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KUMBAKONAM

Assembly seat no. 173 in Madras · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.

Madras also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KUMBAKONAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 2 results.

OverviewElection History
1967INC1962INC
Winner, 1962
RAMASWAMI
INC
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 2
Margin, 1962
9,693
14.88% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
INCRAMASWAMI
Votes
32,397
Vote share
49.72%
Margin
9,693
Runner-up
DMKKRISHNAMOORTHY
Votes
22,704
Vote share
34.84%
Behind by
9,693
Electors
85,256
Total votes polled
65,159
Valid votes
65,159
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
76.4%

Full result, 1962

5 candidates · 65,159 valid votes

1962 election →
RAMASWAMIINCwon
32,397
49.7%
KRISHNAMOORTHYDMK
22,704
34.8%
PALANISAMI CHETTIARSWA
6,074
9.3%
KANNAIANCPI
3,677
5.6%
IRUSAPPA BAKTHARIND
307
0.5%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967N.KASIRAMANINC37,27650.63%K.S.MANI1,193
1962RAMASWAMIINC32,39749.72%KRISHNAMOORTHY9,693

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%22%45%67%89%19621967Turnout

Winning margin

0%4%8%12%17%19621967Margin

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