDRA RAYAR
INC· INC
INC 41.5%DMK 39.4%3 others 19.1%
Votes
29,434
43.5% share
Winning margin
1,470
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.8%
of 98,934

A closely fought contest. RAMACHANDRA RAYAR won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMACHANDRA RAYAR
INC
29,43441.5%
2
VAITHILINGAM
DMK
27,96439.4%
3
VENKATAKRISHNA NAIDU
IND
5,9828.4%
4
BALAKRISHNAN
SWA
3,3584.7%
5
PATTUSAMI
IND
8471.2%

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 (109th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.9% · min 2.2% · max 18.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
109th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.5%DMK 39.4%IND 8.4%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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