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WANDIWASH

Constituency no. 8 in Madras · Lok Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.

Madras also has an assembly constituency called WANDIWASH. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 1 result.

Winner, 1967
G. VISWANATHAN
DMK
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
DMK
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1967
80,659
20.87% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner
Votes
2,13,537
Vote share
55.26%
Margin
80,659
Runner-up
INCM. K. GOUNDER
Votes
1,32,878
Vote share
34.39%
Behind by
80,659
Electors
5,23,306
Total votes polled
3,86,421
Valid votes
3,86,421
NOTA votes
Turnout
73.8%

Full result, 1967

4 candidates · 3,86,421 valid votes

1967 election →
G. VISWANATHANDMKwon
2,13,537
55.3%
M. K. GOUNDERINC
1,32,878
34.4%
P. S. GOUNDERIND
31,008
8.0%
K. M> K. NAYAGARIND
8,998
2.3%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967G. VISWANATHANDMK2,13,53755.26%M. K. GOUNDER80,659
1962JAYARAMANINC1,11,05339.39%M. KRISHNASAMI10,797

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%21%41%62%83%19621967Turnout

Winning margin

0%6%12%18%23%19621967Margin

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