1957 Indian general election in Madras|
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| Registered | 17,514,993 |
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| Turnout | 8,363,410 (47.75%) 5.23% |
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First party
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Second party
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| Leader
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K. Kamaraj
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M. Kalyanasundaram
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| Party
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INC
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CPI
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| Leader's seat
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Did not contest
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Did not contest
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| Seats won
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31
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2
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| Seat change
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5
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1
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| Popular vote
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5,094,552
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1,101,338
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| Percentage
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46.52%
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10.06%
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| Swing
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4.55%
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5.09%
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The 1957 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 34 seats in the state. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 24 out of 34 seats. The major opposition for INC, the CPI, managed to only win 2 seats. This election also saw the entry of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in their first national election, who ended up winning 2 seats. Due to the nonrecognition of state parties such as the DMK, they were grouped under independent parties, which won a total of 8 seats.
Voting and results
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
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| Indian National Congress | 5,094,552 | 46.52 | 4.55% | 31 | 5 |
| Communist Party of India | 1,101,338 | 10.06 | 5.09% | 2 | 1 |
| Praja Socialist Party | 399,789 | 3.65 | new party | 0 | new party |
| Independents | 4,355,162 | 39.77 | 14.82% | 8 | 5 |
| Total | 10,950,841 | 100.00 | – | 41 | 3 |
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| Valid votes | 8,162,313 | 97.60 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 201,097 | 2.40 | |
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| Total votes | 8,363,410 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 17,514,993 | 47.75 | |
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- Changes in seats and votes are calculated based on the seats and votes won and polled in Tamil-speaking areas of Madras (only) during general elections held in 1951
- Independent parties are local state parties (like DMK), that are unrecognised nationally
List of Elected MPs
| Constituency
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NoS
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Winner
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Runner-up
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Margin
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| Candidate
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Party
|
Votes
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%
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Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
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%
|
Votes
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%
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| 1
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Madras North
|
1
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S. C. C. Anthony Pillai
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IND
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86,139
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48.71
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T. Chengalvarayan
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INC
|
76,141
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43.06
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9,998
|
5.65
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| 2
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Madras South
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1
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T. T. Krishnamachari
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|
INC
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81,390
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45.93
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P. Balasubramania Mudaliar
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IND
|
71,284
|
40.23
|
10,106
|
5.70
|
| 3
|
Chingleput
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2
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Dr. A. Krishnaswamy
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IND
|
1,88,481
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26.81
|
O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar
|
|
INC
|
1,86,753
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26.57
|
N/A
|
| 4
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Tiruvallur
|
1
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R. Govindarajulu Naidu
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INC
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1,20,363
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64.90
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A. Raghava Reddy
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IND
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65,083
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35.10
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55,280
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29.80
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| 5
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Vellore
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2
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N. R. Munisamy
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INC
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1,44,377
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19.24
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M. Muthukrishnan
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INC
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1,26,132
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16.81
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N/A
|
| 6
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Thiruvannamalai
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1
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Dharmalingam
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IND
|
84,309
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41.75
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G. Neelakantan
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|
INC
|
74,070
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36.68
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10,239
|
5.07
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| 7
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Tiruppattur
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1
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A. Duraisami Gounder
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|
INC
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71,564
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44.55
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C. P. Chinnaraj
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IND
|
42,875
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26.69
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28,689
|
17.86
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| 8
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Krishnagiri
|
1
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C. R. Narsimhan
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INC
|
57,683
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40.00
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G. D. Naidu
|
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IND
|
57,316
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39.75
|
367
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0.25
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| 9
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Tiruchengode
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1
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Dr. P. Subbarayan
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INC
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86,935
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57.72
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Palaniappa Bakthar
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PSP
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26,240
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17.42
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60,695
|
40.30
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| 10
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Salem
|
1
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S. V. Ramasami
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INC
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85,342
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47.18
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S. K. Babie Kandasami
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IND
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30,764
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17.01
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54,578
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30.17
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| 21
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Ramanathapuram
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1
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P. Subbiah Ambalam
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INC
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89,701
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37.61
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R. K. Ramakrishnan
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IND
|
50,668
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21.24
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39,033
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16.37
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| 22
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Srivilliputhur
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2
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U. Muthuramalinga Thevar
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IND
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2,06,999
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24.17
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S. S. Natarajan
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INC
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1,67,676
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19.58
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N/A
|
| 23
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Nagercoil
|
1
|
Thanulingom Nadar
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|
INC
|
1,43,288
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75.78
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Chellaswamy
|
|
IND
|
45,798
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24.22
|
97,490
|
51.56
|
| 24
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Tiruchendur
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1
|
T. Ganapathy
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|
INC
|
Won Uncontested
|
| 25
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Tirunelveli
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1
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P. T. Thanu Pillai
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INC
|
1,05,793
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50.75
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Sankaranarayana Moopanar
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|
IND
|
54,319
|
26.06
|
51,474
|
24.69
|
| 26
|
Tenkasi
|
1
|
M. Sankarapandian
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|
INC
|
1,25,821
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50.97
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N. Shanmugam
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CPI
|
1,21,021
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49.03
|
4,800
|
1.94
|
| 27
|
Periyakulam
|
1
|
R. Narayanasamy
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|
INC
|
1,16,715
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50.11
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Muthia
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IND
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64,867
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27.85
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51,848
|
22.26
|
| 28
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Madurai
|
1
|
K. T. K. Thangamani
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CPI
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79,374
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35.02
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T. K. Rama
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|
INC
|
78,286
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34.54
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1,088
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0.48
|
| 29
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Dindigul
|
2
|
M. Ghulam Mohideen
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|
INC
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2,25,510
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27.99
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S. C. Balakrishna
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|
INC
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1,70,995
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21.22
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N/A
|
| 30
|
Pollachi
|
1
|
P. R. Ramakrishnan
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|
INC
|
1,39,984
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53.10
|
Gurusami Aicker
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PSP
|
1,23,618
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46.90
|
16,366
|
6.20
|
| 31
|
Namakkal
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2
|
E. V. K. Sampath
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IND
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1,82,066
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23.80
|
S. R. Arumugam
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|
INC
|
1,64,221
|
21.47
|
N/A
|
| 32
|
Gobichettipalayam
|
1
|
Ramasami Gounder
|
|
INC
|
1,15,365
|
60.69
|
Jothinath Singh
|
|
CPI
|
74,734
|
39.31
|
40,631
|
21.38
|
| 33
|
Coimbatore
|
1
|
Parvati
|
|
CPI
|
1,10,454
|
47.76
|
P. S. Rangasami
|
|
INC
|
95,442
|
41.27
|
15,012
|
6.49
|
| 34
|
Nilgiris
|
1
|
C. Nanjappan
|
|
INC
|
1,22,388
|
59.16
|
P. S. Bharathi
|
|
IND
|
56,754
|
27.43
|
65,634
|
31.73
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See also
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