CHINGLEPUT
Assembly seat no. 18 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called CHINGLEPUT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 1 result.
Winner, 1971
C G VISHWANATHAN
DMK
Elections held
1
1971–1971
Most successful party
DMK
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1971
23,659
35.02% of valid votes
Result, 1971
Runner-up
NCOS T NEELAKANTAN
- Votes
- 18,290
- Vote share
- 27.07%
- Behind by
- 23,659
Electors
98,995
Total votes polled
67,558
Valid votes
67,558
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.2%
Full result, 1971
8 candidates · 67,558 valid votes
C G VISHWANATHANDMKwon
41,949
62.1%
S T NEELAKANTANNCO
18,290
27.1%
P RAMAKRISHNANIND
3,748
5.5%
U T KRISHNASAMYIND
1,455
2.1%
P RAMASAMYIND
1,264
1.9%
S K SUNDER RAJIND
345
0.5%
A CHINNAPAYYANIND
285
0.4%
N S PARAMANANDAMIND
222
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 1 of 1 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | C G VISHWANATHAN | DMK | 41,949 | 62.09% | S T NEELAKANTAN | 23,659 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- DMK1 win