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Assembly seat no. 187 in Madras · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1967.

OverviewElection History
1967DMK
Winner, 1967
L.GANESAN
DMK
Elections held
1
1967–1967
Most successful party
DMK
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1967
16,093
21.64% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner
DMKL.GANESAN
Votes
45,232
Vote share
60.82%
Margin
16,093
Runner-up
INCM.D.PILLAI
Votes
29,139
Vote share
39.18%
Behind by
16,093
Electors
87,905
Total votes polled
74,371
Valid votes
74,371
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
84.6%

Full result, 1967

2 candidates · 74,371 valid votes

1967 election →
L.GANESANDMKwon
45,232
60.8%
M.D.PILLAIINC
29,139
39.2%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967L.GANESANDMK45,23260.82%M.D.PILLAI16,093

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

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