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RADHAPURAM

Assembly seat no. 227 in Madras · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1967INC1962INC
Winner, 1967
N.SOUNDARAPANDIAN
INC
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 2
Margin, 1967
548
0.88% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner
INCN.SOUNDARAPANDIAN
Votes
31,588
Vote share
50.44%
Margin
548
Runner-up
DMKV.KARTHEESAN
Votes
31,040
Vote share
49.56%
Behind by
548
Electors
88,803
Total votes polled
62,628
Valid votes
62,628
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
70.5%

Full result, 1967

2 candidates · 62,628 valid votes

1967 election →
N.SOUNDARAPANDIANINCwon
31,588
50.4%
V.KARTHEESANDMK
31,040
49.6%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967N.SOUNDARAPANDIANINC31,58850.44%V.KARTHEESAN548
1962N. SOUNDRAPANDIANINC42,33467.04%P. R. CARMEL23,063

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%20%39%59%79%19621967Turnout

Winning margin

0%10%20%31%41%19621967Margin

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