GEN · Madras
TENKASAI
M. P. Swamy (INC) won by 71,440 votes (22.1%).
- Electors
- 4,58,052
- Votes polled
- 3,32,297
- Valid votes
- 3,22,934
- Turnout
- 72.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 22.1% (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%+)
- Margin · 1962
- 22.1%
- Turnout
- 72.5%
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 80.2%
Winning margin over time · TENKASAI
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. P. SwamyWinner | INC | 1,65,169 | 51.1% |
| 2 | S. A. Muruganandam | CPI | 93,729 | 29.0% |
| 3 | Hameed | SWA | 64,036 | 19.8% |
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