NELLIKUPPAM
Assembly seat no. 56 in Madras · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.
Winner, 1967
C. GOVINDARAJAN
CPM
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
CPM
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1967
4,973
8.36% of valid votes
Result, 1967
Runner-up
INCA. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
- Votes
- 23,117
- Vote share
- 38.88%
- Behind by
- 4,973
Electors
84,171
Total votes polled
59,462
Valid votes
59,462
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.6%
Full result, 1967
5 candidates · 59,462 valid votes
C. GOVINDARAJANCPMwon
28,090
47.2%
A. LAKSHMINARAYANANINC
23,117
38.9%
S. S. CHANDRASEKARANIND
5,537
9.3%
M. GANGACHALAMIND
1,633
2.8%
V. RAJARAMIND
1,085
1.8%
Past results
Most recent 2 of 2 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | C. GOVINDARAJAN | CPM | 28,090 | 47.24% | A. LAKSHMINARAYANAN | 4,973 |
| 1962 | V. KRISHNAMURTHY KOWNDER | DMK | 37,419 | 56.14% | L. SUBBARAYALU REDDIAR | 9,430 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above