CHIDAMBARAM
Assembly seat no. 62 in Madras · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1967.
Madras also has a Lok Sabha constituency called CHIDAMBARAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 2 results.
Winner, 1967
R. K. PILLAI
INC
Elections held
1
1967–1967
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1967
1,555
2.19% of valid votes
Result, 1967
Runner-up
DMKP. PONCHOCKALINGAM
- Votes
- 33,356
- Vote share
- 46.99%
- Behind by
- 1,555
Electors
90,560
Total votes polled
70,982
Valid votes
70,982
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.4%
Full result, 1967
4 candidates · 70,982 valid votes
R. K. PILLAIINCwon
34,911
49.2%
P. PONCHOCKALINGAMDMK
33,356
47.0%
R. GOVINDARAJANIND
1,881
2.6%
P. NATARAJANIND
834
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 1 of 1 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R. K. PILLAI | INC | 34,911 | 49.18% | P. PONCHOCKALINGAM | 1,555 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- INC1 win
