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Madras · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1962Reserved (SC)

Anamalai

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

K. PONNIAH
INC· INC
INC 40.8%DMK 28.7%3 others 30.5%
Votes
22,474
42.3% share
Winning margin
6,707
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.1%
of 83,269

A clear win with a 12.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. PONNIAH
INC
22,47440.8%
2
RAMASAMY
DMK
15,76728.6%
3
A. T. KARUPPIAH
CPI
10,37618.9%
4
S. N. PALAMISAMY
PSP
3,2065.8%
5
MARATHUMUTHU
IND
1,3112.4%

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

Low turnout (229th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.5% · max 18.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
229th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.8%DMK 28.6%CPI 18.9%PSP 5.8%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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