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Madras · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1967

Chidambaram

1951195719621967

Winner — 1967

R. K. PILLAI
INC· INC
INC 47.3%DMK 45.2%2 others 7.5%
Votes
34,911
49.2% share
Winning margin
1,555
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
81.5%
of 90,560

A closely fought contest. R. K. PILLAI won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. K. PILLAI
INC
34,91147.3%
2
P. PONCHOCKALINGAM
DMK
33,35645.2%
3
R. GOVINDARAJAN
IND
1,8812.5%
4
P. NATARAJAN
IND
8341.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (49th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 1.6% · max 16.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
49th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.3%DMK 45.2%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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