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Madras · Assembly Constituency 74 · 1962

Salem I I

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

A. RATHANAVEL GOUNDER
INC· INC
INC 45.6%CPI 31.6%2 others 22.7%
Votes
28,811
47.6% share
Winning margin
8,835
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
74.0%
of 85,266

A clear win with a 14.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. RATHANAVEL GOUNDER
INC
28,81145.6%
2
S. M. RAMIAH
CPI
19,97631.6%
3
M. MUTHUSAMI
SWA
10,93517.3%
4
M. CHOCKALINGAM
IND
8521.4%

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 (128th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 5.5% · max 27.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
128th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.6%CPI 31.6%SWA 17.3%OTH 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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