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Madras · Assembly Constituency 46 · 1967Reserved (SC)

Chengam

1951195719621967

Winner — 1967

P. S. SANTHANAM
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 54.5%INC 34.3%3 others 11.1%
Votes
29,828
56.8% share
Winning margin
11,055
21.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.7%
of 78,478

Chengam is a safe seat — P. S. SANTHANAM won by 21.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. S. SANTHANAM
DMK
29,82854.5%
2
A. ARUMUGHAM
INC
18,77334.3%
3
P. DHANAPAL
IND
1,9273.5%
4
R. KANNIAH
RPI
1,4252.6%
5
C. K. MANICKAM
IND
5241.0%

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

Low turnout (213th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 3.1% · max 21.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
213th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 54.5%INC 34.3%OTH 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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