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1946 Madras Presidency election

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The Congress won a majority in the 1946 Madras Legislative Assembly election, ending the period of Governor's rule.

Elections to the Madras Legislative Assembly were held in 1946 after the end of the Second World War. The Congress won a clear majority. The Dravidar Kazhagam did not contest, having withdrawn from electoral politics. The result restored ministerial government in the Presidency after more than six years of rule by the Governor.

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