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Madras · Assembly Constituency 13 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Ponneri

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

V. GOVINDASAMI NAIDU
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
T.P. ELUMALA
INC· 31,392 votes
INC 25.9%INC 25.3%7 others 48.7%
Votes
32,119
25.9% share
Winning margin
17,124
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
36.2%
of 1,70,967

A clear win with a 13.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. GOVINDASAMI NAIDU
INC
32,11925.9%
2
T.P. ELUMALA
INC
31,39225.4%
3
T. SHANMUGAM
IND
14,99512.1%
4
CHANGAM PILLAI
IND
13,63911.0%
5
M. JAYARAM REDDI
IND
10,8738.8%
6
C.K. MANICKAM
CPI
8,3066.7%
7
M. KUPPUSWAMI
IND
4,8723.9%
8
ELIMALAI S/O PALAYAM
IND
4,5703.7%
9
THIRVENKATA NAICKER
IND
3,0692.5%

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

Average turnout (151st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.4% · max 27.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
151st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.9%INC 25.4%IND 12.1%IND 11.0%IND 8.8%CPI 6.7%OTH 10.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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