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Madras · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1962

Thurinjapuram

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

MURUGAIYAN
DMK
DMK 40.3%INC 26.4%6 others 33.3%
Votes
21,163
43.2% share
Winning margin
7,298
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.7%
of 87,936

A clear win with a 14.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MURUGAIYAN
DMK
21,16340.3%
2
NATARAJA MUDALIAR
INC
13,86526.4%
3
S. M. ANAMALAI
IND
8,97917.1%
4
CHANDRANATHAN KANDAR
SWA
1,5513.0%
5
C. GOVINDA NAIDU
IND
1,2592.4%
6
PERIANAYAGAM
IND
9371.8%
7
NARAYANASAMI
IND
7951.5%
8
D. CHINTHAMANI MUDALI
IND
4640.9%

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

High turnout (21st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.8% · min 0.4% · max 51.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
21st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 40.3%INC 26.4%IND 17.1%OTH 9.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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