Elections Archive

GEN · Madras

THANJAVUR

Vairava Thevar (INC) won by 28,073 votes (8.5%).

Electors
4,53,163
Votes polled
3,40,997
Valid votes
3,28,556
Turnout
75.2%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 8.5% (median 12.2%). Back to Madras · 1962 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1962
Margin · 1967
5.3%(-3.3%)
Turnout
84.5%(+9.2%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
100.0%

Winning margin over time · THANJAVUR

196219679%

Candidates

Candidates · THANJAVUR 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vairava ThevarWinnerINC1,43,18543.6%
2VallatharasuPSP1,15,11235.0%
3S. SwayamprakasamSWA70,25921.4%

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