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

OverviewElection History
1967DMK1962DMK
Winner, 1962
MUNU ADHI
DMK
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
DMK
won 2 of 2
Margin, 1962
13,221
20.69% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
DMKMUNU ADHI
Votes
37,123
Vote share
58.08%
Margin
13,221
Runner-up
INCVINAYAKAM
Votes
23,902
Vote share
37.40%
Behind by
13,221
Electors
99,751
Total votes polled
63,913
Valid votes
63,913
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
64.1%

Full result, 1962

3 candidates · 63,913 valid votes

1962 election →
MUNU ADHIDMKwon
37,123
58.1%
VINAYAKAMINC
23,902
37.4%
N. S. NAIDUSL
2,888
4.5%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967M. KARUNANIDHIDMK53,40160.96%S. G. VINAYAGAMURTHI20,482
1962MUNU ADHIDMK37,12358.08%VINAYAKAM13,221

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%13%20%26%19621967Margin

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