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Madras · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1962

Dharmapuri

1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

R. S. VEERAPPA CHETTIAR
IND
IND 38.6%DMK 29.9%2 others 31.5%
Votes
24,191
40.8% share
Winning margin
5,437
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,00,036

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. S. VEERAPPA CHETTIAR
IND
24,19138.6%
2
M. SUBRAMANIA GOUNDER
DMK
18,75429.9%
3
M. KANDASAMI KANDAR
INC
14,33722.9%
4
P. R. RAJAGOPALA GOUNDER
IND
1,9893.2%

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

High turnout (23rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 3.8% · max 22.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
23rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.6%DMK 29.9%INC 22.9%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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