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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 193 · 1971
Karaikudi
Winner — 1971
C. T. CHIDAMBARAM
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 59.8%SWA 40.2%
Votes
39,986
59.8% share
Winning margin
13,128
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
68.0%
of 98,287
Karaikudi is a safe seat — C. T. CHIDAMBARAM won by 19.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. T. CHIDAMBARAM | 39,986 | 59.8% | |
| 2 | S. P. R. RAMASWAMY | Grand Alliance | 26,858 | 40.2% |
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 (231st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 3.8% · max 26.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
231st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
87th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 59.8%SWA 40.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%
What's nearby?
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