Elections Archive

GEN · Madras

NILGIRIS

C. Nanjappan (INC) won by 65,634 votes (31.7%).

Electors
4,02,143
Votes polled
2,06,869
Valid votes
2,06,869
Turnout
51.4%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 31.7% (median 11.1%). Back to Madras · 1957 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1962
Margin · 1967
5.6%(-22.7%)
Turnout
72.3%(+0.8%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
90.5%

Winning margin over time · NILGIRIS

19571962196732%

Candidates

Candidates · NILGIRIS 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1C. NanjappanWinnerINC1,22,38859.2%
2P. S. BharathiIND56,75427.4%
3P. N. MariappanIND27,72713.4%
4M.V. Ramachandra NaiduIND00.0%

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