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Madras · Assembly Constituency 216 · 1967

Alangulam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1967

V.ARUNACHALAM
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 49.7%INC 45.9%1 others 4.4%
Votes
33,509
51.3% share
Winning margin
2,571
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
77.0%
of 87,529

A closely fought contest. V.ARUNACHALAM won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.ARUNACHALAM
DMK
33,50949.7%
2
A.B.BALAGAN
INC
30,93845.9%
3
M.ROYAPPAN
IND
9301.4%

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 (115th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.2% · min 2.5% · max 3.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
115th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.7%INC 45.9%OTH 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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