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THIRUVARUR

Assembly seat no. 181 in Madras · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1967.

OverviewElection History
1967CPM
Winner, 1967
DHANUSHKODI
CPM
Elections held
1
1967–1967
Most successful party
CPM
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1967
2,554
4.02% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner
CPMDHANUSHKODI
Votes
30,510
Vote share
48.04%
Margin
2,554
Runner-up
INCVEDAIYAN
Votes
27,956
Vote share
44.02%
Behind by
2,554
Electors
80,116
Total votes polled
63,506
Valid votes
63,506
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
79.3%

Full result, 1967

3 candidates · 63,506 valid votes

1967 election →
DHANUSHKODICPMwon
30,510
48.0%
VEDAIYANINC
27,956
44.0%
S.VADIVELCPI
5,040
7.9%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967DHANUSHKODICPM30,51048.04%VEDAIYAN2,554

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

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