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Madras · Assembly Constituency 80 · 1962Reserved (SC)

Namakkal

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

S. CHINNAYAN
INC· INC
INC 46.7%DMK 43.5%3 others 9.7%
Votes
26,756
48.5% share
Winning margin
1,819
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.0%
of 84,239

A closely fought contest. S. CHINNAYAN won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. CHINNAYAN
INC
26,75646.7%
2
K. V. RASAPPAN
DMK
24,93743.5%
3
T. V. SUNDRARASAN
TNP
2,1293.7%
4
SHUNMUGHAM
IND
8021.4%
5
SHUNMUGHAMOOPAN
IND
5671.0%

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 (159th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 3.3% · max 33.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
159th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.7%DMK 43.5%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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