GEN · Madras
SALEM
S. V. Ramaswami (INC) won by 10,865 votes (5.3%).
- Electors
- 3,66,410
- Votes polled
- 2,03,792
- Valid votes
- 2,03,792
- Turnout
- 55.6%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1952-03-27
Margin vs 1952 national median: 5.3% (median 14.5%). Back to Madras · 1952 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Comfortable (10–20%)Flipped vs 1962
- Margin · 1967
- 16.5%(+12.6%)
- Turnout
- 75.6%(+6.0%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 97.6%
Winning margin over time · SALEM
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. V. RamaswamiWinner | INC | 90,570 | 44.4% |
| 2 | Konnu Rao Sahaib S. Durai Konnu Pillai | IND | 79,705 | 39.1% |
| 3 | Rangaiah | IND | 33,517 | 16.4% |
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