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Mysore · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1972Reserved (SC)

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19511957196219671972

Winner — 1972

C. M. ARUMUGAM
IND
IND 42.3%INC 37.7%5 others 20.0%
Votes
16,077
43.1% share
Winning margin
1,760
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
69.8%
of 54,458

A closely fought contest. C. M. ARUMUGAM won with a 4.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. M. ARUMUGAM
IND
16,07743.1%
2
A. K. SELVARAJ
INC
14,31738.4%
3
A. MUNISWAMY
CPM
3,4539.3%
4
G. DEVARAJ
IND
1,8314.9%
5
S. R. SHANMUGAM
NCO
8092.2%
6
D. ASOKAN
IND
5581.5%
7
M. GANESHAN
IND
2900.8%

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 (46th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 4.7% · max 27.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
46th of 216

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 216

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
216 seats · 109 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 43.1%INC 38.4%CPM 9.3%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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