GEN · Madras
SRIVILLIPUTHUR
U. Muthuramalinga Thevar (IND) won by 56,912 votes (6.6%).
- Electors
- 8,76,837
- Votes polled
- 8,56,319
- Valid votes
- 8,56,319
- Turnout
- 97.7%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 6.6% (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 1952
- Margin · 1957
- 6.6%(-5.4%)
- Turnout
- 97.7%(+31.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 61.3%
Winning margin over time · SRIVILLIPUTHUR
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U. Muthuramalinga ThevarWinner | IND | 2,06,999 | 24.2% |
| 1 | R. S. ArumugamWinner | INC | 1,50,087 | 17.5% |
| 2 | S. S. Natarajan | INC | 1,67,676 | 19.6% |
| 4 | A. Velu | IND | 1,33,996 | 15.6% |
| 5 | V. V. Ramasamy | IND | 80,227 | 9.4% |
| 6 | M. Ramadoss | CPI | 51,155 | 6.0% |
| 7 | K. S. Krishnan | IND | 37,886 | 4.4% |
| 8 | A. Srinivasan | CPI | 28,293 | 3.3% |
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