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Winner — 1967
I.A.C.PILLAI
INC· INC
INC 48.5%DMK 47.5%1 others 3.9%
Votes
34,561
49.9% share
Winning margin
743
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
83.2%
of 85,612
Tenkasi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 743 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I.A.C.PILLAI | 34,561 | 48.5% | |
| 2 | K.M.K.SAMSUDIN | 33,818 | 47.5% | |
| 3 | M.PITCHAI | IND | 939 | 1.3% |
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.
High turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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marginal1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 4.7% · min 1.1% · max 8.3%
How contested is turnout?
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83%
lowerhigher
27th of 234How crowded is the field?
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2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
151st of 234How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.5%DMK 47.5%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED