GEN · Madras
THIRUVANNAMALAI
Dharmalingam (IND) won by 10,239 votes (5.1%).
- Electors
- 4,26,665
- Votes polled
- 2,01,960
- Valid votes
- 2,01,960
- Turnout
- 47.3%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 5.1% (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%)
- Margin · 1957
- 5.1%
- Turnout
- 47.3%
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 78.4%
Winning margin over time · THIRUVANNAMALAI
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DharmalingamWinner | IND | 84,309 | 41.7% |
| 2 | G. Neelakantan | INC | 74,070 | 36.7% |
| 3 | T. P. Thayuman | IND | 25,145 | 12.5% |
| 4 | Munisami N. | IND | 18,436 | 9.1% |
| 5 | Doraiswamy Reddiar | IND | 0 | 0.0% |
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