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Madras · Assembly Constituency 113 · 1957

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Winner — 1957

PONNUSAMI
INC· INC
INC 36.8%IND 32.3%1 others 30.9%
Votes
17,438
36.8% share
Winning margin
2,140
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
55.3%
of 85,697

A closely fought contest. PONNUSAMI won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PONNUSAMI
INC
17,43836.8%
2
M.S.SIVASAMI
IND
15,29832.3%
3
S.A.MURUGANANDAM
CPI
14,66130.9%

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 (106th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
swing
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 2.3% · min 0.2% · max 4.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
106th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.41
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.8%IND 32.3%CPI 30.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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