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Madras · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1962

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1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

K. A. MATHIALAGAN
DMK
DMK 44.2%INC 40.5%2 others 15.3%
Votes
27,984
45.6% share
Winning margin
2,375
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.7%
of 89,518

A closely fought contest. K. A. MATHIALAGAN won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. A. MATHIALAGAN
DMK
27,98444.3%
2
INDRANI CHANGALVARAYAN
INC
25,60940.5%
3
SAMBANDAM
TNP
4,7727.5%
4
C. M. BASLUSAMY
SWA
3,0114.8%

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 (166th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 1.9% · max 17.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
166th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 44.3%INC 40.5%TNP 7.5%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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