SC · Madras
NAMAKKAL
E. V. K. Sampath (IND) won by 17,845 votes (2.3%).
- Electors
- 8,36,631
- Votes polled
- 7,65,012
- Valid votes
- 7,65,012
- Turnout
- 91.4%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 2.3% (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 1957
- Margin · 1962
- 3.3%(+1.0%)
- Turnout
- 67.9%(-23.5%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 84.4%
Winning margin over time · NAMAKKAL
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. V. K. SampathWinner | IND | 1,82,066 | 23.8% |
| 1 | S. R. ArumugamWinner | INC | 1,64,221 | 21.5% |
| 3 | T. A. M. Subramania Chettiar | INC | 1,55,531 | 20.3% |
| 4 | Sundararajan | IND | 1,50,673 | 19.7% |
| 5 | Kesavlal Kalidass Sait | IND | 70,673 | 9.2% |
| 6 | Paramasiva Gounder | IND | 41,848 | 5.5% |
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