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Travancore-Cochin · Assembly Constituency 73 · 19542 seats · 1 SC

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19511954

Winner — 1954

SESHADRINATHA SARMA
TTNC
Also elected — same seat
THANKIAH
TTNC· 25,853 votes
TTNC 25.8%TTNC 23.3%4 others 50.9%
Votes
28,596
25.8% share
Winning margin
7,330
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.8%
of 88,286

A clear win with a 6.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SESHADRINATHA SARMA
TTNC
28,59625.8%
2
THANKIAH
TTNC
25,85323.3%
3
GANAPATHY
INC
21,26619.2%
4
DEVIAPPAN
INC
20,45118.4%
5
VIVEKANANDAN
IND
7,7167.0%
6
SETHARAMAN
IND
7,0346.3%

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 (100th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 4.3% · min 2.1% · max 6.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
100th of 106

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.99
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 106

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TTNC 25.8%TTNC 23.3%INC 19.2%INC 18.4%IND 7.0%IND 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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