SC · Madras
TENKASI
M. Sankarapandian (INC) won by 4,800 votes (1.9%).
- Electors
- 4,41,227
- Votes polled
- 2,46,842
- Valid votes
- 2,46,842
- Turnout
- 55.9%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 1.9% (median 11.1%). Back to Madras · 1957 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 1957
- Margin · 1967
- 1.4%(-0.5%)
- Turnout
- 77.5%(+21.6%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 81.6%
Winning margin over time · TENKASI
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. SankarapandianWinner | INC | 1,25,821 | 51.0% |
| 2 | N. Shanmugam | CPI | 1,21,021 | 49.0% |
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