GEN · Madras
KARUR
K. Periasami Gounder (INC) won by 32,264 votes (15.6%).
- Electors
- 4,27,431
- Votes polled
- 2,07,071
- Valid votes
- 2,07,071
- Turnout
- 48.4%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 15.6% (median 11.1%). Back to Madras · 1957 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1962
- Margin · 1967
- 6.0%(-7.6%)
- Turnout
- 73.6%(+9.5%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 100.0%
Winning margin over time · KARUR
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Periasami GounderWinner | INC | 1,05,399 | 50.9% |
| 2 | V. R. Seshiyan | IND | 73,135 | 35.3% |
| 3 | Rajachidambaram | IND | 14,369 | 6.9% |
| 4 | V. Perumal | IND | 14,168 | 6.8% |
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