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Winner — 1967
V. S. GOVINDARAJAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 56.9%INC 40.0%1 others 3.1%
Votes
41,272
58.0% share
Winning margin
12,226
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
74.4%
of 97,584
Purasawalkam is a safe seat — V. S. GOVINDARAJAN won by 17.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. S. GOVINDARAJAN | 41,272 | 56.9% | |
| 2 | DAMODARAN | 29,046 | 40.0% | |
| 3 | KRISHNIAH | 792 | 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 (166th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 1.9% · max 17.2%
How contested is turnout?
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74%
lowerhigher
166th of 234How crowded is the field?
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2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
191st 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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2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 56.9%INC 40.0%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED