GEN · Madras
MADURAI
K. T. K. Thangamani (CPI) won by 1,088 votes (0.5%).
- Electors
- 4,60,493
- Votes polled
- 2,26,674
- Valid votes
- 2,26,674
- Turnout
- 49.2%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 0.5% (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
- 24.3%(+19.4%)
- Turnout
- 78.0%(+3.2%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 96.1%
Winning margin over time · MADURAI
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. T. K. ThangamaniWinner | CPI | 79,374 | 35.0% |
| 2 | T. K. Rama | INC | 78,286 | 34.5% |
| 3 | Sasivarna Thevar | IND | 64,765 | 28.6% |
| 4 | Venkatarama Iyer | IND | 4,249 | 1.9% |
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