SC · Madras
CHIDAMBARAM
R. Kanagasabai Pillai (INC) won by 912 votes (0.1%).
- Electors
- 8,40,006
- Votes polled
- 7,60,540
- Valid votes
- 7,60,540
- Turnout
- 90.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 0.1% (median 11.1%). Back to Madras · 1957 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 1962
- Margin · 1967
- 4.4%(+3.1%)
- Turnout
- 76.9%(+5.4%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 100.0%
Winning margin over time · CHIDAMBARAM
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Kanagasabai PillaiWinner | INC | 1,76,501 | 23.2% |
| 1 | ElayaperumalWinner | INC | 1,75,589 | 23.1% |
| 3 | Arumugham | IND | 1,18,491 | 15.6% |
| 4 | Dandapani Padyachai | IND | 1,09,521 | 14.4% |
| 5 | Kulandaimoopan | IND | 85,943 | 11.3% |
| 6 | Kattimuthu | IND | 62,114 | 8.2% |
| 7 | Kaliamurthi | IND | 32,381 | 4.3% |
| 8 | Sivasubrananian | IND | 0 | 0.0% |
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