Elections Archive

GEN · Madras

MADRAS NORTH

S. C. C. Anthony Pillai (IND) won by 9,998 votes (5.7%).

Electors
4,49,968
Votes polled
1,76,835
Valid votes
1,76,835
Turnout
39.3%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 5.7% (median 11.1%). Back to Madras · 1957 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
15.2%(+12.4%)
Turnout
74.8%(+1.1%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
97.5%

Winning margin over time · MADRAS NORTH

19571962196715%

Candidates

Candidates · MADRAS NORTH 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1S. C. C. Anthony PillaiWinnerIND86,13948.7%
2T. ChengalvarayanINC76,14143.1%
3G. Rajamannar ChattairPSP14,5558.2%

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