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Madras · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1959 by-elections

Chidambaram

195119571959 by-elections19621967

Winner — 1959 by-elections

P. ARASAN
INC
INC 56.9%DMK 43.1%
Votes
53,313
56.9% share
Winning margin
12,913
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
2

Chidambaram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 12,913 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. ARASAN
INC
53,3130.0%
2
K. ARUMUGHAM
DMK
40,4000.0%

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
0.0%
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
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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