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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 187 · 1971
Orathanad
Winner — 1971
GANESAN L.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 62.0%NCO 33.1%1 others 4.9%
Votes
49,269
62.0% share
Winning margin
22,986
28.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
80.4%
of 98,822
Orathanad is a safe seat — GANESAN L. won by 28.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANESAN L. | 49,269 | 62.0% | |
| 2 | DHADAYAUDHAPANI | 26,283 | 33.1% | |
| 3 | KARUPPAN M. | IND | 3,927 | 4.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (200th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.6% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
200th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.68
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
107th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 62.0%NCO 33.1%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,39,101
Density
316 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,233 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Christian 5.6%Muslim 5.5%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.9%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation40.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate85.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.2%
Health insurance67.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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