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212. Periyakulam

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Madras · India Lok Sabha Election, 1957

IN-PERIYAKULAM

INC 50.1%won by 22.3%IND 27.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 13.5% to 22.3%.

  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 27.8% — it did not contest here in 1951.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 12.1% to 53.5%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
4,35,624
Turnout
53.5%
Valid votes
2,32,940
Margin
51,848
22.26%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1R. NARAYANASAMYIndian National Congress · INC1,16,71550.1%
  2. 2MUTHIAIndependent · IND64,86727.8%
  3. 3M. V. SETHU RAOIndependent · IND19,2388.3%
  4. 4M. K. M. MEERANIndependent · IND16,2827.0%
  5. 5S. S. MARISAMYIndependent · IND15,8386.8%

Since 1951

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–IND swing
−22.2%
INC share
44.4% → 50.1%
IND share
0.0% → 27.8%
Turnout
65.6% → 53.5%
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