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Assembly seat no. 230 in Madras · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1967INC1962IND
Winner, 1967
A.C.NADER
INC
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1967
1,446
2.39% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner
INCA.C.NADER
Votes
29,325
Vote share
48.37%
Margin
1,446
Runner-up
SWAS.RETNARAJ
Votes
27,879
Vote share
45.99%
Behind by
1,446
Electors
86,726
Total votes polled
60,623
Valid votes
60,623
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
69.9%

Full result, 1967

4 candidates · 60,623 valid votes

1967 election →
A.C.NADERINCwon
29,325
48.4%
S.RETNARAJSWA
27,879
46.0%
Y.DEVADASONIND
2,887
4.8%
L.LOUISIND
532
0.9%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967A.C.NADERINC29,32548.37%S.RETNARAJ1,446
1962A. SWAMIDHES NADARIND36,05455.64%LOURDHAMMAL7,779

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%20%41%61%82%19621967Turnout

Winning margin

0%3%7%10%13%19621967Margin

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