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Assembly seat no. 85 in Madras · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1967.

OverviewElection History
1967DMK
Winner, 1967
V. CHINNASAMY
DMK
Elections held
1
1967–1967
Most successful party
DMK
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1967
5,587
12.51% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner
DMKV. CHINNASAMY
Votes
25,124
Vote share
56.25%
Margin
5,587
Runner-up
INCPONNUDURAI
Votes
19,537
Vote share
43.75%
Behind by
5,587
Electors
75,302
Total votes polled
44,661
Valid votes
44,661
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
59.3%

Full result, 1967

2 candidates · 44,661 valid votes

1967 election →
V. CHINNASAMYDMKwon
25,124
56.3%
PONNUDURAIINC
19,537
43.8%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967V. CHINNASAMYDMK25,12456.25%PONNUDURAI5,587

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

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