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Madras · Assembly Constituency 32 · 1962

Katpadi

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

B. RAJAGOPAL NAIDU
INC· INC
INC 41.8%DMK 32.8%3 others 25.5%
Votes
26,389
44.2% share
Winning margin
5,679
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.6%
of 85,824

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B. RAJAGOPAL NAIDU
INC
26,38941.8%
2
NATARAJAN
DMK
20,71032.8%
3
KOTHANDARAMAN
CPI
10,19216.1%
4
A. KULASEKARA NAIDU
PSP
1,2191.9%
5
C. R. GOPAL
IND
1,2121.9%

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 (78th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 9.5% · max 30.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
78th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.8%DMK 32.8%CPI 16.1%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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