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Assembly seat no. 45 in Madras · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1967DMK1962DMK
Winner, 1962
KESAVA REDDIAR
DMK
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
DMK
won 2 of 2
Margin, 1962
11,455
24.31% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
DMKKESAVA REDDIAR
Votes
29,283
Vote share
62.16%
Margin
11,455
Runner-up
INCPERIASAMI
Votes
17,828
Vote share
37.84%
Behind by
11,455
Electors
82,973
Total votes polled
47,111
Valid votes
47,111
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
56.8%

Full result, 1962

2 candidates · 47,111 valid votes

1962 election →
KESAVA REDDIARDMKwon
29,283
62.2%
PERIASAMIINC
17,828
37.8%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967S. KUPPAMALDMK33,29256.92%S. M. ANNAMALAI13,068
1962KESAVA REDDIARDMK29,28362.16%PERIASAMI11,455

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%20%40%60%80%19621967Turnout

Winning margin

0%7%14%20%27%19621967Margin

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