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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, 1962
JAYARAMAN
INC
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
DMK
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1962
10,797
3.83% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
Votes
1,11,053
Vote share
39.39%
Margin
10,797
Runner-up
REPM. KRISHNASAMI
Votes
1,00,256
Vote share
35.56%
Behind by
10,797
Electors
4,16,676
Total votes polled
2,81,913
Valid votes
2,81,913
NOTA votes
Turnout
67.7%

Full result, 1962

4 candidates · 2,81,913 valid votes

1962 election →
JAYARAMANINCwon
1,11,053
39.4%
M. KRISHNASAMIREP
1,00,256
35.6%
PULAVAR MANI EZHILANSWA
57,190
20.3%
GANGADARANIND
13,414
4.8%

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

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the WANDIWASH constituency in 1967?

G. VISWANATHAN (DMK) won WANDIWASH in 1967, by a margin of 80,659 votes.

Which party has won WANDIWASH the most times?

DMK, with 1 of the 2 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has WANDIWASH gone to the polls?

2 times, from 1962 to 1967.

Who has won WANDIWASH the most times?

G. VISWANATHAN, with 1 win between 1967 and 1967.

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