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Winner — 1962
S. ARDHANARESWARA GOUNDER
INC· INC
INC 32.9%PSP 32.1%3 others 35.1%
Votes
18,065
34.0% share
Winning margin
445
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.9%
of 79,747
Mettur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 445 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. ARDHANARESWARA GOUNDER | 18,065 | 32.9% | |
| 2 | M. SURENDRAM | 17,620 | 32.1% | |
| 3 | PAUL CRUZ | 8,497 | 15.5% | |
| 4 | P. ARDHANARI | 8,295 | 15.1% | |
| 5 | ARULSAMY rptDetailedResults - Page of | IND | 586 | 1.1% |
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.
Average turnout (100th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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marginal0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.8% · max 12.0%
How contested is turnout?
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78%
lowerhigher
100th of 234How crowded is the field?
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2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 234How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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206 seats · 104 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.9%PSP 32.1%DMK 15.5%CPI 15.1%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED