CHINGLEPUT
Assembly seat no. 18 in Madras · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.
Madras also has a Lok Sabha constituency called CHINGLEPUT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 2 results.
Winner, 1967
C. G. VISWANATHAN
DMK
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
DMK
won 2 of 2
Margin, 1967
23,549
34.04% of valid votes
Result, 1967
Runner-up
INCT. NAICKER
- Votes
- 19,879
- Vote share
- 28.73%
- Behind by
- 23,549
Electors
90,773
Total votes polled
69,186
Valid votes
69,186
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.2%
Full result, 1967
3 candidates · 69,186 valid votes
C. G. VISWANATHANDMKwon
43,428
62.8%
T. NAICKERINC
19,879
28.7%
NARASIMHANIND
5,879
8.5%
Past results
Most recent 2 of 2 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | C. G. VISWANATHAN | DMK | 43,428 | 62.77% | T. NAICKER | 23,549 |
| 1962 | C. G. VISWANATHAN | DMK | 27,933 | 50.32% | G. RAJARATHANA NAYAGAR | 2,124 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- DMK2 wins