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204. Chidambaram

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Madras · India Lok Sabha Election, 1962

IN-CHIDAMBARAM

INC 44.6%won by 1.3%DMK 43.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 0.1% to 1.3%.

  • New challengerDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) finished second with 43.3% — it did not contest here in 1957.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 88.0% of the vote between them, up from 46.3% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 21.6% to 69.0%.

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

Electorate
4,57,267
Turnout
69.0%
Valid votes
3,15,338
Margin
4,060
1.29%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1R. KANGAGOSABAIIndian National Congress · INC1,40,73144.6%
  2. 2R. THILLAIVAILLALANDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK1,36,67143.3%
  3. 3D. GOVINDASAMI KACHIRAYARSwatantra Party · SWA18,0215.7%
  4. 4A. SUBRAMANIAMIndependent · IND10,2493.3%
  5. 5A. RATHINAMIndependent · IND9,6663.1%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–DMK swing
−21.9%
INC share
23.2% → 44.6%
DMK share
0.0% → 43.3%
Turnout
90.5% → 69.0%
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