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Madras · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1962

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Winner — 1962

JOTHI VENKATACHALAM
INC· INC
INC 47.0%DMK 44.5%2 others 8.5%
Votes
29,283
48.3% share
Winning margin
1,617
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.8%
of 84,322

A closely fought contest. JOTHI VENKATACHALAM won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JOTHI VENKATACHALAM
INC
29,28347.0%
2
ANBAZHAGAN
DMK
27,66644.5%
3
K. NARAYANASWAMY MUDALIAR
SWA
2,1513.5%
4
K. ARYASANKAREN rptDetailedResults - Page of
IND
1,5962.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (164th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.1% · min 2.7% · max 10.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
164th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.0%DMK 44.5%OTH 6.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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