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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 135 · 1971Reserved (SC)

Nilakkottai

Winner — 1971

MUNIYANDI A.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 61.1%NCO 38.9%
Votes
38,583
61.1% share
Winning margin
14,043
22.3% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
64.9%
of 97,276

Nilakkottai is a safe seat — MUNIYANDI A. won by 22.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUNIYANDI A.
38,58361.1%
2
PONNAMMAL A. S.
24,54038.9%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.2% · max 41.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
1st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
206th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 61.1%NCO 38.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,64,493
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 5.0%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water87.0%
Electricity92.0%
Sanitation41.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated82.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.0%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance74.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
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