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
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. NanjappanWinner | INC | 1,22,388 | 59.2% |
| 2 | P. S. Bharathi | IND | 56,754 | 27.4% |
| 3 | P. N. Mariappan | IND | 27,727 | 13.4% |
| 4 | M.V. Ramachandra Naidu | IND | 0 | 0.0% |
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