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Assembly seat no. 160 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1971.

OverviewElection History
1971DMK
Winner, 1971
DHARMALINGAM A. PI.
DMK
Elections held
1
1971–1971
Most successful party
DMK
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1971
9,298
12.77% of valid votes

Result, 1971

Winner
DMKDHARMALINGAM A. PI.
Votes
40,593
Vote share
55.74%
Margin
9,298
Runner-up
NCOSUBRAMANIAN
Votes
31,295
Vote share
42.97%
Behind by
9,298
Electors
1,12,812
Total votes polled
72,829
Valid votes
72,829
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
64.6%

Full result, 1971

4 candidates · 72,829 valid votes

1971 election →
DHARMALINGAM A. PI.DMKwon
40,593
55.7%
SUBRAMANIANNCO
31,295
43.0%
ABASS S. M. M.IND
586
0.8%
SHERIFF ROWTHERIND
355
0.5%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1971DHARMALINGAM A. PI.DMK40,59355.74%SUBRAMANIAN9,298

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

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