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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 208 · 1971
Rajapalayam
Winner — 1971
SUPPU K.
CPI· DMK-led
CPI 50.5%NCO 49.5%
Votes
36,827
50.5% share
Winning margin
664
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
74.2%
of 98,432
Rajapalayam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 664 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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.
Average turnout (98th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.9% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
98th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
214th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 50.5%NCO 49.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,42,288
Density
458 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,241 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity93.7%
Sanitation30.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance51.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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