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Madras · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1967

Palacode

1951195719621967

Winner — 1967

K. MURUGESAN
INC· INC
INC 47.9%DMK 42.9%3 others 9.2%
Votes
29,186
50.0% share
Winning margin
3,090
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.5%
of 88,883

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. MURUGESAN
INC
29,18647.9%
2
M. B. MUNUSAMY
DMK
26,09642.9%
3
K. K. GOUNDER
IND
1,1351.9%
4
P. NANJAPPAN
IND
9961.6%
5
S. A. PANDIT
IND
8971.5%

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 (219th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.1% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
219th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%DMK 42.9%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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