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Madras · Assembly Constituency 66 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Chidambaram

1951195719621967

Winner — 1957

G.VAGHEESAM PILLAI
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
SAMI SAHAJANANDA
INC· 37,089 votes
INC 22.7%INC 22.6%5 others 54.6%
Votes
37,255
22.8% share
Winning margin
6,910
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
49.6%
of 1,65,203

A closely fought contest. G.VAGHEESAM PILLAI won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G.VAGHEESAM PILLAI
INC
37,25522.8%
2
SAMI SAHAJANANDA
INC
37,08922.6%
3
CHOCKALINGAM
IND
30,34518.5%
4
SIVASUBRAMANIAM
IND
26,48916.2%
5
GOPALAKRISHNAN
IND
23,54614.4%
6
V.KUPPUSAMY
IND
5,4203.3%
7
A.SHANMUGAM
IND
3,6432.2%

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 (48th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.8% · min 2.5% · max 16.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
48th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
160th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
205 seats · 103 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 22.8%INC 22.6%IND 18.5%IND 16.2%IND 14.4%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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