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HARBOUR

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

OverviewElection History
1967IND1962INC
Winner, 1962
K. S. G. HAJA SHARIFF
INC
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
IND
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1962
3,232
6.12% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
INCK. S. G. HAJA SHARIFF
Votes
26,330
Vote share
49.87%
Margin
3,232
Runner-up
DMKC. P. CHINNARAJ ALIAS C. P. CHITTRARASU
Votes
23,098
Vote share
43.74%
Behind by
3,232
Electors
76,172
Total votes polled
52,802
Valid votes
52,802
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
69.3%

Full result, 1962

3 candidates · 52,802 valid votes

1962 election →
K. S. G. HAJA SHARIFFINCwon
26,330
49.9%
C. P. CHINNARAJ ALIAS C. P. CHITTRARASUDMK
23,098
43.7%
B. KRISHNAMURTHYSWA
3,374
6.4%

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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