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Madras · Assembly Constituency 167 · 1957

Ootacamund

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

B. K. LINGA GOWDER
INC· INC
INC 56.6%IND 37.0%1 others 6.4%
Votes
22,595
56.6% share
Winning margin
7,799
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
48.8%
of 81,929

Ootacamund is a safe seat — B. K. LINGA GOWDER won by 19.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B. K. LINGA GOWDER
INC
22,59556.6%
2
K. BHOJAN
IND
14,79637.0%
3
S. M. SANJEEVI RAJU
IND
2,5566.4%

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

High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.1% · min 1.3% · max 19.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
9th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.6%IND 37.0%IND 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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