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Constituency no. 18 in Madras · Lok Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1967CPM1962INC
Winner, 1967
K. RAMANI
CPM
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
CPM
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1967
65,921
15.85% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner
CPMK. RAMANI
Votes
2,40,856
Vote share
57.93%
Margin
65,921
Runner-up
INCN. MAHALINGAM
Votes
1,74,935
Vote share
42.07%
Behind by
65,921
Electors
5,61,096
Total votes polled
4,15,791
Valid votes
4,15,791
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
74.1%

Full result, 1967

2 candidates · 4,15,791 valid votes

1967 election →
K. RAMANICPMwon
2,40,856
57.9%
N. MAHALINGAMINC
1,74,935
42.1%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967K. RAMANICPM2,40,85657.93%N. MAHALINGAM65,921
1962P. R. RAMAKRISHNANINC1,51,01939.06%PARVATHI KRISHNAN42,561

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%21%42%64%85%19621967Turnout

Winning margin

0%4%9%13%18%19621967Margin

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