GEN · Madras
RAMANATHAPURAM
P. Subbiah Ambalam (INC) won by 39,033 votes (16.4%).
- Electors
- 4,68,851
- Votes polled
- 2,38,502
- Valid votes
- 2,38,502
- Turnout
- 50.9%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 16.4% (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
- 8.4%(-0.4%)
- Turnout
- 75.0%(+4.8%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 86.1%
Winning margin over time · RAMANATHAPURAM
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. Subbiah AmbalamWinner | INC | 89,701 | 37.6% |
| 2 | R. K. Ramakrishnan | IND | 50,668 | 21.2% |
| 3 | P. Chellathurai | IND | 40,464 | 17.0% |
| 4 | R. H. Nathan | CPI | 38,122 | 16.0% |
| 5 | D. L. Nagasundaram | IND | 19,547 | 8.2% |
| 6 | Singarayan | IND | 0 | 0.0% |
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