GEN · Madras
CHINGLEPUT
O. V. Alagesan (INC) won by 19,878 votes (6.2%).
- Electors
- 4,29,553
- Votes polled
- 3,32,465
- Valid votes
- 3,20,098
- Turnout
- 77.4%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 6.2% (median 12.2%). Back to Madras · 1962 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Safe (20%+)Flipped vs 1962
- Margin · 1967
- 25.3%(+19.1%)
- Turnout
- 80.1%(+2.7%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 97.3%
Winning margin over time · CHINGLEPUT
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. V. AlagesanWinner | INC | 1,69,988 | 53.1% |
| 2 | S. Krishnaswamy | IND | 1,50,110 | 46.9% |
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