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

OverviewElection History
1967IND1962INC
Winner, 1967
H. BAIG
IND
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
IND
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1967
3,850
6.78% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner
INDH. BAIG
Votes
29,360
Vote share
51.69%
Margin
3,850
Runner-up
INCK. S. G. H. SHEREEF
Votes
25,510
Vote share
44.91%
Behind by
3,850
Electors
80,590
Total votes polled
56,805
Valid votes
56,805
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
70.5%

Full result, 1967

3 candidates · 56,805 valid votes

1967 election →
H. BAIGINDwon
29,360
51.7%
K. S. G. H. SHEREEFINC
25,510
44.9%
MOTILALBJS
1,935
3.4%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967H. BAIGIND29,36051.69%K. S. G. H. SHEREEF3,850
1962K. S. G. HAJA SHARIFFINC26,33049.87%C. P. CHINNARAJ ALIAS C. P. CHITTRARASU3,232

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%20%39%59%79%19621967Turnout

Winning margin

0%2%4%6%8%19621967Margin

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