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Assembly seat no. 82 in Madras · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1967.

OverviewElection History
1967DMK
Winner, 1967
C. PALANI
DMK
Elections held
1
1967–1967
Most successful party
DMK
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1967
10,245
20.46% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner
DMKC. PALANI
Votes
28,121
Vote share
56.17%
Margin
10,245
Runner-up
INCC. GOVINDAN
Votes
17,876
Vote share
35.71%
Behind by
10,245
Electors
83,866
Total votes polled
50,063
Valid votes
50,063
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
59.7%

Full result, 1967

4 candidates · 50,063 valid votes

1967 election →
C. PALANIDMKwon
28,121
56.2%
C. GOVINDANINC
17,876
35.7%
A. RAJAGOOPALCPI
2,871
5.7%
C. NALLAPPANIND
1,195
2.4%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967C. PALANIDMK28,12156.17%C. GOVINDAN10,245

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

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