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Assembly seat no. 12 in Madras · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.

Overview Election History

1967DMK 1962DMK

Winner, 1967

M. KARUNANIDHI

DMK

Elections held

1962–1967

Most successful party

DMK

won 2 of 2

Margin, 1967

20,482

23.38% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner

DMK M. KARUNANIDHI

Votes: 53,401
Vote share: 60.96%
Margin: 20,482

Runner-up

INCS. G. VINAYAGAMURTHI

Votes: 32,919
Vote share: 37.58%
Behind by: 20,482

Electors

1,21,979

Total votes polled

87,602

Valid votes

87,602

NOTA votes

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Turnout

71.8%

Full result, 1967

5 candidates · 87,602 valid votes

1967 election →

M. KARUNANIDHIDMKwon

53,401

61.0%

S. G. VINAYAGAMURTHIINC

32,919

37.6%

D. SARADAMBALIND

665

0.8%

M. PARASURAMIND

327

0.4%

M. VENUGOPALIND

290

0.3%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

Year	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote share	Runner-up	Margin
1967	M. KARUNANIDHI	DMK	53,401	60.96%	S. G. VINAYAGAMURTHI	20,482
1962	MUNU ADHI	DMK	37,123	58.08%	VINAYAKAM	13,221

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Result, 1967

Full result, 1967

Past results

Who has held it

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

Winning margin