Tamil Nadu · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1962 SC
P. Sivasankaran of Dravida Munetra Kazhagam won the Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu in the 1962 general election, with a winning margin of 15,372 votes (5.00%).
2 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 465,133 registered electors and 310,362 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 66.70%. This is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
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In the 1962 Lok Sabha election, P. Sivasankaran of Dravida Munetra Kazhagam secured victory in the Sriperumbudur constituency (Tamil Nadu) with a margin of 15,372 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, ensuring representation of marginalized communities in India's Parliament.
Out of 465,133 registered electors, 310,362 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 66.70%. A total of 2 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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