GEN · Madras
CHINGLEPUT
Dr. A. Krishnaswamy (IND) won by 34,740 votes (4.9%).
- Electors
- 8,02,716
- Votes polled
- 7,02,997
- Valid votes
- 7,02,997
- Turnout
- 87.6%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 4.9% (median 11.1%). Back to Madras · 1957 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Safe (20%+)Flipped vs 1962
- Margin · 1967
- 25.3%(+19.1%)
- Turnout
- 80.1%(+2.7%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 97.3%
Winning margin over time · CHINGLEPUT
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. A. KrishnaswamyWinner | IND | 1,88,481 | 26.8% |
| 1 | N. SivarajWinner | IND | 1,53,741 | 21.9% |
| 2 | O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar | INC | 1,86,753 | 26.6% |
| 4 | R. Maragatham Chandrasekar | INC | 1,48,675 | 21.1% |
| 5 | R. Rajaram | IND | 25,347 | 3.6% |
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