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Madras · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1962

Valappadi

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

RAMASAMY UDAYAR
INC· INC
INC 53.6%DMK 40.1%2 others 6.3%
Votes
31,154
55.5% share
Winning margin
7,895
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.4%
of 79,148

A clear win with a 14.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMASAMY UDAYAR
INC
31,15453.6%
2
PONNUMALAI
DMK
23,25940.0%
3
KUPPUSAMY
IND
1,2022.1%
4
VYAMALAI
IND
5060.9%

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

Low turnout (232nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 14.1% · max 31.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
232nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.6%DMK 40.0%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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